Tag: City hall
5 things to know about London’s new Humane Society animal shelter
Opened in stages this year, the new home of the Humane Society Middlesex & London (HSLM) is now fully operating and open to the public. Here are some key things to know about the east-end facility, which LFP reporter Beatriz Baleeiro toured this weekend. HOW WE GOT HERE They’ve gone from a house at 624 […]
A history of complaints, bylaw probes at east-end home razed by fatal fire
An east London home where a woman was killed in a recent fire had previously landed in the crosshairs of bylaw officials and was the scene a past blaze related to homeless people living in the backyard.
Long-shut Springbank Dam is still costing London taxpayers money
Even in death, the Springbank Dam still is giving city hall a headache.
City hall has a $60M budget surplus. You’ll get some of that back: Mayor
London’s mayor is pledging to provide relief to taxpayers in the final year of his term as a new city hall report details a budget surplus of nearly $60 million. The staff report on the city’s 2024 year-end operating budget outlines a $58.8 million surplus on the property tax budget, and a $700,000 surplus on […]
City council ignores its own height limits, OKs 8-storey apartment building
City council has rejected staff’s recommendation to quash a proposed northwest London apartment building, approving the project with fewer floors than first proposed and arguing the need for housing outweighs concerns over height and parking. Politicians voted 13-2 to approve an eight-storey apartment building, down from the proposed 10 storeys, at 801 Sarnia Rd., immediately to […]