Tag: City hall
Owen Sound cancels 2025 Arts and Culture Awards
Due to insufficient nominations, the City of Owen Sound has cancelled its 2025 Arts and Culture Awards ceremony. Because of a low number of submissions it did not allow for a fair and competitive selection process, it said in a news release from the city. Appreciation was expressed to those who took the time to […]
City politician details how bid to run in federal election went off the rails
A London politician’s decision to withdraw from the race to be a Tory candidate in London wasn’t entirely her own, she tells The London Free Press. Since December, Ward 4 Coun. Susan Stevenson had been vying to be the Conservative candidate for the London Centre riding, a rejig of the present London North Centre riding […]
City politician details how bid to run in federal election went off the rails
A London politician’s decision to withdraw from the race to be a Tory candidate in London wasn’t entirely her own, she tells The London Free Press. Since December, Ward 4 Coun. Susan Stevenson had been vying to be the Conservative candidate for the London Centre riding, a rejig of the present London North Centre riding […]
$600K for homeless drop-in services at agency hits roadblock
City funding for encampment outreach and 88 shelter beds is poised to continue, but more than $600,000 in funding for homeless drop-in services at one London agency is in jeopardy after a tie vote Monday at a city council committee. Nearly $3.6 million in funding was endorsed by the community and protective services committee for […]
London’s green-bin system turns 1: What’s working, what may change
The results are in. The first year of London’s green bin program, launched in January 2024, saw significant uptake and limited non-compliance, a new report to council’s community and protective services committee says. The program, the most significant change made to London’s waste collection system since 1996, reached 130,000 households and approximately 325,000 people. Our […]