Tag: City hall
Strathroy council rejects proposed flag ban that irked LGBTQ group
STRATHROY â Politicians here overwhelmingly rejected restrictions proposed by a town council colleague that would have banned non-government flags on municipally owned land, a possibility that rankled LGBTQ community members. In an 8-1 vote Monday night, politicians turfed Coun. Brian Derbyshire’s bid to allow only municipal, provincial and federal flags on flagpoles on municipal properties, […]
City budget: Don’t expect fights for more cash from London Transit, library
The 2025 city budget update process is now underway. After the tense four-year (2024-27) budget discussions last winter where only London police walked away with everything they wanted â how are London’s other biggest agencies faring with what they got? Reporter Jack Moulton takes a look. LONDON PUBLIC LIBRARY During last winter’s multi-year budget talks, […]
Neighbour still irked over school-related troubles, despite some students’ efforts
Little has changed on the front lawn of a Woodstock family â a gathering place for as many as 80 unwelcome College Avenue secondary school students â since they went public with their concerns last month. But what has been done since The Free Press detailed the issues is the work of the high schoolers […]
Everything you need to know about London’s 2025 city budget plans
London’s 2025 budget update has now been released, promising a smaller than anticipated tax hike through cutting community grants and not funding new year-round shelter beds in the core. LFP’s Jack Moulton chats with several city politicians about what they like, what’s missing, and what will be talked about. WHAT’S ON THE TABLE Before budget […]
The LFP Podcast, ep. 190: London’s homeowners, London’s homeless and the space between them
Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP city hall reporter Jack Moulton about politicians voting to maintain a 100-metre buffer between homeless encampments and homes across London, far bigger than the space city staff had wanted.