Tag: City hall
In Old East Village, homeless reality collides with merchants’ concerns
Old East Village residents and businesses are set to weigh in on a multi-million-dollar proposal from a social service agency to add 90 new homeless shelter beds. Set for Wednesday are two public meetings hosted at the Old East Village Market at 630 Dundas St. by the neighbourhood business improvement area as well as Ark […]
City hall nears deal to turn old school lands into affordable housing
Ground could soon be broken on the first of many affordable homes at the site of a former east London elementary school. On the agenda for Tuesday’s meeting of city council’s community and protective services committee is a contract award to Wastell Developments Inc. to build two buildings with 100 combined affordable units at the […]
London police probe assault that hurt two amid homecoming bashes
London police are investigating an assault involving a weapon near Western University’s main gates during homecoming weekend that sent two people to hospital. Officers were called to Richmond and Huron streets, near campus, for a welfare check at approximately 9:45 p.m. Saturday, police said in a news release issued on Sunday. Police found two individuals […]
Pearson: We need more from our leaders
We are having more trouble trusting, seeking the good in others, feeling we can make a difference where we live.
Five charged in raids on Indigenous pot shops in London, nearby First Nation
Five people face charges following a series of police raids on unsanctioned pot shops in London and the Chippewas of the Thames First Nation.