Tag: City of London
City crews brace for winter wallop of freezing cold, snow, strong winds
It will be a white Christmas all right, and a freezing rain, high-wind holiday that’s sure to disrupt travel plans.
Analysis: Inflation, work culture will loom large in city hall labour talks
A lot can change in four years. It was true in 2018, when the union representing London city hall’s inside workers hammered out a new contract with city officials in just one day. It was a stark contract to the bitter 59-day strike three years earlier, when municipal employees took to the picket lines after […]
Finally, Londoner’s tiny, perfect new house goes up – way up
Stephanie Clements finally has her own home. Getting there was an unorthodox, two-year journey that ended with a crane hefting her 5.5-tonne house over her family’s Westmount bungalow and into the backyard Friday. She can’t wait to move into her 240-square-foot tiny house, now set up at the back of her parents’ lot, after final […]
Growing pains: City’s population, job projections pose challenges
A growing city, a desperate need for housing, and in the middle of it, a council using calculated guesswork to strike the right balance. New projections for London’s growth were debated by council’s strategic priorities and policy committee Tuesday night: BIG BUMP COMING The forecast for the next 30 years shows London growing to a […]
New Year’s Eve celebration returns to Victoria Park
The city’s annual New Year’s Eve celebration is finally returning to Victoria Park after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.