Tag: Corrine Rahman
City council adds 1,500 hectares to urban growth boundary (and maybe more)
London will push on with an expansion to its urban growth boundary, the first significant change in almost 30 years, despite pushback outside the development industry. Politicians gave their approval on Tuesday to expand the boundary, which dictates where residential and commercial development can happen, but were divided on exactly how much to add. “This […]
Susan Stevenson losing 30 days’ pay for ‘bullying, harassment’
A London city councillor with a history of controversial social media posts will be docked 30 days’ pay in a punishment meted out by her colleagues
BRT 2.0: What to know about proposed resurrection of north, west routes
What’s old is new again. London’s new 25-year transportation master plan contains a proposal to revive two bus rapid transit routes to serve north and west London. LFP’s Jack Moulton takes a look back, and forward, at rapid transit’s political feasibility. WHAT’S ON THE TABLE FOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT? Within the next decade, city hall […]
New London wards same as the existing ones, with few tweaks
London city councillors have decided on the new electoral boundaries that will be in place for the 2026 election. In a 13-1 vote, with Ward 7 Coun. Corrine Rahman opposed and Ward 1 Coun. Hadleigh McAlister absent, the strategic priorities and policy committee decided Tuesday to keep London’s 14 wards largely intact while shifting boundaries […]
2025 city budget: Politicians OK $300K to fund downtown clean-up efforts
Downtown London’s business district will get some extra money for street cleaning and graffiti removal, but not for property damage or enhancing security
In budget talks, city politicians find $947K to save 60 winter shelter beds
City politicians voted unanimously Wednesday to give some overnight shelter beds for the homeless a financial lifeline until new federal funding can be arranged.
Councillors balk at adding more homeless encampment depots
London’s program to provide people who live in homeless encampments with food, water, garbage cleanup and portable washrooms is on shaky ground, after city councillors floated a lifeline until the end of February. Councillors ultimately voted 10-5 at a meeting Tuesday of city council’s strategic priorities and policy committee to endorse letting depots as they […]
Ark Aid lifeline part of budget talks, again
A London agency may get a lifeline from the city for shelter beds on the verge of closing in the middle of winter.
City budget: Program that helps tenants stay housed gets second look
A number of local agencies for London’s vulnerable residents are going to bat for a cleaning program cut from the latest budget.
Proposed regional sports park praised by councillors: ‘Great space’
A proposed “regional sports park” in south London would meet a growing demand for fields in the city and be a boon to tourism, city councillors say. Members of city council’s planning and environment committee voted unanimously on Tuesday to endorse a rezoning of a 13.5-hectare property at 3640 Dingman Dr., near where highways 401 […]