Tag: Hadleigh McAlister
Ca-ching! London city hall expects Queen’s Park housing-target cash
London has won its share of Queen’s Park funding for meeting housing targets last year, but exactly how much remains up in the air. Provincial data has not been updated since December and only shows progress between January and October of 2024. Still, Mayor Josh Morgan said the city has reached roughly 95 per cent […]
Apartments, townhomes, park eyed for old school grounds in east London
The site of a closed elementary school on Hamilton Road could be home to a new park, townhomes and apartment buildings.
Goodbye parking lots, hello housing? City politicians await builders’ pitches
Developers will be able to pitch their ideas for housing on a city-owned parking lot in Old East Village this summer after politicians were urged to slow the process down and do more consultation. Initiated by Mayor Josh Morgan through a strong mayor order last year, city hall staff had begun looking at the potential […]
Why is nearly 70% of London’s public housing in ‘poor’ condition?
Despite a bleak new report detailing the crumbling state of public housing in London and Middlesex County, politicians were not terribly surprised and agreed change is overdue. The report presented to politicians Tuesday outlining London Middlesex Community Housing’s (LMCH) capital asset plan for this year noted 68 per cent of the agency’s buildings are in […]
2026 London budget: Tempers flare as council eyes fee hikes, service cuts
Proposed cuts to services, possible hikes in recreation fees, and a heated argument over bike lanes. LFP’s Jack Moulton on Thursday sat in for a city council meeting on the 2026 civic budget