Tag: Hadleigh McAlister
City councillors now in driver’s seat at London Transit
The governing body of London Transit has been disbanded by city council, and seven councillors, including the mayor, will take its place on a temporary basis. The four remaining members of the commission, Coun. Jerry Pribil, Stephanie Marentette, Scott Collyer and Sheryl Rooth, were dismissed in a 10-5 vote at Tuesday’s city council meeting. Councillors […]
Traffic woes: City council revives ring road, wider Wonderland Road plans
What for decades has been the butt of a joke at city hall about missed opportunities suddenly became a little more serious Tuesday after politicians endorsed lobbying Queen’s Park for a ring road. In a 12-3 vote, city council, sitting as the strategic priorities and policy committee, voted to support having the mayor and city […]
In abrupt move, city politicians vote 9-6 to take over London Transit
In a drastic step after months of tension, city politicians voted late Tuesday to abruptly dissolve the London Transit Commission and appoint a temporary team of five council members to oversee the public transit service. City council members voted 9-6 to take control of London Transit effective April 1, citing an increasingly fraught relationship between […]
City councillors eye boost in funding to recruit family doctors
A city council committee endorsed increased funding for a family doctor recruitment strategy that has had some success, even if some members are uneasy about it. Council’s community and protective services committee ultimately recommended an $80,000 funding extension to the primary-care recruitment and retention program, funded through the city-funded London Economic Development Corp. (LEDC) reserve […]
$600K for homeless drop-in services at agency hits roadblock
City funding for encampment outreach and 88 shelter beds is poised to continue, but more than $600,000 in funding for homeless drop-in services at one London agency is in jeopardy after a tie vote Monday at a city council committee. Nearly $3.6 million in funding was endorsed by the community and protective services committee for […]