Tag: Hamilton Road
City politician reflects on ‘making a bit of a scene’ with mid-debate exit
A first-term city councillor expressed no regrets about abruptly exiting a debate over rejigged ward boundaries, arguing his political colleagues were ignoring his and his constituents’ wishes. Ward 1 Coun. Hadleigh McAlister walked out of a Tuesday meeting and didn’t return as city politicians debated changes to London’s 14 ward boundaries â including to his […]
All you need to know about London’s 25-year transportation master plan
London’s suburbs over the next 25 years will be getting a bigger and better networks of roads, revived bus rapid transit, bike lanes, and sidewalks, according to newly released details of city hall’s 25-year master transportation plan. LFP’s Jack Moulton explains what’s on the table so far. WHAT’S THE PLAN? London’s master mobility plan, in […]
Woman struck by gun during core-area business robbery: London police
A man is facing a raft of charges after a gunpoint robbery at a business just south of downtown London, police say.
Watchdog clears London police officer in crash that injured senior
Ontarioâs police watchdog has cleared a London police officer of criminal wrongdoing after a cruiser racing to a call crashed into a bystanderâs vehicle, seriously injuring a 67-year-old woman. The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) found there were no reasonable grounds to lay charges against an unnamed London police officer in connection to the June 15 […]
Non-profit London urban farm gets $10K boost
A non-profit urban farm in London has received a $10,000 grant to continue to expand agriculture in the city.
City council steers new homeless ‘drop-in spaces’ away from main streets
Politicians have voted to further crack down on where the city’s homeless can lay their head, specifically in business districts. Not only will encampments and service depots for their residents have to be located roughly a football field’s distance from any residential property line, but resting spaces also will be barred from the main streets […]
Driver rescued after vehicle goes over cliff: Police
The 27-year-old St. Thomas driver of a vehicle that police say went over Hawk Cliff on Lake Erie is being treated for serious injuries that aren’t considered life-threatening. Emergency crews responded to a call about 6 p.m. Tuesday at the end of Hawk Cliff Road in Central Elgin, east of Port Stanley, where a vehicle […]
Politicians give early support to big expansion of Hyde Park merchants group
City politicians on Tuesday gave the initial OK to exploring a massive expansion of the Hyde Park business association, but not without skepticism as to how it will operate. Members of council’s planning committee endorsed having city staff and the Hyde Park business improvement area (BIA) explore more than doubling its existing footprint. The proposed […]
‘Uptown London’: Merchants’ group seek political OK for big expansion
A Hyde Park business association is seeking to more than double its size, a proposal that could add additional property tax to about 300 businesses in northwest London. The Hyde Park Business Improvement Association (BIA) is asking city council for permission to explore an expansion into territory beyond the traditional Hyde Park neighbourhood, extending north […]