London Free Press

City budget: Don’t expect fights for more cash from London Transit, library

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The 2025 city budget update process is now underway. After the tense four-year (2024-27) budget discussions last winter where only London police walked away with everything they wanted – how are London’s other biggest agencies faring with what they got? Reporter Jack Moulton takes a look. LONDON PUBLIC LIBRARY During last winter’s multi-year budget talks, […]

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Politicians push back against how city-funded boards use taxpayer money

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Amid public backlash to the London police board spending more than $100,000 for advice on how to sell its record-setting budget request, two city councillors want a new guideline on the use of taxpayers’ money for budget pitches.  The police board paid Navigator, a Toronto-based crisis communications firm with a history of representing high-profile clients, […]