London council briefs: More Rock the Park, climate plan

Rock the Park gets five days Rock the Park’s July music festival will stretch over five days this year after city council signed off on an exemption to allow more than four concerts in Harris Park. Ward 11 Coun. Stephen Turner was the lone opponent, pointing to previous exemptions for the same concert series in […]

London council pitches in $71,000 to move fugitive slave chapel

The fugitive slave chapel is a “cornerstone” and crucial element of London’s history that’s deteriorating quickly, and city council wants to help pay to move and restore it. Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to pull $71,000 from a reserve fund to relocate the chapel to Fanshawe Pioneer Village. That’ll help leverage $150,000 in federal funds […]