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London city councillors have $15,000 expense accounts to cover everything from office supplies to community event tickets to part-time assistants.

Rezoning of woodlot wetland gets approval A woodlot that includes a provincially significant wetland on London’s western edge soon will be donated to the Thames Talbot Land Trust. Eric and Karen Auzins told politicians they’ve left a 15-hectare area of their property at 3207 Woodhull Rd. alone so nature could take its course and want […]

Calling a dog kennel an “innovative” play to help fill space at Westmount Shopping Centre, a city council committee unanimously endorsed a rezoning request Monday night. It’s an underutilized space with great potential, politicians on council’s planning committee said. Ward 10 Coun. Paul Van Meerbergen, who represents the area, joined the meeting to urge support […]

Mayor Ed Holder blasted the idea of penalties to target vacant homes as housing prices in London skyrocket and supply plummets, slamming calls for a tax as an expensive layer of “bureaucracy.”  Pitched as a possible option to help boost supply amid the city’s growing housing crisis, Holder refused to support further study of a […]

As construction of London’s second rapid transit corridor approaches, the downtown ward councillor is hoping this year’s big dig on King Street won’t be quite as painful as the last.

Councillors must vaccinate or test

It’s time to put to bed London’s lingering debate over part-time or full-time city councillors, a Western University political science professor says.