Tag: London downtown
Think there’s nowhere to buy gifts downtown? One man found 60-plus stores
Kristan Smith says he wanted to spotlight downtown businesses and encourage Londoners to support them.
Encampment cleared at downtown gateway. But where do the people go now?
Advocates say a lack of daytime spaces and full shelters leaves people with few options when encampments are cleared.
LFP Letters to the Editor: August 21, 2026
A Free Press reader says bus lanes and parking machines have ruined people’s desire to go downtown ever again.
LFP Letters to the Editor: July 18, 2026
Free Press readers sound off on the topics of the day, including cool air indoors, homeless in the downtown, and Carfax in Westmount Commons.
New downtown London shop brings Japanese stationery, collectibles
Owner Alex Rupert hopes Whim and Wonder will save Londoners a trip to Toronto for specialty stationery and collectibles.