Tag: mayor
Two affordable housing projects move ahead in St. Thomas
With more people flocking to St. Thomas, two affordable housing projects will add much needed homes to serve the cityâs growing population.
Advocates urge Hogsett to save Indy’s at-risk urban forests | Great Lakes Now
By Peter Blanchard, Mirror Indy
Mirror Indy is a part of Free Press Indiana, a nonprofit news organization dedicated to ensuring all Hoosiers have access to the news and information they need.
Despite concerns from environmentalists — and support from 23 city-county councilors — Mayor Joe Hogsett is so far declining to allocate funds in the 2025 city budget to acquire urban forests for conservation.
Grey-Bruce politicians call AMO conference a success
Local politicians and staff discussed a wide range of priorities and issues affecting Grey-Bruce at the Association of Municipalities on Ontario conference in Ottawa this week. Everything from homelessness and addictions, to healthcare and long-term care, to energy, transportation and infrastructure were on the minds of area representatives when they met with provincial ministers and […]
Longtime London rink gets $3M green-energy overhaul
City and federal officials are pumping more than $3 million into green energy upgrades for Earl Nichols arena in south London, they announced on Thursday.
‘Eyesore’ no more: Woodstock council backs downtown lot’s renewal
Council supported an application to allow an eight storey, 36-unit residential building to be built where the Capitol Theatre once stood.
London joins call for one ministry to handle addictions, homelessness
London Mayor Josh Morgan is joining the call for the creation of one provincial office to tackle the crisis in housing and addiction, saying the work is spread over too many government ministries. From health care to police, housing and mental health, the work that needs to be done is shared by too many Ontario […]
Doug Kennedy remembered for dedication to Kincardine community
Doug Kennedy is being remembered as a champion for local sports, health care and the Kincardine community. A member of Kincardine council for nearly six years, Kennedy died on Aug. 15 at Huron Shores Hospice in Tiverton at the age of 70 following a battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife Cathy Alcombrack, […]
Kamala Harris met with Dearborn mayor amid anti-war push by ‘uncommitted’ | Bridge Michigan
The pro-Palestinian ‘uncommitted’ movement is at a standstill with top Democrats as the DNC begins…
Local city grabs land from small neighbour, but not nearly as much as it wanted
After Norwich Township politicians voted to slash how much land it would cede to Woodstock in a boundary adjustment, the latter’s city council is on board â with one caveat. Woodstock politicians voted 6-1 in favour of Norwich’s alternative boundary adjustment proposal that would see the city swallow 43 hectares of its neighbour’s land, down from […]