Tag: Noon News Roundup
Eight months in, little uptake on city hall cash to turn core offices into housing
Eight months after being introduced, London’s subsidy to turn empty office space into homes has a grand total of one project with money committed to it, while one more is publicly known to be in the works. Reporter Jack Moulton takes a look at why uptake has been so tepid in a city flush with […]
Politicians push back against how city-funded boards use taxpayer money
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, […]
Ex-principals join top ranks amid Thames Valley school board upheaval
Three former principals are joining the top ranks of the troubled Thames Valley District school board after two senior officials took leaves of absence and another exited following a travel scandal that sparked a provincial audit. The three-day August retreat by 18 senior staff members of the cash-strapped school board, Ontario’s fourth-biggest, included first-class train […]
In open London-area riding, Tories lining up to seek nomination
The deadline is set to close for Conservative nominees vying for a vacant federal seat in a long-time Tory riding.
Witness holds firm under defence questioning at bush-party murder trial
As hard as he tried, Emily Altmannâs defence lawyer couldnât get Rachel Johnson to admit she was in a Snapchat video on her best friendâs phone. Thatâs because, she said repeatedly, it wasnât her. The video in question was found on the cellphone of Altmann’s best friend, Isabella Restrepo, and showed mere seconds of Restrepo […]