Tag: Old East Village BIA
Core storefront incentives working, slowly but surely: Merchant advocates
After being available for less than a year, city hall’s incentive to activate more storefronts in London’s core is getting good grades from business leaders, with several applications underway. As of Dec. 15, five applications to the program – first announced during Mayor Josh Morgan’s latest state of the city address – were under construction […]
City hall pushes to tear down long-vacant TD bank in Old East Village
“It’s a building that is beyond repair,” said Kevin Morrison, executive director of the Old East Village BIA.
Goodbye parking lots, hello housing? City politicians await builders’ pitches
Developers will be able to pitch their ideas for housing on a city-owned parking lot in Old East Village this summer after politicians were urged to slow the process down and do more consultation. Initiated by Mayor Josh Morgan through a strong mayor order last year, city hall staff had begun looking at the potential […]
Councillor loses bid to quash homeless drop-in services at Ark Aid
Funding for homeless drop-in services at Ark Aid Street Mission will continue to flow, despite the ward councillor putting up an intense fight to halt it. In a 9-5 vote at a city council meeting Tuesday, councillors resurrected a motion quashed at a committee meeting in March to give $611,000 to the agency so it […]
Business groups split over $611K for daytime homeless help
Groups representing businesses in two districts on the front lines of London’s homelessness crisis are at odds over continued funding of drop-in services at a London agency. City councillors will be asked Tuesday to approve $611,000 in funding for Ark Aid Mission so the agency can provide laundry, meals and showers during the day at […]