Tag: Peter Cuddy
Arguments for, against expanding London’s urban growth boundary
As London’s population swells beyond expectation, and the city looks down the barrel of the national housing crisis, there are new questions about available land and its affordability. LFP reporter Jack Moulton takes a look at the city’s urban growth boundary, and why it should or shouldn’t be expanded. WHAT IS THE URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARY? […]
Site for proposed Catholic high school in north London clears hurdle
A plan to demolish a nearly 150-year-old north London home and build a Catholic high school on the site, a top priority for the fast-growing London-area Catholic board, cleared a key hurdle Tuesday. All five members of city council’s planning and environment committee â councillors Steve Lehman, Shawn Lewis, Peter Cuddy, Elizabeth Peloza and Steven […]
London city council: Yes to annual tenant fair, no to public pest control
City hall will not move ahead on a public pest control team, but it will make a tenant fair an annual event, politicians decided Tuesday night. In a series of split votes, city council rejected reviewing the city’s property standards bylaw enforcement protocols in a 12-3 vote, and exploring a publicly funded pest extermination team […]
Politicians say no to allowing homeless camps within 25 metres of homes
City politicians want to strike down an effort to shrink the distance between encampments and homes, even as city hall says current guidelines put staff at risk and make homelessness increasingly visible. During Tuesday’s meeting of city council’s strategic priorities and policy committee, politicians spent several hours combing over new recommendations for the city’s community […]
Transport minister visits London, details $45M in rail safety work nationwide
The federal government is investing more than $45 million in improving railway safety across Canada, transportation minister Anita Anand announced in London on Friday.
Bus rapid transit: The very latest on construction, expected completion date
Reporter Jack Moulton takes a look at where things stand, and what comes next.
Politicians laud 8,400-home mega-plan in east London: ‘Major change’
Politicians had nothing but praise on Wednesday for a proposed subdivision that would add the equivalent of a mid-sized town to London â the largest residential development in the city’s history.
London takes next step on bylaw to protect tenants from heat
London will look at developing a maximum temperature bylaw to protect tenants from heat after a narrow decision and contentious debate from politicians.
London city council poised to stop issuing proclamations, again
Four years after restarting the long-dormant process, London politicians already have lost their appetite for proclamations, with past controversies top of mind.