Tag: Population
London-area adds 3,000 new jobs as employment trend stays positive
The London-area economy added close to 3,000 jobs in November, but the regionâs jobless rate still edged up last month as more people looked for work, Statistics Canada reported Friday. In total, the London area, which also takes in St. Thomas, Strathroy and portions of Elgin and Middlesex County, added 2,700 new positions, marking the […]
Developers in driver’s seat as city eyes major planning change: Critics
Does London have to expand its urban footprint? Observers outside the development community are not so sure.
What to know as city council eyes rejig of London’s ward boundaries
For the first time in seven years, London is looking at changing its local electoral boundaries.
Wellness and recovery centre in Owen Sound operating at capacity
Less than six months after it opened, the Brightshores Wellness and Recovery Centre has reached its capacity of 45 patients. Ann Ford, Chief Executive Officer of Brightshores Health System was at Owen Sound council on Monday for a presentation about advancing health and wellness in its communities, and provided an update on the wellness and […]
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 […]
Extra, extra! Creative re-use of old newspaper building provides housing boost
Facing a housing crunch with its population expected to swell once Volkswagenâs electric-vehicle battery plant opens, St. Thomas is turning to creative ways to bulk up its housing supply.
Kitigan Zibi Anishinābeg calls for safe passage for American eels on the Ottawa River
A western Quebec First Nation is urging the provincial and federal governments to protect American eels from dangerous practices at dams in the upper St. Lawrence River watershed that have […]
Michigan’s rural population is shrinking. Will UP lose political clout?
With fewer births and more deaths, the stateâs overall population is expected to begin decreasing in the next 10 years. These trends are especially pronounced in the Upper Peninsula and other rural areas….