Tag: Population
Region’s unemployment rate still the second lowest in province
The region’s unemployment rate fell 0.5 percentage points to 3.8 per cent in October and remains the second lowest in the province. Provincially, unemployment was at 7.2 per cent last month — both figures are unadjusted for seasonality. In October, the region’s overall population increased by 400 but the labour force size decreased by 2,500 […]
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London unemployment rate holds steady, even as more jobs created
The London area added 1,400 new jobs in October, the second straight month of employment gains for the region, Statistics Canada reported Friday. Despite the gains, which followed an abysmal summer in which London shed about 7,300 positions, the jobless rate for the region was unchanged from Septemberâs 6.4 per cent. Thatâs the result of […]
Voting underway in neighbourhood decision-making contest
Polls are open and Londoners are casting ballots for their favourite neighbourhood projects in five different districts of the city.
Truck licensing and registration remain an ag industry uphill battle
Efforts continue to modify the existing Commercial Vehicle Operator Registration rules for larger trucks
City eyes ‘regional sports park’ in south London: ‘Now’s the time’
Hold onto your hats sports fans, London is looking to upgrade its sport venue options amid explosive population growth.
What’s behind the surge of new Indian restaurants in London?
Move over, butter chicken: A wave of new Indian restaurants in London has hugely expanded the dishes you can sample from the subcontinent.
City council steers new homeless ‘drop-in spaces’ away from main streets
Politicians have voted to further crack down on where the city’s homeless can lay their head, specifically in business districts. Not only will encampments and service depots for their residents have to be located roughly a football field’s distance from any residential property line, but resting spaces also will be barred from the main streets […]
Children’s Hospital opens clinic to give RSV shot to babies
The Childrenâs Hospital is trying to head off respiratory virus season, launching an immunization clinic to help protect infants from a cold-like infection that lands some in hospital. The just-opened immunization program is targeting respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a seasonal disease that triggers mild symptoms in most but can be a particular threat to infants in […]
