Tag: Provincial
LTC politicians leery of service cuts to meet mayor’s tax hike target
London Transit politicians may shy away from service cuts, amid construction-related delays and further declines in Fanshawe enrolment.
Kinsmen cleanup near Lucknow ‘discouraging but still very worthwhile’
The local Kinsmen and their family members recently gathered to complete their annual Adopt-a-Highway cleanup near Lucknow. “A very good response for both projects but it makes you wonder why there is that much litter and debris accumulated in a one-year period since it was last done,” said Rod McDonagh, Lucknow Chamber of Commerce project […]
London-area jobless rate spikes in glimpse of Donald Trump’s tariff toll
London’s unemployment rate jumped by half a percentage point in April as the local economy shed nearly 2,000 jobs and the toll of the U.S.-Canada trade war came into sharper focus. Statistics Canada reported Friday the jobless rate for the region, which includes St. Thomas, Strathroy and portions of Elgin and Middlesex counties, hit […]
Chatsworth not moving ahead with multi-use community hub project
The Township of Chatsworth has pulled the plug on a multi-use community hub proposal at the site of the former Chatsworth arena. At its meeting on Wednesday, council voted against a motion of support for a first phase of the project, that could have potentially seen construction begin in 2030. The motion on the proposal, […]
Fanshawe College plans 35% staffing cut ahead of projected enrolment plunge
Fanshawe College is slashing 400 full-time employees positions – 35 per cent of its workforce – in the wake of a projected cumulative deficit of $95 million by March 2027.