Tag: Queen’s Park
$12M target: London city hall cashes in on Doug Ford’s housing push
Queen’s Park is giving London nearly $12 million for meeting its housing targets for last year, but acknowledges changes to the housing incentive program may be needed amid bleak construction forecasts. Premier Doug Ford and Elgin-Middlesex-London MPP Rob Flack, the province’s municipal affairs minister, announced the cash infusion atop city hall on Monday, awarding the […]
Queen’s Park gives $1M boost to Silverwood Arena overhaul
London had applied for project funding from the $200-million community sport and recreation infrastructure fund.
Thames Valley trustees fume over Queen’s Park budget blame: ‘Scapegoat’
More Thames Valley school board trustees are speaking out after Ontario’s education minister accused them of a “profound” failure of duty.
City council backs homebuyer loan program over affordable housing push
City council is going to bat for would-be homeowners, applauding a forgivable loan program for down payments and swiftly defeating a push to steer funding toward affordable housing. Politicians threw their support behind the revival of a Queen’s Park and Ottawa-funded, city-stewarded program that would provide some London renters a 20-year forgivable loan up to […]
Ca-ching! London city hall expects Queen’s Park housing-target cash
London has won its share of Queen’s Park funding for meeting housing targets last year, but exactly how much remains up in the air. Provincial data has not been updated since December and only shows progress between January and October of 2024. Still, Mayor Josh Morgan said the city has reached roughly 95 per cent […]