Tag: Real Estate
Why does fast-growing London rank 47th in Canada in housing starts?
A new report highlights just how inadequate Londonâs pace of home construction has been over the last six years, ranking the city â one of the nation’s fastest-growing â 47th in Canada.
Key witness holds firm at bush party homicide trial: ‘I know what I saw’
Despite the repeated attacks on her story, Jessica Falardeau maintained: âI know what I saw.â
City budget: Londoners sound off as politicians mull 2025 spending plan
City hall held its first and only public participation meeting for the $1.4-billion 2025 budget update on Tuesday evening, welcoming a total of 45 speakers. LFP reporter Jack Moulton takes a look at the big-ticket items Londoners were most concerned about. ARK AID’S SHELTER BEDS Far and away the top issue of the night was […]
Councillors balk at adding more homeless encampment depots
London’s program to provide people who live in homeless encampments with food, water, garbage cleanup and portable washrooms is on shaky ground, after city councillors floated a lifeline until the end of February. Councillors ultimately voted 10-5 at a meeting Tuesday of city council’s strategic priorities and policy committee to endorse letting depots as they […]
Bush bash homicide trial: Defence challenges key witness’s account of shooting
Jessica Falardeau recalled in her testimony the two masked men who showed up to settle a score were different in stature.
In one Southwestern Ontario county, new rules urge respect for staff: ‘Long overdue’
Norfolk County residents are on notice â misbehave on public property and you might get the boot.
All aboard! Local town set to live-stream rail crossings to draw tourists
The bells ring, the lights flash and the crossing gates descend, blocking the road and delaying drivers from reaching their destination. Though it can be inconvenient to idle while a locomotive pulls freight cars, sometimes stretching for several kilometres, to train enthusiasts, passing trains are the destination and a Southwestern Ontario townâs new tourism venture […]
Conditional offers returning to lukewarm London housing market
Buyers in the London areaâs sluggish real estate market appear to be using their leverage to include âescape clausesâ in purchase offers, local realtors report.
Downsizing: What’s driving the tiny home trend?
Amid a nationwide housing affordability crunch and an explosion in homelessness, a modest solution: tiny homes.
Witness testifies she saw masked man shoot teen at bush party during attack
She heard there might be a gun, but she never expected to see someone would be shot. The worst thing Jessica Falardeau thought was going to happen when she walked back into the bush bash after she and her group had been kicked out was âsomeone was going to get beat up.â âI didnât expect […]