Tag: Shawn Lewis
Susan Stevenson losing 30 days’ pay for ‘bullying, harassment’
A London city councillor with a history of controversial social media posts will be docked 30 days’ pay in a punishment meted out by her colleagues
Judgment day for Susan Stevenson for ‘bullying’ city staffer
London’s mayor and deputy mayor are critical of a colleague’s “bullying” of a senior city staffer, but disagree on a watchdog’s recommendation to dock her pay â which would be a first in recent memory. City council will consider Tuesday a report from the city’s integrity commissioner that found Ward 4 Coun. Susan Stevenson violated […]
City politician reflects on ‘making a bit of a scene’ with mid-debate exit
A first-term city councillor expressed no regrets about abruptly exiting a debate over rejigged ward boundaries, arguing his political colleagues were ignoring his and his constituents’ wishes. Ward 1 Coun. Hadleigh McAlister walked out of a Tuesday meeting and didn’t return as city politicians debated changes to London’s 14 ward boundaries â including to his […]
New London wards same as the existing ones, with few tweaks
London city councillors have decided on the new electoral boundaries that will be in place for the 2026 election. In a 13-1 vote, with Ward 7 Coun. Corrine Rahman opposed and Ward 1 Coun. Hadleigh McAlister absent, the strategic priorities and policy committee decided Tuesday to keep London’s 14 wards largely intact while shifting boundaries […]
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.
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 […]
What to know about city council’s meeting cycle, and one complicated change
Monday marked the first meeting of city council’s refreshed committees including the shrunken community and protective services committee. Reporter Jack Moulton explains the committee system, and why the smaller body already is presenting headaches. WHAT ARE COUNCIL’S STANDING COMMITTEES? City council has four committees that meet on a three-week cycle, followed by a meeting of […]
Will Argyle be London’s next ‘booming district’? Shawn Lewis thinks so
A new mixed-use apartment building could bring a much-needed facelift and retail boost to an aging business corridor in the city, says the ward councillor and merchants’ association.