Tag: Space
Doug Ford promises to get tougher on the homeless. Is it a good idea
Ontario’s premier is pledging new legislation which promises a crackdown on public drug use and encampments and get more people indoors and into treatment, whether it violates their rights or not.
Hickory Forest opens to hunting after concerns about deer impacting rare plants
Park officials want to see if bow hunting can help bring down deer pressure in the 76-acre natural area.
Children’s Museum meets cash goal, set to open in new spot in early 2025
Officials with the London Childrenâs Museum say they’ve raised enough money to open in their new home early next year.
Developers in driver’s seat as city eyes major planning change: Critics
Does London have to expand its urban footprint? Observers outside the development community are not so sure.
The Sawbill Surf Club invites artists for a summer on the dunes
Kelly Gregory runs an artist residency called the Sawbill Surf Club, in Benzie County.
Bluewater trustee barred from meetings for 90 days
Bluewater District School Board trustees on Tuesday confirmed their Nov. 5 decision to censure Derrick Long for code of conduct breaches. The board agreed with its integrity commissioner’s findings that the Brockton/South Bruce trustee breached seven sections of the code of conduct governing trustee behaviour. The censure was dealt with briefly, without much discussion. This […]
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 […]
Owen Sound council adds fire hall reno to five-year plan
A renovation at Owen Sound’s fire hall has been added to the city’s five-year capital plan, but the extent of the work to be done still isn’t known. At its meeting on Monday, city council approved a recommendation from the Nov. 14 corporate services committee to include the Owen Sound fire station expansion and renovation […]
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 […]
Lowered London minimum ceiling height of six feet moves ahead
A city council committee has given its endorsement to reducing the minimum ceiling height in London to barely more than six feet to align with Ontario’s building code. Councillors voted 3-1 in favour of the tweak to London’s property standards bylaw, reducing the minimum headroom in a home by 10 centimetres to 1.85 metres, or […]