7 h. ago Flush with cash, London city council will debate whether to offer homeowners a  break on sky

Flush with cash, London city council is set to debate whether to offer homeowners a break on sky-high property tax increases approved throughout this term or spend it supporting social and cultural programs. City hall has posted a nearly $60-million budget surplus this year and some politicians want to use roughly $17 million of the […]

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3 d. ago The LFP Podcast, ep. 210: Catching up on London city council

Rachel Gilbert spoke with Jack Moulton about a series of recent decisions made by London city council

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4 d. ago More than 25% of London Transit buses arrive late. Will city council fix that?

More than a quarter of buses are running late and that likely means another council conversation about a budget increase for more service

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5 d. ago Some London city councillors 'don't really do much': Colleagues' survey

A combined 70 per cent of respondent said politicians should be dedicating 30 to 59 hours a week to the job.

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7 d. ago Bus rapid transit: Are many riders using London's fancy new shelters?

Residents have likely seen them – shelters for London's upcoming BRT system rising up in the city's core along those new red lanes.

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7 d. ago It's time for London to tune up its bona fides as a music city. But how?

The numbers didn’t add up for Graham Henderson. Toronto had four million people and a music economy of $500 million a year. Austin, Texas had a fifth of the people, 800,000, and three times the music economy, $1.5 billion a year. As president of Music Canada at the time, Henderson set out to figure out […]

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1 week ago Politicians vote to pull slain soldier's name from London street

Two multi-year efforts to rename two London streets finally may be reaching the end of the road, but with different fates. Wednesday, city politicians dropped the renaming of Plantation Road in London’s Oakridge neighbourhood, an effort under way for six years, while endorsing the immediate renaming of the east-end Trooper Wilson Place in a 4-1 […]

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1 week ago London Eats: Deli offering soups, sandwiches set to open in downtown core

A new eatery serving sandwiches and soups inspired by New York City delis hopes to attract downtown London workers with "simplicity."

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2 w. ago Opinion: When is zoning not really zoning? When the city supports all changes

On Monday, city council will debate a thin slice of one of Edmonton’s most historic streets. A property owner wants to build a boarding house on 89 Avenue, squeezing 15 units onto a 33-foot lot. The Garneau Community League thinks there are better places for this, several within a stone’s throw. It’s the third public […]

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2 w. ago As council weighs homeless camp's fate, resident wants to stay put

As London city council is set to weigh in on a proposal to clear one of the city’s largest homeless camps, people living there and residents who live on a nearby street are unsure about what could come next. A city council committee backed Ward 1 Coun. Hadleigh McAlister’s emergency motion to close the city-run […]

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3 w. ago The Conference Board of Canada in its recent Major City Insights report, states the London and region economy will grow by 1.7 per cent this year, after growing 1.9 per cent in 2024.

A leading financial agency is forecasting solid economic growth for London, defying fears of a downturn amid a trade and tariff war between the U.S, and Canada. The Conference Board of Canada in its recent major city insights report, predicts the London and region economy will grow by 1.7 per cent this year, after growing […]

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3 w. ago Jericho Lands megaproject plan heads to Vancouver city council

Council is set to debate the official development plan for the Jericho Lands proposal, an ambitious plan to redevelop the 90-acre site across 4th Avenue from Jericho Beach Park.

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3 w. ago PHOTOS: College Ave. vs. Huron Park, boys high school soccer

The boys soccer teams from two Woodstock high schools, College Avenue and Huron Park, played at City Wide field in London on Monday. Photos by LFP’s Derek Ruttan druttan@postmedia.com

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