A city councillor is withdrawing her push to place a 6 p.m. nightly curfew on the use of gas-powered lawnmowers and other garden tools following a fierce response from annoyed Londoners and some political colleagues. Read More
London city council is looking at prolonging the time, under the noise bylaw, when residents are prohibited from using gas-powered equipment on their lawns or gardens, part of an effort to encourage the uptake of electric alternatives. Reporter Jack Moulton takes a look at what is being proposed and how it could play out. Read More
The long saga of London's broken Springbank Dam should be finished by year's end, almost two decades after it busted during testing. Read More
The chair of a city council community advisory committee has resigned in protest of the conduct of a city councillor and a fellow member of the committee. Read More
Two 33-storey apartment towers proposed for Oxford Street and Wonderland Road are reigniting debate on how much intensification is feasible near the west end intersection. Read More
City staff promised to be ready for the next round and politicians vowed to work with MPs for help after London failed to get federal funding to shelter asylum seekers. Read More
A city council committee is being slammed for a “complete turnaround,” voting this week not to allow fireworks for multicultural celebrations in London, despite the move being supported by full council. Read More
A new fight is breaking out over infill housing in a high-end London neighbourhood, this one trained on the site of a land deal linked to the War of 1812. Read More
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As Londoners face the likely prospect of an 8.7 per cent property tax increase in 2024, a roundup of tax rates in other Southwestern Ontario communities suggests residents in the region's largest city are getting hit far harder in the pocketbook by their local government, which one expert suggests makes
City politicians have delivered an initial 'no' to a colleague who wants taxpayers to spend up to $30,000 covering her legal fees as she challenges an integrity commissioner's report that led to a formal reprimand. Read More