London City Hall

• Free bus passes for east London, Ont. high schoolers gets green light

  The pilot project would give Grade 9 students at Clarke Road Secondary School free bus passes for the 2024-2025 school year, with an expansion to Grade 10 planned for the future.

  Canada

  Apr 16
  
• Reptile zoo and City of London, Ont., reach settlement in legal dispute

  The City of London, Ont., and Reptilia, a local reptile zoo, have reached a settlement in their dispute over the zoo's right to display animals. Details are still under wraps.

  Canada

  Apr 12
  
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• Updated London, Ont. fireworks bylaw expands permitted days to Diwali and Lunar New Year

  The new bylaw includes new licensing requirements for vendors, reductions in the number of days fireworks can be sold around holidays, and new monetary penalties.

  Canada

  Apr 3
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• Backyard fireworks: London, Ont. draft bylaw includes two new holidays to light up

  If politicians approve the draft bylaw, Londoners would be able to ignite backyard fireworks on Lunar New Year, Victoria Day, Canada Day and Diwali.

  Consumer

  Mar 14
• Green bins and biweekly garbage collection given OK by London, Ont. committee

  The recommendation by the committee would see recycling and green bins picked up once a week and garbage – including diapers and pet waste – biweekly starting mid-January.

  Canada

  Aug 15, 2023
• ‘Tremendous loss:’ London, Ont. city manager set to retire

  Once she retires at the end of the year, Livingstone will have amassed over 30 years in public service, over half that time with the city of London.

  Canada

  Jul 27, 2023
• London City Hall and inside workers’ union ratify new labour deal

  Running for a term of Jan. 1, 2023 to Dec. 31, 2026, the deal provides members with wage increases of 3.2 per cent in the first year and three per cent each year until 2026.

  Canada

  Jul 26, 2023
• Thames Pool officially decommissioned by London, Ont. council in narrow vote

  In place of the Thames Pool, other amenity options for Thames Park will be reviewed while a replacement location for the pool is sought through a staff study.

  Canada

  Jul 25, 2023
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• Remote work tightened for 170 London city employees after council vote

  Councillors voted in favour of forcing the planning and building division staff back to the office four days a week, no later than the end of March 2024.

  Canada

  Jul 25, 2023
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• Middlesex-London health team says doctor recruitment program nixed by committee is needed

  The Middlesex London Ontario Health Team (MLOHT) requested $80,000 annually for three years to help fund a program to recruit and retain primary care physicians.

  Canada

  Jul 24, 2023