Michael Van Holst

• 2022 London, Ont. municipal election: Meet the Ward 1 candidates

  With a lot of new faces coming to the table, Global News has reached out to all those in the running and emailed a list of four questions on some of the key issues in London, Ont.

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  Oct 12, 2022
  
• Ward 1 London, Ont. city councillor seeks re-election

  London, Ont., Ward 1 city councillor Michael van Holst is seeking re-election after declaring he was interested in running for mayor. 

  Canada

  Jul 18, 2022
  
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• London Ont. councillor Michael van Holst eyeing mayoral run

  A two-time councillor first elected in Ward 1 in 2014, Michael van Holst posed a question to Londoners on his website asking, 'Will you help Michael ran for Mayor in 2022?'

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  Jun 10, 2022
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• Councillors refuse to reprimand van Holst after integrity commissioner report

  The report found that Ward 1 Coun. Michael van Holst had violated four sections of council's code conduct, which includes rules on promoting public confidence in council.

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  May 3, 2022
• Van Holst violated code of conduct by speaking at anti-vaccine mandate rally: integrity commissioner

  London's integrity commissioner started an investigation after London Mayor Ed Holder filed a formal complaint after van Holst spoke at an anti-COVID-19 vaccine mandate rally.

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  Apr 29, 2022
• COVID-19: Frustration peaks over London, Ont. councillor’s vaccine comments

  Members of the corporate services committee raised concerns about Coun. Michael van Holst presenting opinion and conjecture as fact, calling his remarks misleading.

  Health

  Jan 11, 2022
• London, Ont. joins other cities’ support of legal challenge of Quebec’s Bill 21

  The City of London will provide $100,000 to assist in the legal challenge against Quebec's Bill 21, which restricts the wearing of religious symbols in certain public workplaces.

  Politics

  Dec 22, 2021
• London, Ont. mayor files complaint after councillor speaks at anti-vaccine mandate rally

  Mayor Ed Holder says he's "horribly disappointed," but "unfortunately not surprised" after Ward 1 Coun. Michael van Holst spoke at an anti-vaccine mandate rally on Saturday.

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  Oct 18, 2021
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• London, Ont. councillor’s creed won’t grant COVID-19 vaccine policy exemption: Lawyer

  A website for the new creed states that COVID-19 vaccine mandates, vaccine passport systems and proof of vaccination policies "are not compatible with those who hold our beliefs."

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  Oct 4, 2021
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• City of London prepared to weather Budweiser Gardens’ first-ever financial loss

  'With near-term challenges expected as the world navigates COVID-19, the future outlook for the City's share of proceeds will be limited," staff said in a report.

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  Mar 1, 2021