Jack Moulton

5 days ago | lfpress.com | Jack Moulton

City council’s decision to end the scheduled service depots for London’s largest tent cities runs the risk of alienating the people in them and increasing their desperation, advocates say. After a fire and propane tank explosion at the Watson Street Park encampment along Wellington Street and the Thames River in early April, council voted to shutter the depots a week ahead of schedule and replace them with a new, mobile system.

5 days ago | lfpress.com | Jack Moulton

Politicians put in charge of London Transit may shy away from service cuts to meet the mayor’s tax hike pledge, amid construction-related delays and further declines in Fanshawe College enrolment. High on the agenda of the new London Transit Commission’s second meeting Friday was a presentation from budget chair and commissioner Elizabeth Peloza, who asked staff to suggest budget savings, revenue boosts, and whether the city can help advocate for federal and provincial support.

1 week ago | lfpress.com | Jack Moulton

More than a quarter of buses are running late according to a staff report from London Transit, and that likely means another city council conversation about a budget increase for more service, the new commission chair says. Heading to a Friday meeting of the London Transit Commission, now made up of seven council members including the mayor, is a first-quarter update on conventional transit operations which includes on-time performance.

1 week ago | thesudburystar.com | Jack Moulton

The Ontario government's strong mayor powers, now a couple years old, have been expanded to even more municipalities and some are not happy about it. Published May 07, 2025  •  Last updated 15 hours ago  •  3 minute readMayor Josh Morgan delivers his State of the City address to an estimated crowd of 1,200 at the RBC Place London convention centre in London on Jan. 23, 2025.

1 week ago | lfpress.com | Jack Moulton

If there’s one thing on which Londoners can agree it’s they are done with the part-time versus full-time debate for their politicians, according to a pair of city hall surveys. During April, a survey on city council resourcing netted 365 responses, asking Londoners to rate how well city politicians are paid, what their priorities should be when determining their pay, how many hours they should put into the job and the magic question: should it be their primary job?