Randy Richmond

1 month ago | thelondoner.ca | Randy Richmond

Advertisement 1  •   •  Article contentThe numbers didn’t add up for Graham Henderson. Advertisement 2Article contentArticle contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team. Article contentToronto had four million people and a music economy of $500 million a year.

1 month ago | lfpress.com | Randy Richmond

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 the math and make Toronto make more music money. Today, live music venues in Toronto alone generate a total economic impact of $850 million annually, according to the city’s music office.

1 month ago | lfpress.com | Randy Richmond

Roberta Kilbourn can remember driving down Hamilton Road when she saw the face on a billboard and the words: Missing, Shelley Desrochers. “I was frozen in time,” she says. And frozen in space. She stopped her car. A car honking behind her got her moving again, and she pulled over on a side street. No, no, no, she thought and she pulled around to take another look. “There was her face.

2 months ago | lfpress.com | Randy Richmond

Advertisement 1The new and councillor-run London Transit Commission (LTC) held its first meeting Wednesday, focused on staff bringing the seven politicians up to speed on operations and budgets.  •  You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Article contentThe new and councillor-run London Transit Commission (LTC) held its first meeting Wednesday, focused on staff bringing the seven politicians up to speed on operations and budgets.

2 months ago | lfpress.com | Randy Richmond

Advertisement 1  •   •  You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Article contentDuring construction of its signature downtown Cornerstone building in 2011, Youth Opportunities Unlimited (YOU) faced sudden criticism of the ambitious and taxpayer-funded project.