The agenda for the next Community & Protective Services Committee meeting (Mon, Sept 29, 1pm) is now online: pub-london.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx... This busy agenda includes: 2.3 Proposed Temporary Warming Center Framework …

I had a great time at the @KingsAtWestern Opening Ceremonies for O-Week this afternoon. Delivering welcome greetings from the City of #LdnOnt, meeting lots students and staff.

Larry Cornies’ editorial hits right on the mark. London needs a better balance between development approvals and our mobility infrastructure. lfpress.com/opinion/colu... Yet this council is full-speed-ahead on approvals without adequate regard for traffic implications. It’s simply not sustainable.

The London Fire Department has issued a temporary ban on all open air fires in the City because of extreme hot & dry conditions. The ban is in effect until further notice and includes bonfires, campfires, strike burn cans, chimineas, fire tables and fire pits. london.ca/newsroom/pub...

Ontario Superior Court has just ruled the province’s move to remove bike lanes would be “inconsistent” with the constitutional protection of life, liberty and security. 2025 ONSC 4397 globalnews.ca/news/1131136...

My initial thoughts are with the pedestrian victim and I am anxiously awaiting an update on their condition. www.ctvnews.ca/london/artic...

The agenda for the Tuesday July 22 London City Council meeting has been posted at london.ca/government/c... (scroll to Upcoming Meetings, Council) Submissions for the Added Agenda are due Monday July 21, 9am to [email protected]. Give Report / Item# and state consent to publicly publish.

I’m looking forward to talking with Devon Peacock 980am at 7:18am tomorrow about my motion coming to SPPC on Thurs about the Deputy Mayor selection process. I’m asking staff to scan how other Ontario cities select this position and report back, and I’ll talk about some options the Council has.

I’ve filed a motion for the July 17 SPPC meeting to look at how other Ontario cities select and define the position of Deputy Mayor. London City Council should be considering options besides the status-quo where the Mayor nominates the DM and assigns their roles. .

Capping off a great evening at the TAP Creativity Centre @TAPCreativityON for the 34th Annual Pride London Art Show Gala Opening (show runs through July 19th) www.tapcreativity.org

At the New Door Project celebration at the Forest City Gallery recognition event for accessibility upgrades supported by the Ontario Trillium Foundation. More about the FCG at forestcitygallery.com

I had a great meeting this morning with student leaders from @fanshawesu, representing Fanshawe College students at the main, downtown, airport and south London campuses. We discussed housing, transit, public safety, local political engagement and other issues. fsu.ca

I’ll be holding a discussion about neighborhood Traffic Safety on July 23. We’re focusing on Old North, where a crossing guard was recently injured and where several traffic calming petitions are pending. But these issues are common in other London neighborhoods and all are welcome!

I’m looking forward to attending @OntarioNature seminar “Bill 5 Explained: What it Means and What We Can Do Now” July 9th 7pm, Free registration at us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Had some great conversations about e-bike and battery safety issues at “Watt A Ride” at Gibbons Park last Saturday.

Here is an urgent press release from PAWS Canada about a canine parvirus outbreak in the @LMCHousing property at 345-349 Wharncliffe Rd in #LdnOnt. Please resend to dog owners in the area, esp to person living in these buildings. More about PAWS Canada at www.pawscanada.ca

Hear the Sounds of Swing Band at Wolf Performance Hall June 23, 7pm and UWO’s New Horizons Band at the Paul Davenport Theatre June 28 at 11am Sounds of Swing details: www.events.westernu.ca/events/music... New Horizons Band details: www.events.westernu.ca/events/music...

On June 17 while on duty as a school crossing guard at St. James & Colborne Streets in London’s Old North, Michael-Ann was struck by a vehicle hit by a truck that went onto the sidewalk where she was sitting. To help with her expenses as she recovers, please consider donating to gofund.me/38d012c8

Good coverage from CBC News on Bill 6… Ontario anti-encampment law punishes the homeless, avoids long-term solutions: critics Safer Municipalities Act could violate people's right to shelter, civil liberties union says t.co/Z3Y79ItSNc

Here’s a reminder that I’m holding an informal online session this evening from 7pm until 8:30pm. Zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8241864517...

Dr. Marianne Larsen, Professor Emeritus at @westernu.bsky.social urges the campus community to keep examining Navitas. She points to recent Glassdoor reviews where staff say the company prioritizes profit—“maximizing every cent” from students. The concerns are still real. #NoToNavitas #cdnpse

It looks like the provincial government will be cutting off debate on Bill 6, by-passing committees, going to Second & Third Readings and enacting the bill later today…

Deputy Auditor General Andrew Hayes’s report said several issues came up during the audit | @mblackburn21.bsky.social

The just released @LMCHousing 2025 Asset Management Plan is on the May 27th SPPC Agenda pub-london.escribemeetings.com/filestream.a.... The overall LMCH conditions assessments are: Good-VG: 6% Fair: 26% Poor: 63% Very Poor: 5% But the report does not provide a building by building breakdown.

My Ward 6 Newsletter (May 2025) is now out! You can link directly to mailchi.mp/1f84a71ecebd.... And you can subscribe at: mailchi.mp/feb71126049c...

Nominations for the Urban League’s Green Brick and Green Umbrella awards have been extended until May 30, 2025! Nominations are welcome for and from non-League members. Learn more and nominate at urbanleague.ca/green-awards

I’ll be sending out my next Ward 6 Newsletter early next week. All are welcome to subscribe at: mailchi.mp/feb71126049c...

London Middlesex Community Housing (LMCH) makes its annual presentation to the Council’s Strategic Planning & Policy Committee (SPPC) on June 17 (1pm- public gallery on 3rd Floor city hall). It’s a good meeting to attend if you have concerns about LMCH, More info to follow, but save the date.

After being hired to promote Georgia’s Medicaid work requirement program, Deloitte Consulting priced reports about its own marketing performance at $300,000 a month. A final report, which was due in February, could cost the state nearly half a million. ➡️ Read the full story: propub.li/3YOiJ66

I’m reading “The Battle for Public Space,” by Anissa Gandhi & Sagan Gunaratnam in the Public Policy and Governance Review ppgreview.ca/2025/02/13/t... It’s a persuasive critique of the Safer Municipalities Act, (now Bill 6). The authors conclude that…

It’s a wonderful day for the 2025 SunFest line-up announcement at the London Brewing Co-op …starting soon!

I’m looking forward to speaking with @devonpeacock_ on the Morning Show tomorrow (Tuesday May 13th ) at 6:35am about the budget surplus issue coming to #LdnOnt City Council forTuesday ‘s meeting. Will replayed at 8:35am. @AM980News

Councillor Franke and I have filed this motion about the budget surplus for the City Council meeting on Tuesday. We want some of these funds invested in badly needed programs and services. Please let your councillors know you support this proactive approach!

I was very disappointed to see London Mayor Josh Morgan support Bill 6 (the Safer Municipalities Act, 2025). It’s been broadly criticized by civil liberties, human rights, and drug policy groups as being punitive and violative of Charter Rights. ccla.org/press-releas....

The Supreme Court has denied Ontario’s leave to appeal the decision in Mathur v Ontario, www.canlii.org/en/on/onca/d... Letting this pro-environment decision about challenging Ontario’s emissions plan stand is historically significant. Read Ecojustice’s analysis at ecojustice.ca/news/no-more...

Another cyclist death on London streets. www.ctvnews.ca/london/artic... How many more tragedies like this must occur before #LdnOnt takes meaningful steps to realize our stated Vision-Zero policies? london.ca/living-londo...

A great turnout at the Palace Theatre last night for screening of Nigel Stuckey’s documentary film Atrocity to benefit Indwell. And some very thoughtful questions from the audience for the discussion panel. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

I’m looking forward to the screening of ATROCITY (a film by Nigel Stuckey) at the Palace Theatre on Monday April 14th at 7pm. The event will benefit Indwell and tickets are available at mytickets.palacetheatre.ca/eventperform... I’ll be participating in the panel discussion after the showing.

Here’s the vote on the Wonderland Rd widening project for the MMP maps from the April 1 City Council meeting: Yeas (9): Rahman, Pribil, Morgan, Cuddy, Van Meerbergen, Hillier, Lehman, Lewis, Stevenson Nays (6): Hopkins, Ferreira, Peloza, McAlister, Franke, Trosow

A very disappointing result in the #AgeFriendlyCity: (2.12) Consideration for an Updated Low-Income Seniors and Low-Income Persons with Disabilities Tax Deferral Program (Direct admin to prepare Business Case to consider at Budget Committee) #AgingInPlace

I’ll be sending out a new edition of my Ward 6 Newsletter soon. You can subscribe at mailchi.mp/feb71126049c.... And there’s lots happening at the Tuesday April 1st London City Council meeting. Read the agenda at london.ca/government/c... (scroll down to Upcoming Meetings)

The London City Council agenda for April 1 is now posted at london.ca/government/c... (scroll to Upcoming Meetings). You can submit a letter to the Added Agenda to [email protected] by 9 am Monday March 31. State you consent for its inclusion and label your letter with the Report & Item #.

Canada’s overzealous copyright law deprives us of our own cultural heritage policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/ma... Keeping cultural works locked away for decades restricts access and stifles creativity. Reform is needed to restore public domain access.

A Georgia jury found pharmaceutical and agricultural products giant Bayer liable for more than $2 billion in damages to a plaintiff who argued Roundup weed killer caused his cancer, the latest hit in a series of legal fights over the herbicide glyphosate.

This video is from 2021, but seems incredibly timely now that the Wonderland Road widening project will be back on the London City Council agenda as part of the Mobility Master Plan discussion. www.strongtowns.org/journal/2021...

I’ll be on the Morning Show w Devon Peacock Friday (at 7:35am) talking about the Low-income Senior &Disabled Persons Property Tax Deferral proposal coming to Council Committee Monday. The staff recommended no further action, but I’ll be asking the Committee to support the program…

Help tell London’s history! 🏛️ The Library Board’s Historic Sites Committee is looking for volunteers to research & share stories of our city’s past. Read our news story for details:

Coffee with Your Councillor March 7th I will be hosting a series of informal coffee-chats to meet with residents to hear your questions, concerns and ideas. Please join me at the Cherryhill Food Court on Friday, March 7th from 2-4pm for my first session.

Behind the stacks: research exposes sexual harassment of library workers www.ualberta.ca/en/folio/202... For those who work in public libraries, the risk of sexual harassment by patrons is high, according to professors in the U of A’s School of Library and Information Studies.

This is a letter-writing campaign to Ontario political party leaders created by Diana Chan McNally. Please have a look and sign. #onpoli #Humanrights approach to #homelessness #encampment homelessrights.ca/get-involved