From My Bottom Step

Park Campers

Victoria had a bit of a homeless problem…

Lodging House Crackdown

A City of London media release. Published by FMBS as a public service.

Proposed Licensing of Rental Residential Units

The City received comments about substandard rental housing conditions at an initial March 2008 open house. A subsequent public open house was held in October of 2008. As a result, the City is now proposing a strategy and a licensing by-law to address the issue, and Planning Committee has scheduled this public participation meeting at Centennial Hall in order to hear comments about the proposal.

Questions relating to this matter should … Continue Reading

Bernie’s Potentially Hurtful Proposal

Ward 3 councillor Bernie MacDonald is proposing that London pass a by-law similar to the one in Oshawa which restricts the number of unrelated students who are allowed to live in off-campus housing.

At first blush, this seems to be a good way of reducing student rowdyism.

But, is that true? According to the Police Chief, most of the problem-makers aren’t students. In fact, he suggests that most … Continue Reading

Are they Trying or Lying?

This article originates from, and is republished with the permission of, the Toronto-based Ontario Coalition Against Poverty.
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Urban Design Work Program

Planning Committee is holding a public participation meeting in Council chambers at 5:15 PM on Monday, with respect to the Urban Design Work Program that is being spearheaded by London’s new urban planner, Sean Galloway.
According to the proposal, what’s envisioned is the development of “a design culture within the City of London that assists in creating liveable neighbourhoods and employment areas that build a strong community identity … Continue Reading

Seize the Moment Before it Disappears

Here’s a post that I found at Theater Of Cruelty and admired so much that I just had to ask for permission to repost it here:
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FCM National Action Plan for Housing

Perhaps this new plan will have some positive impact where others have failed. One thing’s for sure… the problem is not new, it’s real, and it’s growing.
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CUPE’s Poverty Reduction Proposal

CUPE Ontario will make a deputation this afternoon that will propose three policy shifts that the government must make in order to achieve a reduction of poverty in the province… Continue Reading

Home Ownership Help

The City of London issued a media release today, about a new home-ownership assistance program.
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