Through Neighbourhood Decision Making, Londoners of any age and demographic can submit ideas to make their neighbourhoood even better with improvements, events, or activities.
Projects may include bike repair stations, murals, playground upgrades, electric vehicle charging stations, community pantries, pollinator pathways, little free libraries, and even refurbishing the tennis courts, to name a few. You can find more examples in the ideas booklet. Funding of up to $30,000 is available.
Ideas will be accepted until September 29, 2023. The voting period will take place from Monday, November 13 to Saturday, November 18.
The City is changing the city wide zoning by law to be consistent with the London Plan. In the London Plan, our area, like many in the city, is now called Neighbourhood. What the zoning will be is to be set out in the Rethink Rezoning project. There is a meeting coming up where you can learn more about it and provide your thoughts.
Members of the Executive of the Neighbourhood Association met with Councillor Trosow, the planning consultants for the proponent, and the finance person for the proponent. This is a summary of what was discussed at the meeting.
An Environmental Study Report has been prepared and a copy will be placed on public record on June 1 to July 5, 2023 for thirty (30) calendar days. The Environmental Study Report can be reviewed by members of the public and/or any other interested party on the City of London’s Get Involved website, at https://getinvolved.london.ca/westernsarnia. A hard copy will be available for review at the London Public Library – Cherry Hill Branch – 301 Oxford Street West (Cherryhill Village Mall) during regular hours and at the City of London Clerk’s office 3rd floor (300 Dufferin Avenue) during regular hours of operation. Interested persons are encouraged to review the document and provide comments to the City of London by July 5, 2023.
Under Section 16 of the Environmental Assessment Act a request to the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks for an order to require the City to undertake a higher level of assessment may only be made on the grounds that the order may prevent, mitigate or remedy adverse impacts on the existing Aboriginal or Treaty rights of an indigenous community. Requests under Section 16 can be made to the Minister of the Environment Conservation and Parks 777 Bay Street, 5th Floor Toronto ON M7A 2J3 minister.mecp@ontario.ca, and Director, Environmental Assessment Branch, Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks 135 St. Clair Avenue W, 1st Floor, Toronto ON, M4V 1P5 EABDirector@ontario.ca
City of London invites residents to learn about and provide input into the implementation of Health & Homelessness Response.
Engagement opportunities on London’s whole of community system response to the health and homelessness crisis will begin next week, to provide Londoners with the opportunity to learn about the details of the plan and provide their input into the decision-making criteria that will guide the system implementation. The system response was designed by a collective of community experts from across sectors that is a first of its kind in London, and unique in Ontario. That group included more than 200 individuals representing nearly 70 local organizations in community health and social services, institutional healthcare, education, emergency services, business and economic development, land and housing development and multiple levels of government.
The new model includes 24/7 safe spaces and supportive housing, to help individuals experiencing homelessness move safely inside, be stabilized and supported, and become, and stay, sustainably housed
Residents will be able participate through the City’s engagement portal (URL below) or at one of five in-person drop-in sessions to be held between June 14 and 26.
Orchard Park / Sherwood Forest Neighborhood Association 