Counterpoint to Paul Van Meerbergen’s “Inside London” Interview

A little while ago London Ward 10 Councillor Paul Van Meerbergen was interviewed on Inside London regarding the Ontario Ombudsman’s investigation into the social gathering/illegal meeting at Billy T’s. If you watch the interview (it’s only 5 minutes), you’ll see he dances around the topic a bit in order to once again point out all … Read more

Big Idea: Homeless Rehab Centre

What this is: This is an initiative to end homelessness in London, Ontario. Full stop. A just society does not allow its citizens to spend nights outside, cold, hungry, and lacking access to basic necessities (unless a citizen chooses to live this way). This is an initiative that we see us house the homeless, provide … Read more

Closed Meeting Investigations in Middlesex Centre

It recently came to my attention, after reviewing the Ontario Ombudsman’s website, that Middlesex Centre was not using the Ombudsman, or even theĀ Association of Municipalities of Ontario’sĀ Local Authority Services, to provide closed meeting investigation services. Instead, based on the Ombudsman’s list, this service was contracted out to a gentlemen named John Maddox. I don’t know … Read more

Kilworth PPM re: New Subdivision

Last night about 30 members of the public and press arrived at the Coldstream Community Centre for the public participation meeting (PPM) about Kilworth’s new subdivision. This new subdivision is going to be built on farm land that’s owned by Don Black Investments, to the west of the existing settlement. Tom Albrecht was at the … Read more

Pints & Politics – August 2013 Edition

First off, an apology: I walked in wearing sunglasses last night, and kept them on for a good part of the event. While I recognize this is a douchey thing to do, they are prescription sunglasses. My normal prescription glasses are broken at the moment, hence the need for wearing my sunglasses indoors. Yesterday’s Pints … Read more