Page 5 - Van Holst News Today

A collection of news and notes from Tuesday nights meeting of Londons city council:

  LONDON, ONT. -- London City Councillor Michael Van Holst has failed to garner council support regarding his concerns about vaccine oppression. It comes after three days of lobbying. In a letter submitted to the agenda of the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee (SPPC), Van Holst argued vaccination mandates may be perceived as unwarranted by the unvaccinated. His letter states, “some will claim it to be an act of coercion” and "potentially oppression.” To give the idea a chan...

  LONDON, ONT. -- New details about a proposed apartment building and its tenants is opening the hearts and minds of some neighbours. In January, opposition to an affordable housing project at 18 Elm St. sparked a debate in London about the need for established neighbourhoods to accept public housing developments. More than 80 neighbours in the Hamilton Road and Elm Street area had signed a petition based on rumours that City Hall intended to build affordable housing on the site of the for...

Article content It appears, nowdays, people pursue causes, real or conjectured, to fulfill their quest for 15 minutes of fame. We have more pressing issues than altering provincial flags. By the way, Canada is not a colony. R.C. Lowe, Shedden Why stop at flag? Mano Majumdar, from Western University, wants to replace the Ontario flag with a new flag that doesn’t reflect colonization. Graham Broad, also from Western, dismissed any suggestion a flag change would be seen as “cancelling history....

Article content Ward 1 Coun. Michael van Holst lost his seat on the London and Middlesex Community Housing (LMCH) board Tuesday night, though he was absent, after a failed bid to delay the council appointments to a future meeting. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Van Holst ousted from London social housing board in surprise vote Back to video Van Holst has come under fire in the past for comments and stances on affordable housing, such as dogged...

The crisis among Londoners experiencing homelessness won’t end when the COVID-19 pandemic subsides, forcing city council to decide if a temporary shelter should be operated indefinitely.

Article content Ward 1 Coun. Michael van Holst got a win on Tuesday night. Years after he first pushed his council colleagues to consider moving their meetings to daytime hours — plus repeated attempts to make headway on that goal — he seemed to gain a little ground. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Councillors open door to wide-ranging review of their job Back to video City politicians voted Tuesday night to have a working group consider wa...

Article content A major London trucking business has been sold. HCL Logistics, which specializes in shipping goods for the defence sector, has been bought by Metro Supply Chain Group from Toronto. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or London trucking firm snapped up by Toronto hauler Back to video “HCL Logistics will continue to run independently with the objective of working with Metro Supply Chain Group to build a stronger defence logistics capab...

  LONDON, ONT. -- A councillor’s letter including claims that affordable housing will harm an east London neighbourhood has drawn a strong rebuttal from one of his colleagues. In his letter sent to the Community and Protective Services (CAPS) Committee, Councillor Michael Van Holst highlights the concerns of some neighbours near a property on Elm Street purchased by city hall’s Housing Development Corporation. “The concern is that additional affordable housing will harm the area sinc...

  LONDON, ONT. -- Despite expressing a desire to help ease the tax burden during the COVID-19 pandemic, city council only managed to shave a small amount off the proposed 2021 tax hike. Following day-long budget deliberations, the initial 3.8% tax rate increase was reduced to 3.4 per cent in 2021. “I’m really committed to doing what we can to help the people who need help in our city,” explained Coun. Phil Squire. “I don’t think that means making massive cuts this year,” That ...