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A collection of news and notes from Tuesday night's meeting of London's 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 chance to be explored, Van Holst asked his council colleagues to refer the issue to the Diversity, Inclu...

  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 former Holy Cross Elementary School. “The concern is that additional affordable housing will harm th...

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.” I disagree. Majumdar sees the flag as a symbol of Ontario and Canada as a colony and it’s time...

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 doggedly pushing to use huts for homeless Londoners and asking council to nix a proposed affordable housin...