I was so pleased to attend the ACO London Heritage Award Ceremonies held at Museum London last night. Great to see Corrine Rahman Anna Hopkins Terence Kernaghan NDP, several other elected officials Harold Usher, Mike Bloxam • also on Mastodon & BlueSky Thomas Peace and City of London Heritage staff there.

DETOUR: Due to strike action at Western University, all routes normally travelling through campus- 2,6,9,10,13,27,31,33,34,93,102 and 106- will be on detour around the campus until further notice. Visit realtime.londontransit.ca for full detour details. #LdnOnt

'Astounding' results from London's first highly supportive housing projects, official says
London Cares executive director says wellbeing of tenants is proof the housing model works
cbc.ca/news/canada/lo…

You can drop off used eclipse glasses to any London Public Library location LondonPublicLibrary until Saturday, April 20th. They’ll send them to Astronomers Without Borders who will provide them to communities and schools around the world for future use my.astronomerswithoutborders.org/programs/solar…

Traffic, transit worries surface as 25-storey Wonderland tower debated “There was an elephant in council chambers at London city hall on Tues & that was a lack of rapid transit in a rapid transit village where a developer wants to build a 25-storey tower.”
lfpress.com/news/local-new…

'Fairness and Fair Use in Generative AI' now live on the Fordham L. Rev. website. fordhamlawreview.org/issues/fairnes… Looking for way to draw a line between 'AI training is always legal' and 'AI training without express permission is always (c) infringement', this might be for you.

🚨🗓️Shuttles switch to the exam schedule/route tomorrow! Plan ahead for your exams by checking the website for more details kings.uwo.ca/bus-service King's at Western Brescia University College

This afternoon I visited Ark Aid Mission and Cronyn-Warner Emergency Winter services. Speaking with staff, volunteers and clients was a humbling experience. I didn’t take photos but saw first hand the positive impact these facilities are having on peoples’ lives in #LdnOnt .

Ontario court voids parts of law targeting animal-rights activists who infiltrate agricultural operations theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

Good coverage of our legal victory against the Ontario law that banned doing undercover work at farms, to expose hidden animal suffering.

The Seniors Living in Retirement spring orientation at Grosvenor Lodge was very well attended this morning. Lots of programs, activities and events — more info at slrlondon.com

I was so impressed with the student projects at the SJPSKings Community Impact Showcase @kingsatwestern today, all were so relevant to current #Policy & #Advocacy issues in #LdnOnt . MPPs Peggy Sattler & Terence Kernaghan NDP were also there. Thanks to Prof. Shawna Lewkowitz for inviting us!

Fireworks By-law amendments
Motion Passed (11 - 3 - 0).

Yeas: (11)
C. Rahman
E. Peloza
J. Pribil
Mayor J. Morgan
P. Cuddy
P. Van Meerbergen
S. Franke
S. Hillier
S. Lehman
S. Lewis
S. Stevenson

Nays: (3)
A. Hopkins
D. Ferreira
S. Trosow

Here’s an interesting report from the Toronto Fire Department for a proposed amendment to the Ontario Fire Code about the regulation of backyard fireworks.
toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2…

It seems like a very sensible approach.

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🎨 Exciting news! The 14th annual #UPwithART art auction fundraiser supporting @unityprojectldn and @museumlondon is back on May 4! Get tickets now at UPwithART.ca and bid to help make London a better place for all! 🎉

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