Thursday February 14, 2008
7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Byron Library
1295 Commissioners Road West
Large meeting room

Dialogue with the Task Force

Citizens of London will have an opportunity to meet with members of the City of London’s Governance Task Force by attending public open houses that began in late January and continuing through the month of February. Londoners are welcome to provide their input on how the City of London should be governed in the future during these important civic meetings.

Also open to the public are the future meetings scheduled for the Governance Task Force. Upcoming dates are February 7, March 25, April 10, April 22, May 13, May 27 and June 10. Meetings will generally be held at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers.

You can also engage in two-way dialogue with members of the Governance Task Force online at the Governance Task Force blog hosted by London's community newspaper The Londoner weekly. Another option is to jemailtext('gtfinfo','london','com','Governance Task Force','e-mail'); e-mail the Task Force or send a letter by post.

As part of the Task Force's overall communications effort to involve and inform the public, advertisements of upcoming public meetings will be placed in the daily The London Free Press, local radio and community and ethnic newspapers.

Public participation meetings

Citizens of London will have an opportunity to meet with members of the City of London’s Governance Task Force by attending public open houses beginning late January and through the month of February. Londoners are welcome to provide their input on how the City of London should be governed in the future during these important civic meetings. Please refer to the information handout (available as a pdf file) for guidance on making a presentation. Below are details of upcoming meetings. The Governance Task Force Public Participation Meeting Venues document, also available as a pdf file,  includes maps and bus route information.

Tuesday February 12, 2008
7 p.m. - 9 p.m.East London Library
2016 Dundas Street
Meeting rooms A&B

Dialogue with the Task Force

Citizens of London will have an opportunity to meet with members of the City of London’s Governance Task Force by attending public open houses that began in late January and continuing through the month of February. Londoners are welcome to provide their input on how the City of London should be governed in the future during these important civic meetings.

Also open to the public are the future meetings scheduled for the Governance Task Force. Upcoming dates are February 7, March 25, April 10, April 22, May 13, May 27 and June 10. Meetings will generally be held at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers.

You can also engage in two-way dialogue with members of the Governance Task Force online at the Governance Task Force blog hosted by London's community newspaper The Londoner weekly. Another option is to jemailtext('gtfinfo','london','com','Governance Task Force','e-mail'); e-mail the Task Force or send a letter by post.

As part of the Task Force's overall communications effort to involve and inform the public, advertisements of upcoming public meetings will be placed in the daily The London Free Press, local radio and community and ethnic newspapers.

Public participation meetings

Citizens of London will have an opportunity to meet with members of the City of London’s Governance Task Force by attending public open houses beginning late January and through the month of February. Londoners are welcome to provide their input on how the City of London should be governed in the future during these important civic meetings. Please refer to the information handout (available as a pdf file) for guidance on making a presentation. Below are details of upcoming meetings. The Governance Task Force Public Participation Meeting Venues document, also available as a pdf file,  includes maps and bus route information.

This is the date of the election as well as the referendum.

You will be able to vote for a candidate in the general election as well as on the Referendum question :

whether you would like to continue using First-Past-the-Post as a voting system, or the newly proposed Mixed Member Proportional system. 

Advanced polling dates are between Sept 22nd to Oct 4th 2007.

For more info/discussion see this post .

or this website.

On June 18th at 7:15 pm at City Hall we need to make our case against

Sifton's application to re-zone 544 Riverside from open space parkland

to office commercial.

Our hopes for generous negotiations in good faith do not seem to be

playing out. The assumption that Sifton asked to negotiate with parks

and planning on May 28th because they respect the Canadian Heritage

Thames Corridor may be incorrect.

To show our commitment to McKillop Park Tee Cashmore ORCA Vice President

is accepting monetary pledges towards a fund that will be used to

protect the land in question. It is our hope that the moneys can be

used to defray the costs associated with obtaining, maintaining or

reforesting the area (depending on Sifton's co-operation). Tee Cashmore

has generously made a $100 pledge to kick things off.

To make a pledge please contact Tee at teecashmore@isp.ca or 519-473-0234.

 Anyone interested in showing their support for this very important bill is asked to attend this coming Monday's London City Council session. Council will be asked to put it's support behind this bill with the hopes that it will be passed into law during this springs Provincial Session of Parliament. As we all know, there have been far to many incidences of troubling circumstances at a number of these roadside zoo's in London and the surrounding area. The endorsement of the principles contained in this bill, which are rooted in the absolute basics of animal husbandry, will be instrumental in mitigating against anything like we saw on the news once again two weeks ago.          It is thought that Councils support of this bill, in conjunction with the over 10000 signatures on the petition will be enough to sway the MPP's to the conclusion that we need to initiate progressive change in the way the law views this subject.          The session will be commencing at 5 PM Monday. While it is not possible to ascertain precisely when this request will be tabled, based on the best information available, we should be able to witness the debate starting sometime before 5:30.          If you feel strongly in support of this issue, and are unable to attend this session, please call your local Ward Councillor, Board of Control Member or the Mayor and let them know how you feel.          www.london.ca

At 4:30 on Monday, Gina Barber will be putting forward a motion requesting that the City of London petition the Legislative Assembly of Ontario to support Bill 154. (regulation of zoos act)This initiative by London would certainly make it easier to get the support of area MPPs and the Association of Municipalities of Ontario. Most zoos in Ontario are currently unregulated and the MNR does not cover exotic animals. Bill 154 would significantly improve the lives of captive wildlife and succeed in shutting down some of the worst zoos in Ontario. It is extremely important for us to show strong support for this motion on Monday. Please make every effort to attend this meeting
at 4:30pm.

Please take a moment  to visit http://www.circuses.com/