Kiwanis Park Improvements
Shawn Lewis Campaign Flyer on the Issues
Discarded Needles a Problem in Our Parks
No one has been stabbed or poked yet, but the club fears it’s only a matter of time until someone is jabbed.
“The answer should never be to go somewhere else,” Bilger said. “This is an existing London park with a playground. This should be full of youth activity.”
While the park is located in Ward 1, that has not stopped Ward 2 councillor candidate Shawn Lewis from being concerned. Continue Reading
Campaign BBQ with MP Mathyssen, Cheryl Miller, & Ward 7’s Josh Morgan
Launching the Shawn Lewis for Ward 2 City Councillor Campaign with an east London backyard BBQ Meet & Greet, Shawn was joined by local Member of Parliament Irene Mathyssen, former City Councillor and past Conservative candidate Cheryl Miller and Ward 7’s Josh Morgan.
Is The Force With London Council Candidate?
How big of a Star Wars fan is Shawn Lewis?
So big, he will be celebrating his love of the sci-fi saga by announcing his candidacy for city council in Ward 2 by waiting until May 4 — known as Star Wars Day among geeks. Continue Reading
Time for Someone New to Represent Ward 2
I’m literally on the wrong side of the tracks to be able to say I live in Ward 2. But arbitrary lines on a map don’t define community. I’ve called east London’s Argyle neighbourhood home for more than 20 years.
Argyle—or Ward 2—is where I work, shop, and play. It’s where my heart is. Home. Continue Reading
Better Transit, a To-Do List that isn’t all about BRT
Let’s be honest eliminating poverty in a generation. Not something a City Council can do by itself. Bringing more jobs? Well, a city council can create a good environment for that to happen in again not something a city council can do on it’s own.
But fixing transit…that folks is something that with leadership at City Council and through it at the London Transit Commission, that is something that can be done! Transit is something wholly under the city’s control. Continue Reading
Apology to London’s LGBT Community Must Come From Council
When I first arrived in London (much younger) the Mayor of the day was defending herself and her council at the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal for refusing to declare Gay Pride Weekend in the city. As a gay person who was still in the closet at the time, it certainly made it feel like the city really didn’t want me or–anyone like me–to make London home. Continue Reading
Time to Axe the Vacant Property Tax Rebate
Talking with Ward 14 Councillor Jared Zaifman and 980CFPL host Craig Needles about the recent move by City politicians to eliminate the 30% rebate commercial and industrial landowners get if their properties sit vacant for more than 3 months.