👉London City Council has reinstated free parking in core business districts, offering one hour of free parking in Downtown London, Richmond Row, Midtown, and the Old East Village until December 31. The decision comes after a previous committee recommendation to keep parking at full price was overturned. The program, scaled down from two hours to one, will be limited to on-street parking and two municipal lots in the Old East Village. The $330,000 cost will be covered by the city's Economic Development Reserve Fund, aiming to support economic recovery in these areas.✅ . 𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐊𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐥, 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐆𝐓𝐀 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐨𝐫. 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥: +𝟏 (𝟔𝟒𝟕) 𝟔𝟕𝟑-𝟑𝟓𝟏𝟔 𝐄𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥: 𝐤𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐥@𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞.𝐜𝐨𝐦 @kamalpillai_realtor . . #LondonOntario #FreeParking #CoreBusinessDistricts #EconomicRecovery #CityCouncil #ParkingIncentive #mnm #malayalisnearmeapp #canadaupdate #canadanews

👉Sault Ste. Marie city council has agreed to contribute $505,000 to aid in saving the city's YMCA. An unnamed charitable foundation is purchasing the YMCA building, contingent upon the city providing funds for necessary repairs. While some councillors expressed concerns about transparency, the motion to support the YMCA passed 7-3. Mayor Matthew Shoemaker highlighted the potential higher cost to the city if the YMCA were to close. The funding, coming from the city's reserves, will not incur additional costs for taxpayers. However, councillors are now pushing for greater oversight of the YMCA's operations.✅ . 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐚 𝐕𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞, 𝐎𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨'𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭. 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥: +𝟏 (𝟒𝟑𝟕) 𝟗𝟖𝟐-𝟎𝟖𝟎𝟒 @neena.robin . . #SaultSteMarie #YMCA #CityCouncil #Funding #CommunitySupport #Transparency #CityServices#mnm #malayalisnearmeapp #canadaupdate #canadanews

👉Edmonton city council unanimously approved an 8.9% property tax increase on Tuesday evening. This increase equates to roughly $66 for every $100,000 in assessed property value. The additional tax revenue will fund expanded services, including the new metro line to NAIT, increased bus service, and an enhanced response to homelessness. Originally proposed at 6.6% in the fall and discussed at 8.7% in April, the final increase addresses lower-than-expected revenues, higher labour costs, and increased population growth. The tax levy contributes over half of Edmonton's operating budget, with a bylaw to set the new rate expected next week and tax notices mailed on May 23.✅ . 𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐊𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐥, 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐆𝐓𝐀 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐨𝐫. 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥: +𝟏 (𝟔𝟒𝟕) 𝟔𝟕𝟑-𝟑𝟓𝟏𝟔 𝐄𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥: 𝐤𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐥@𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞.𝐜𝐨𝐦 @kamalpillai_realtor . . #Edmonton #PropertyTax #CityCouncil #BudgetIncrease #PublicServices #TaxHike #LocalGovernment #mnm #malayalisnearmeapp #canadaupdate #canadanews

👉London city councillors Shawn Lewis and Peter Cuddy propose a two-year pilot project to provide free London Transit (LTC) passes to Grade 9 students at Clarke Road Secondary School, aiming to enhance bus ridership and punctuality for students. The initiative, supported by the LTC board and Thames Valley District School Board, seeks to familiarize students with public transit and facilitate participation in extracurricular activities and part-time jobs. Funding sources, including reserve funds and government grants, are being explored, with the pilot's continuation contingent on sufficient ridership. Similar successful programs in municipalities like Oakville and Kingston offer precedents for the initiative's potential impact on transit usage.✅ . 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐰 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐋𝐚𝐰 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐚𝐰 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐢 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐚𝐰𝐲𝐞𝐫, 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐨 𝐋𝐚𝐰 📲+𝟏 𝟒𝟏𝟔-𝟓𝟎𝟗-𝟗𝟓𝟎𝟖 📧𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐢@𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐰.𝐜𝐚 @chackolaw.ca . . #LondonTransit #PublicTransport #HighSchoolStudents #PilotProject #CommunityInitiative #TransitAccessibility #CityCouncil #YouthEngagement #LondonOntario #mnm #malayalisnearmeapp #canadaupdate #canadanews