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Archive of hometown notes from London: local places, drinking water, taxes, and construction.
How London sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.
Indoor radon figures for London follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.
A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put London in national context first.
Greenway Park is a reason people stay fond of London.
December 2023 in London: Greenway Park. A TVP segment near the Greenway Wastewater Treatment Plant where flood-protection construction has been a multi-year neighbour. The pathway stays in use while the machinery does not.
Free Press sports desks treat the London Knights and London Majors as standing local beats, not visiting attractions.
More on London: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
How London compares with nearby cities on City Score.
London's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.
A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.
Londoners organize a surprising amount of weekend life around the Thames River and the asphalt ribbon beside it. The Thames Valley Parkway,
Thames Valley Parkway still orients London. The asphalt trail Londoners shorten to TVP, running parkland along the Thames with river crossings and links into neighbourhood paths. Construction seasons make detour literacy part of the hobby.
Springbank Dam decommissioning under the One River plan still triggers TVP detours through Springbank Park as restoration wraps.
More on London: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Published residential mill-rate context for London.
Residential mill rates for London appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.
Assessment bases differ by province. Read London beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.
A major west-end park on Commissioners Road West with Storybook Gardens in the amenity mix. Dam work and pathway repairs keep it in civic
Walk or drive through London long enough and Springbank Park comes up. A major west-end park on Commissioners Road West with Storybook Gardens in the amenity mix. Dam work and pathway repairs keep it in civic conversation even when you only came to walk.
Civic summer copy is cheerful and practical: neighbourhood park celebrations, outdoor pools, outdoor movie nights, and the Green Bin program sitting in the waste quick links. Harris Park shows up when river-corridor updates need another named bank. On the sports pages, the Free Press keeps the London Knights and London Majors in regular rotation, and Ribfest still earns a photo package when the meat-lovers weekend wraps. Port Stanley appears as a lake day outing in the same paper, the nearby beach London readers already know without a brochure.
More on London: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
The asphalt trail Londoners shorten to TVP, running parkland along the Thames with river crossings and links into neighbourhood paths.
Thames Valley Parkway still orients London. The asphalt trail Londoners shorten to TVP, running parkland along the Thames with river crossings and links into neighbourhood paths. Construction seasons make detour literacy part of the hobby.
Springbank Park's published amenities include Storybook Gardens alongside fields, paths, and a bandshell.
More on London: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Springbank Dam decommissioning under the One River plan still triggers TVP detours through Springbank Park as restoration wraps.
November 2023 in London: Greenway Park. A TVP segment near the Greenway Wastewater Treatment Plant where flood-protection construction has been a multi-year neighbour. The pathway stays in use while the machinery does not.
Springbank Dam decommissioning under the One River plan still triggers TVP detours through Springbank Park as restoration wraps.
More on London: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Where London sits in published building-permit figures for October 2023.
Construction intent in London shows up first as authorized permit dollars. Read a single month as a pulse, not a verdict.
Open the London permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.
The asphalt trail Londoners shorten to TVP, running parkland along the Thames with river crossings and links into neighbourhood paths.
Thames Valley Parkway still orients London. The asphalt trail Londoners shorten to TVP, running parkland along the Thames with river crossings and links into neighbourhood paths. Construction seasons make detour literacy part of the hobby.
Free Press sports desks treat the London Knights and London Majors as standing local beats, not visiting attractions.
More on London: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Greenway Park is a reason people stay fond of London.
October 2023 in London: Greenway Park. A TVP segment near the Greenway Wastewater Treatment Plant where flood-protection construction has been a multi-year neighbour. The pathway stays in use while the machinery does not.
Springbank Park's published amenities include Storybook Gardens alongside fields, paths, and a bandshell.
More on London: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Civic summer copy is cheerful and practical: neighbourhood park celebrations, outdoor pools, outdoor movie nights, and the Green Bin
Walk or drive through London long enough and Springbank Park comes up. A major west-end park on Commissioners Road West with Storybook Gardens in the amenity mix. Dam work and pathway repairs keep it in civic conversation even when you only came to walk.
Civic summer copy is cheerful and practical: neighbourhood park celebrations, outdoor pools, outdoor movie nights, and the Green Bin program sitting in the waste quick links. Harris Park shows up when river-corridor updates need another named bank. On the sports pages, the Free Press keeps the London Knights and London Majors in regular rotation, and Ribfest still earns a photo package when the meat-lovers weekend wraps. Port Stanley appears as a lake day outing in the same paper, the nearby beach London readers already know without a brochure.
More on London: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Published residential mill-rate context for London.
Residential mill rates for London appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.
Assessment bases differ by province. Read London beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.
Election season adds its own vocabulary. The City is already pointing people to the October 2026 municipal vote, and the Free Press has
September 2023 in London: Greenway Park. A TVP segment near the Greenway Wastewater Treatment Plant where flood-protection construction has been a multi-year neighbour. The pathway stays in use while the machinery does not.
Free Press sports desks treat the London Knights and London Majors as standing local beats, not visiting attractions.
More on London: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
London draws municipal drinking water from Lake Huron and Lake Erie, treated at Elgin Area Primary Water Supply System Water Treatment Plant.
Ask where London drinking water begins and the answer is Lake Erie, then Elgin Area Primary Water Supply System Water Treatment Plant. That supply chain is what the water atlas puts beside hardness and lead.
Regional plant east of Port Stanley treating Lake Erie water. Board-owned; OCWA-operated; capacity about 91 ML/day. Water reaches London via the Elgin-Middlesex Pumping Station.
See the London water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.
The asphalt trail Londoners shorten to TVP, running parkland along the Thames with river crossings and links into neighbourhood paths.
Thames Valley Parkway still orients London. The asphalt trail Londoners shorten to TVP, running parkland along the Thames with river crossings and links into neighbourhood paths. Construction seasons make detour literacy part of the hobby.
Springbank Dam decommissioning under the One River plan still triggers TVP detours through Springbank Park as restoration wraps.
More on London: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Seismic and wildfire context that applies to London.
London appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.
Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.
A major west-end park on Commissioners Road West with Storybook Gardens in the amenity mix. Dam work and pathway repairs keep it in civic
Walk or drive through London long enough and Springbank Park comes up. A major west-end park on Commissioners Road West with Storybook Gardens in the amenity mix. Dam work and pathway repairs keep it in civic conversation even when you only came to walk.
Civic summer copy is cheerful and practical: neighbourhood park celebrations, outdoor pools, outdoor movie nights, and the Green Bin program sitting in the waste quick links. Harris Park shows up when river-corridor updates need another named bank. On the sports pages, the Free Press keeps the London Knights and London Majors in regular rotation, and Ribfest still earns a photo package when the meat-lovers weekend wraps. Port Stanley appears as a lake day outing in the same paper, the nearby beach London readers already know without a brochure.
More on London: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Advertised broadband availability for London.
Broadband rows for London come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.
A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the London internet page.
Springbank Dam decommissioning under the One River plan still triggers TVP detours through Springbank Park as restoration wraps.
August 2023 in London: Greenway Park. A TVP segment near the Greenway Wastewater Treatment Plant where flood-protection construction has been a multi-year neighbour. The pathway stays in use while the machinery does not.
Springbank Dam decommissioning under the One River plan still triggers TVP detours through Springbank Park as restoration wraps.
More on London: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
How London sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.
Indoor radon figures for London follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.
A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put London in national context first.
Thames Valley Parkway is a reason people stay fond of London.
Thames Valley Parkway still orients London. The asphalt trail Londoners shorten to TVP, running parkland along the Thames with river crossings and links into neighbourhood paths. Construction seasons make detour literacy part of the hobby.
Free Press sports desks treat the London Knights and London Majors as standing local beats, not visiting attractions.
More on London: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
How London compares with nearby cities on City Score.
London's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.
A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.
Civic summer copy is cheerful and practical: neighbourhood park celebrations, outdoor pools, outdoor movie nights, and the Green Bin
Walk or drive through London long enough and Springbank Park comes up. A major west-end park on Commissioners Road West with Storybook Gardens in the amenity mix. Dam work and pathway repairs keep it in civic conversation even when you only came to walk.
Civic summer copy is cheerful and practical: neighbourhood park celebrations, outdoor pools, outdoor movie nights, and the Green Bin program sitting in the waste quick links. Harris Park shows up when river-corridor updates need another named bank. On the sports pages, the Free Press keeps the London Knights and London Majors in regular rotation, and Ribfest still earns a photo package when the meat-lovers weekend wraps. Port Stanley appears as a lake day outing in the same paper, the nearby beach London readers already know without a brochure.
More on London: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Published residential mill-rate context for London.
Residential mill rates for London appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.
Assessment bases differ by province. Read London beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.
A TVP segment near the Greenway Wastewater Treatment Plant where flood-protection construction has been a multi-year neighbour. The pathway
July 2023 in London: Greenway Park. A TVP segment near the Greenway Wastewater Treatment Plant where flood-protection construction has been a multi-year neighbour. The pathway stays in use while the machinery does not.
Free Press sports desks treat the London Knights and London Majors as standing local beats, not visiting attractions.
More on London: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
A major west-end park on Commissioners Road West with Storybook Gardens in the amenity mix. Dam work and pathway repairs keep it in civic
Walk or drive through London long enough and Springbank Park comes up. A major west-end park on Commissioners Road West with Storybook Gardens in the amenity mix. Dam work and pathway repairs keep it in civic conversation even when you only came to walk.
Civic summer copy is cheerful and practical: neighbourhood park celebrations, outdoor pools, outdoor movie nights, and the Green Bin program sitting in the waste quick links. Harris Park shows up when river-corridor updates need another named bank. On the sports pages, the Free Press keeps the London Knights and London Majors in regular rotation, and Ribfest still earns a photo package when the meat-lovers weekend wraps. Port Stanley appears as a lake day outing in the same paper, the nearby beach London readers already know without a brochure.
More on London: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Springbank Dam decommissioning under the One River plan still triggers TVP detours through Springbank Park as restoration wraps.
Thames Valley Parkway still orients London. The asphalt trail Londoners shorten to TVP, running parkland along the Thames with river crossings and links into neighbourhood paths. Construction seasons make detour literacy part of the hobby.
Springbank Dam decommissioning under the One River plan still triggers TVP detours through Springbank Park as restoration wraps.
More on London: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Where London sits in published building-permit figures for June 2023.
Construction intent in London shows up first as authorized permit dollars. Read a single month as a pulse, not a verdict.
Open the London permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.
A major west-end park on Commissioners Road West with Storybook Gardens in the amenity mix. Dam work and pathway repairs keep it in civic
Walk or drive through London long enough and Springbank Park comes up. A major west-end park on Commissioners Road West with Storybook Gardens in the amenity mix. Dam work and pathway repairs keep it in civic conversation even when you only came to walk.
Civic summer copy is cheerful and practical: neighbourhood park celebrations, outdoor pools, outdoor movie nights, and the Green Bin program sitting in the waste quick links. Harris Park shows up when river-corridor updates need another named bank. On the sports pages, the Free Press keeps the London Knights and London Majors in regular rotation, and Ribfest still earns a photo package when the meat-lovers weekend wraps. Port Stanley appears as a lake day outing in the same paper, the nearby beach London readers already know without a brochure.
More on London: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Thames Valley Parkway is a reason people stay fond of London.
Thames Valley Parkway still orients London. The asphalt trail Londoners shorten to TVP, running parkland along the Thames with river crossings and links into neighbourhood paths. Construction seasons make detour literacy part of the hobby.
Springbank Park's published amenities include Storybook Gardens alongside fields, paths, and a bandshell.
More on London: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Election season adds its own vocabulary. The City is already pointing people to the October 2026 municipal vote, and the Free Press has
May 2023 in London: Greenway Park. A TVP segment near the Greenway Wastewater Treatment Plant where flood-protection construction has been a multi-year neighbour. The pathway stays in use while the machinery does not.
Springbank Dam decommissioning under the One River plan still triggers TVP detours through Springbank Park as restoration wraps.
More on London: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Published residential mill-rate context for London.
Residential mill rates for London appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.
Assessment bases differ by province. Read London beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.
Londoners organize a surprising amount of weekend life around the Thames River and the asphalt ribbon beside it. The Thames Valley Parkway,
Thames Valley Parkway still orients London. The asphalt trail Londoners shorten to TVP, running parkland along the Thames with river crossings and links into neighbourhood paths. Construction seasons make detour literacy part of the hobby.
Free Press sports desks treat the London Knights and London Majors as standing local beats, not visiting attractions.
More on London: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
London draws municipal drinking water from Lake Huron and Lake Erie, treated at Elgin Area Primary Water Supply System Water Treatment Plant.
May 2023 is a good week to revisit London's source: Lake Huron and Lake Erie. Treatment at Elgin Area Primary Water Supply System Water Treatment Plant sits between the intake and the tap.
Regional plant east of Port Stanley treating Lake Erie water. Board-owned; OCWA-operated; capacity about 91 ML/day. Water reaches London via the Elgin-Middlesex Pumping Station.
See the London water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.
A major west-end park on Commissioners Road West with Storybook Gardens in the amenity mix. Dam work and pathway repairs keep it in civic
Walk or drive through London long enough and Springbank Park comes up. A major west-end park on Commissioners Road West with Storybook Gardens in the amenity mix. Dam work and pathway repairs keep it in civic conversation even when you only came to walk.
Civic summer copy is cheerful and practical: neighbourhood park celebrations, outdoor pools, outdoor movie nights, and the Green Bin program sitting in the waste quick links. Harris Park shows up when river-corridor updates need another named bank. On the sports pages, the Free Press keeps the London Knights and London Majors in regular rotation, and Ribfest still earns a photo package when the meat-lovers weekend wraps. Port Stanley appears as a lake day outing in the same paper, the nearby beach London readers already know without a brochure.
More on London: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Seismic and wildfire context that applies to London.
London appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.
Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.
A TVP segment near the Greenway Wastewater Treatment Plant where flood-protection construction has been a multi-year neighbour. The pathway
April 2023 in London: Greenway Park. A TVP segment near the Greenway Wastewater Treatment Plant where flood-protection construction has been a multi-year neighbour. The pathway stays in use while the machinery does not.
Free Press sports desks treat the London Knights and London Majors as standing local beats, not visiting attractions.
More on London: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Advertised broadband availability for London.
Broadband rows for London come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.
A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the London internet page.
Springbank Dam decommissioning under the One River plan still triggers TVP detours through Springbank Park as restoration wraps.
Thames Valley Parkway still orients London. The asphalt trail Londoners shorten to TVP, running parkland along the Thames with river crossings and links into neighbourhood paths. Construction seasons make detour literacy part of the hobby.
Springbank Dam decommissioning under the One River plan still triggers TVP detours through Springbank Park as restoration wraps.
More on London: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
How London sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.
Indoor radon figures for London follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.
A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put London in national context first.
Springbank Park is a reason people stay fond of London.
Walk or drive through London long enough and Springbank Park comes up. A major west-end park on Commissioners Road West with Storybook Gardens in the amenity mix. Dam work and pathway repairs keep it in civic conversation even when you only came to walk.
Civic summer copy is cheerful and practical: neighbourhood park celebrations, outdoor pools, outdoor movie nights, and the Green Bin program sitting in the waste quick links. Harris Park shows up when river-corridor updates need another named bank. On the sports pages, the Free Press keeps the London Knights and London Majors in regular rotation, and Ribfest still earns a photo package when the meat-lovers weekend wraps. Port Stanley appears as a lake day outing in the same paper, the nearby beach London readers already know without a brochure.
More on London: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
How London compares with nearby cities on City Score.
London's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.
A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.
Election season adds its own vocabulary. The City is already pointing people to the October 2026 municipal vote, and the Free Press has
February 2023 in London: Greenway Park. A TVP segment near the Greenway Wastewater Treatment Plant where flood-protection construction has been a multi-year neighbour. The pathway stays in use while the machinery does not.
Springbank Dam decommissioning under the One River plan still triggers TVP detours through Springbank Park as restoration wraps.
More on London: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Published residential mill-rate context for London.
Residential mill rates for London appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.
Assessment bases differ by province. Read London beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.
The asphalt trail Londoners shorten to TVP, running parkland along the Thames with river crossings and links into neighbourhood paths.
Thames Valley Parkway still orients London. The asphalt trail Londoners shorten to TVP, running parkland along the Thames with river crossings and links into neighbourhood paths. Construction seasons make detour literacy part of the hobby.
Free Press sports desks treat the London Knights and London Majors as standing local beats, not visiting attractions.
More on London: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
A TVP segment near the Greenway Wastewater Treatment Plant where flood-protection construction has been a multi-year neighbour. The pathway
February 2023 in London: Greenway Park. A TVP segment near the Greenway Wastewater Treatment Plant where flood-protection construction has been a multi-year neighbour. The pathway stays in use while the machinery does not.
Springbank Park's published amenities include Storybook Gardens alongside fields, paths, and a bandshell.
More on London: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Springbank Dam decommissioning under the One River plan still triggers TVP detours through Springbank Park as restoration wraps.
Walk or drive through London long enough and Springbank Park comes up. A major west-end park on Commissioners Road West with Storybook Gardens in the amenity mix. Dam work and pathway repairs keep it in civic conversation even when you only came to walk.
Civic summer copy is cheerful and practical: neighbourhood park celebrations, outdoor pools, outdoor movie nights, and the Green Bin program sitting in the waste quick links. Harris Park shows up when river-corridor updates need another named bank. On the sports pages, the Free Press keeps the London Knights and London Majors in regular rotation, and Ribfest still earns a photo package when the meat-lovers weekend wraps. Port Stanley appears as a lake day outing in the same paper, the nearby beach London readers already know without a brochure.
More on London: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Where London sits in published building-permit figures for January 2023.
Building-permit value for London comes from Statistics Canada when a direct-tier row exists. Quiet months often follow busy ones.
Open the London permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.
Greenway Park is a reason people stay fond of London.
January 2023 in London: Greenway Park. A TVP segment near the Greenway Wastewater Treatment Plant where flood-protection construction has been a multi-year neighbour. The pathway stays in use while the machinery does not.
Free Press sports desks treat the London Knights and London Majors as standing local beats, not visiting attractions.
More on London: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
London draws municipal drinking water from Lake Huron and Lake Erie, treated at Elgin Area Primary Water Supply System Water Treatment Plant.
Ask where London drinking water begins and the answer is Lake Erie, then Elgin Area Primary Water Supply System Water Treatment Plant. That supply chain is what the water atlas puts beside hardness and lead.
Regional plant east of Port Stanley treating Lake Erie water. Board-owned; OCWA-operated; capacity about 91 ML/day. Water reaches London via the Elgin-Middlesex Pumping Station.
See the London water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.
Londoners organize a surprising amount of weekend life around the Thames River and the asphalt ribbon beside it. The Thames Valley Parkway,
Thames Valley Parkway still orients London. The asphalt trail Londoners shorten to TVP, running parkland along the Thames with river crossings and links into neighbourhood paths. Construction seasons make detour literacy part of the hobby.
Springbank Dam decommissioning under the One River plan still triggers TVP detours through Springbank Park as restoration wraps.
More on London: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.