A five-tower residential complex has been given the green light by city council despite concerns they could have pushed for more affordable housing to be included in the project. On Tuesday, Drewlo Holdings and Auburn Developments received the necessary rezoning to build their joint-proposal for 1,272 units, spread throughout five high rises, to be built on Wellington Road.
Sacrificing 28 affordable units in a massive south-end redevelopment isn’t acceptable amid London’s housing crisis, one-third of city council voted on Tuesday.
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Hard hit by the pandemic, local agencies that combat poverty may be in line for some pandemic relief funding but not until after this fall’s municipal election.
As the city mulls what do with $3-million to help ease COVID’s impact, social agencies in London are “in crisis” and in dire need of help as a result of the…