City Staff Provide Tenants on Kipps Lane with Vegatable & Bedding Plants

Everything Necessary to Make Their Balconies Bloom

City of London vehicles arrived at high rises in late July with bedding plants, soil, containers and other supplies necessary to make their balconies bloom. Friends still living at the TransGlobe buildings from 740 to 758 Kipps Lane told me about this event.

Many of the plants are doing really well. One tenant was given a tomato plant which has grown to five feet and will soon bear sweet cherry tomatoes. I saw the large tomato plant in late August.

It was a great idea and one that should be repeated next year as the tenants I spoke to appreciated the initiative. I've been gardening on my balcony (tomatoes, annual flowers) for five years now. It's  a wonderful way to bring life to otherwise high rises that benefit from the life which gardens and plants bring to them.

The list of people who have registered to run in Ward 3 has swelled to 4 in light of Councillor Bernie MacDonald's decision to withdraw from the race.

To view a complete list of the candidates, their email addresses and web sites click here.

Tree watering alert continues

The City’s Manager of Urban Forestry would like to remind Londoners the tree watering alert remains in effect, due to the shortfall of rain.

While the small amounts of rain we've received in the past two weeks have helped, the long term forecast does not call for significant rain in the next week. Londoners should continue to water all trees until consecutive weeks of adequate rain occur.

Women Creating Community Program

Meet women in your community, try creative activities, feel better, and have fun!


Tuesdays and Thursdays 6:30-8pm London InterCommunity Health Centre (Huron site)


Flyer/schedule found online at: 



http://www.lihc.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/WCC-Poster-Sept-2010.pdf 

Bernie Calls it Quits after 29 years on Council

Bernie MacDonald announced today that he will withdraw his name for re-election in this year's City vote on October 25th.

Currently Rod Morley and German Gutierrez have filed to run in Ward 3. Look for this field to swell in the coming days and weeks.