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Of the many harms that are associated with illicit drug use, one has been overshadowing the rest in its deadly impact on London's drug-using community. Over the past several months, London has seen a rash of opiate related overdose deaths.  Although most of these fatalities go unnoticed by the wider community, for those of us working in shelters, social service agencies and on the streets with people who use drugs, and indeed for those who themselves use drugs, it seems that not a week goes by without  the sad news of yet another death of someone we know.  read more »

London is an awesome city.

We plant lots of trees—but not real trees—pretty metal trees that are the color of Pepto-Bismol. As a child I always wanted to live in the world of Dr. Seuss—now my dream is a reality.

We have buses that talk. Yes, that’s right: talking buses. Darwin never saw this coming. A nice automated woman’s voice announces the stop about 5.2 seconds after the bus passes it. It’s brilliant!  read more »

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On Monday, I had the pleasure of listening to the delegation of a group of mums from the White Oaks area, at the Environment and Transportation Committee meeting. And as a publicly outspoken pedestrian advocate, I was proud of them.

Not so proud of our local politicians.  read more »

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The London Community Foundation just released it's vital signs report on the city of London's health. Above is a graphic detailing the public's perception of our quality of life in London. This report grades various facets of London, such as Housing (C), Safety and the Arts (B), as well as the Environment and Equality (D).  read more »

The Police are an old institution. And any archaic institution, apart of a democratic nation-state, relies on citizenry complacency to expand its reach and power as a population grows. Broadly, across the globe, the Police are an institution mandated to serve and protect. Depending on how you view the contemporary nation-state you can dispute whom the Police are really mandated to serve and protect.  read more »