The Sandor Report

Old East Village Community Association The Old East Village lies just east of downtown London and some of the city’s other core neighbourhoods like Woodfield and SoHo. The area was developed in a short period of time at the turn of the twentieth century as a residential community supporting nearby industry, and it blossomed in London’s industrial era, but fell on harder times during the city’s suburbanization. Partly to address the lack of organized community support in early revitalization efforts, the Old East Village Community Association (OEVCA) was formed as a residents' association in January of 2003 “to aid and empower residents of the neighbourhood” through advocacy, education and community engagement. Its Constitution and Bylaws were passed at a general meeting in January, 2004.  Programming and Initiatives The association immediately became an active contributor to community development efforts like the Old East Village Community Improvement Plan ...

Old South Community Organization The Old South Community Organization (OSCO) began life as the "South London Community Organization" around about 1975, and was incorporated in 1980. According to the folklore, it came about mainly in response to the construction of the Horton Street "Extension", sometimes called the Horton Street "Expressway" (if you can believe it) and the proposed extension of Ridout Street south of Commissioners Road. Programming and Initiatives OSCO hosts the Gathering on the Green, the largest & oldest community festival in London. It's been going on for over thirty years, since the mid-late 1980's. At various times they've sponsored or supported Cruise Nights, the Jazz & Blues Festival , Halloween in the Village, Christmas in the Village, and a mid-winter Chili Cookoff. In addition to the Gathering, OSCS sells Christmas trees as a fundraiser. Money raised goes to fund a number of award...

In addition to the standard issues of international affairs, economic growth and social equality that most of us expect our government to constantly address, the federal government has spent the last few months placing focus on what on the surface appear to be minor domestic issues.   Among these proposals have been the ruling that a portrait of the Queen should hang in all Canadian embassies, flying the Canadian flag should be a constitutional right, memorials for the War of 1812 should receive funding and our army should be renamed “The Royal Canadian Armed Forces”.   Although there seems to be a general consensus on Parliament Hill that these measures are not out of line, many Canadians have expressed a belief that these changes hold little significance beyond strengthening the support of Conservative Party members.   I have no intention of arguing the point, however we must look beyond the veil of partisan politics in order to see that these measures have the pot...