Owen Sound Sun Times

Owen Sound mayor highlights 2024 accomplishments

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Owen Sound Mayor Ian Boddy says the city has made some huge decisions in 2024, including important deals with its neighbouring municipalities, new services for its own ratepayers and renewed agreements with its community partners.  Boddy gave his year-end update during the city’s last regular council meeting on Monday (Dec. 16), where he outlined dozens […]

London Free Press Unemployment

London unemployment rate holds steady, even as more jobs created

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The London area added 1,400 new jobs in October, the second straight month of employment gains for the region, Statistics Canada reported Friday. Despite the gains, which followed an abysmal summer in which London shed about 7,300 positions, the jobless rate for the region was unchanged from September’s 6.4 per cent. That’s the result of […]