Tag: budget
Unions push for full cost of school board retreat at Blue Jays stadium hotel
The union representing early childhood educators says taxpayers have the right to know how much was spent on a retreat for school board executives
London councillor dons black to highlight danger of busy road
It’s not often a London city councillor chooses a wardrobe to match the message they plan to deliver at a council meeting. But that is what Ward 1 Coun. Hadleigh McAlister did Tuesday, when he made an impassioned plea to improve the safety of a deadly stretch of Hamilton Road. “I am sounding the alarm […]
Unions fume over cash-strapped school board executives’ retreat at old SkyDome hotel
Thames Valley District school board executives are facing criticism after roughly 18 senior staff members stayed at the former SkyDome hotel in downtown Toronto amid a $7.6-million budget deficit. While board leaders are defending the August trip, union officials are wondering why the planning session couldn’t have been done here, rather than in the heart […]
Advocates urge Hogsett to save Indy’s at-risk urban forests | Great Lakes Now
By Peter Blanchard, Mirror Indy
Mirror Indy is a part of Free Press Indiana, a nonprofit news organization dedicated to ensuring all Hoosiers have access to the news and information they need.
Despite concerns from environmentalists — and support from 23 city-county councilors — Mayor Joe Hogsett is so far declining to allocate funds in the 2025 city budget to acquire urban forests for conservation.
Two senior administrators exit Thames Valley school board
Two senior administrators at the Thames Valley District school board have left the London-area public board to take jobs with other Southwestern Ontario school systems.
Grey-Bruce politicians call AMO conference a success
Local politicians and staff discussed a wide range of priorities and issues affecting Grey-Bruce at the Association of Municipalities on Ontario conference in Ottawa this week. Everything from homelessness and addictions, to healthcare and long-term care, to energy, transportation and infrastructure were on the minds of area representatives when they met with provincial ministers and […]
‘So top heavy’: Union applauds deep LHSC executive job cuts
LHSC has announced at least 7 executives who were paid about $2.3M combined no longer work there, as it looks to cut spending.
LHSC cuts another five executives as it targets $150M deficit
Five more senior administrators have exited London Health Sciences Centre as the hospital continues to slash its top brass
London joins call for one ministry to handle addictions, homelessness
London Mayor Josh Morgan is joining the call for the creation of one provincial office to tackle the crisis in housing and addiction, saying the work is spread over too many government ministries. From health care to police, housing and mental health, the work that needs to be done is shared by too many Ontario […]