Tag: job
10 per cent cut to city councillors’ expense limit proposed: ‘Small savings’
Here’s something you don’t see every day â a politician looking for their expense limit to be cut. That’s a suggestion being lofted by Ward 11 Coun. Elizabeth Peloza for a Monday committee meeting, to shave 10 per cent or $1,500 off of the $15,000 limit for council’s regular constituency expenses. City councillors are entitled […]
Skilled trades co-op pilot concludes with plans to expand
A pilot program giving local students training in energy sector skilled trades resulted in new learning, job offers and future skilled trade co-op positions, according to facilitator NII Explore. Earlier this year, 25 high school students from Kincardine District Senior School (KDSS) became the first to enrol in the NII Explore Energy Co-op, a specialized […]
Fog lifting on hefty income increases for London-area school board brass
Some answers are in, but questions are still swirling about hefty increases in income paid out by the two big London-area school boards â both, running budget deficits â to some senior brass last year. At the Thames Valley District school board, payments to 17 senior leaders and superintendents rose by double-digit percentage amounts in […]
Q+A: New Ontario Hockey League boss Bryan Crawford
The retired Ontario Hockey League commissioner passed the torch with a few simple words of encouragement. âGo get ’em, kid,â David Branch said to Bryan Crawford before an introductory news conference Thursday at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto. Replacing a 45-year legend at the helm is no small feat, but the 42-year-old from […]
Birds of prey pilot deterring geese at Port Elgin harbour
There’s a new sheriff in town to take care of Port Elgin’s pooping geese problem. More than 100 Canada geese are leaving their mark on the grass and walkway, making for unpleasant walking for harbour visitors. But the birds might have met their match: Michael Thibert’s three Harris hawks, which stand guard while tethered to […]