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Workers claim victory after reaching deal with defence supplier
INGERSOLL â Nine weeks after walking off the job, about 200 workers at a defence industry supplier will return to work after reaching a new four-year deal. The union is calling the new collective agreement a âsignificant victory on wage equalityâ at IMT Defence, â a manufacturer of projectiles and vehicle systems â after 79 […]
Owen Sound’s violent crime severity index two-thirds higher in 2023
Owen Sound’s violent crime severity index soared in 2023 over the year before. Unlike the conventional crime rate, the violent crime severity index is weighted, with more serious but less frequent offences, like first-degree murder, given a CSI rating 280 times greater than property theft, for instance. The city’s crime severity index was 123.41 in […]
From pet to ‘monster.’ The battle to rid Michigan’s Glen Lake of giant koi | Great Lakes Now
By Gabrielle Nelson, Bridge Michigan
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; and Michigan Public, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.
City digs deeper to fix skate park after problem arises
It will cost about $100,000 more than budgeted to fix Owen Sound’s Sk8 and Bike Park’s concrete pad, which has been partly fenced off for more than a year because sections were crumbling and considered unsafe to use. Owen Sound council voted Monday morning, during a special meeting to discuss this issue, to withdraw an additional […]
Striking London warehousing workers dug in after rejecting two offers
The union for 147 workers at HCL Logistics also says they haven’t paid for their last week of work yet, adding to their strike-line resolve.
Showpiece downtown London mansion damaged in fire hits market
Hit by a fire while being brought back to life, a piece of London’s real estate history â a heritage, Victorian-era mansion in the heart of downtown â is up for sale. The 2½-storey-residence at 496 Waterloo St., across the street from Central secondary school, has long been considered one of the core’s most remarkable […]
Tourist spending in London jumped 11 per cent in 2023: Report
Spending on tourism in London shot up last year, surpassing a billion dollars, a new report says
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