Tag: Labour
Hard Rock Hotel nears opening, will push Kellogg Lane investment past $100M
Londonâs Hard Rock Hotel is in the final stage of construction, a 164-room upscale development that will push the total investment into 100 Kellogg Lane to more than $100 million.
Strike threat looms over colleges in Southwestern Ontario, across province
London’s Fanshawe College and its peers across Southwestern Ontario and provincewide are bracing for a strike that could mark the start of 2025 amid a breakdown in labour talks with the union representing faculty and other staffers.
Local postal union president says government undermining workers
The local postal union president says the government is undermining workers by effectively ordering Canada Post workers back to work during peak mailing season. “You have a corporation that’s unwilling to negotiate with us now,” said Melissa Simpson, president of Owen Sound Local 582 of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, in an interview Saturday […]
Unemployment rate drops in region that includes Grey-Bruce
The unemployment rate in the region that includes Grey-Bruce fell last month, coming in at less than half of the provincial rate. The rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region decreased 0.6 per cent to 3.2 per cent, the second lowest unemployment rate in the province. The provincial unemployment rate decreased 0.4 per cent to […]
London-area adds 3,000 new jobs as employment trend stays positive
The London-area economy added close to 3,000 jobs in November, but the regionâs jobless rate still edged up last month as more people looked for work, Statistics Canada reported Friday. In total, the London area, which also takes in St. Thomas, Strathroy and portions of Elgin and Middlesex County, added 2,700 new positions, marking the […]
Canada Post strike: What workers are seeking, what Canadians are missing
With the notable exception of social security cheques, the only thing being collected in mailboxes across the country these days is dust. Until the dust settles on the strike of 55,000 Canada Post employees that began on Nov. 15, itâs a waiting game as the busiest time of year for letter and parcel traffic fast […]
Durham historian wins Ontario Museum Association award for Marathon of History magazine
A Durham historian helping to uncover local stories is being rewarded for his labour of love. Mat Johnson recently won the Ontario Museum Association’s award for excellence in publications for his free magazine Marathon of History. “I was ecstatic . . . it’s pretty cool. It’s just cool, that’s the best way to describe it,” […]
Labour ministry investigating after worker injured at job site
A worker was taken to hospital after being injured at a job site on Monday morning, police say.
Parade, lights festival to kick off holiday season in Owen Sound
The sights and sounds of the holiday season are about to descend on Owen Sound. A full lineup of festive events are planned on Saturday, including the 79th annual Kiwanis Santa Claus Parade, the Festival of Northern Lights kick-off, and the River District’s Holiday Magic. The 79th annual Santa Claus Parade starts the fun […]