Tag: Labour
Trustee ‘deeply concerned’ about school board’s provincial test results
The number of special needs, multilingual students in Thames Valley District whose test scores met the provincial standard dropped
As Western University strike enters Week 5, national union boss visits picket line
The national president of CUPE visited a Western University picket line in a show of support Tuesday for the 330 local union members on strike in a labour impasse that’s now stretched into its fifth week.
Longtime local politician named chair of vegetable growers group
A veteran municipal and provincial politician has been appointed the new chair of a group representing Ontarioâs vegetable farmers.
Thousands to descend on Western University for homecoming amid strike
Thousands of alumni and students planning on attending Western Universityâs homecoming this weekend could be in for some unexpected headaches.
Steve Lowe named new Georgian College board chair
Steve Lowe, an Owen Sound wealth advisor, accountant and community volunteer, is the new chair of Georgian College’s board of governors for 2024-25. Lowe joined the board of governors in 2020 and recently served as vice-chair, a college announcement said. Georgian College has five campuses, including one in Owen Sound. He’s an RBC Dominion Securities wealth […]
Goderich’s newest park opens to the public
GODERICH – The newest park in Goderich has opened in the community’s COAST subdivision. The new park, which is located at the end of Woodridge Drive on the south end of Goderich, features unique play structures, walking trails and a picnic area. According to a press release, the park’s creation has been a “labour of […]
Cami workers ratify new deal, plant returning to two shifts
Workers at Cami Assembly in Ingersoll have ratified a two-year deal with GM Canada, a contract that increases wages and returns the automotive plant to two shifts starting in January. The contract â affecting about 1,300 workers represented by Unifor Local 88 at the Ingersoll plant â was ratified by 96 per cent of production […]
As London-area job vacancies drop, work is getting harder to find: Analyst
People looking for work in the London region have fewer choices, with the number of job vacancies in the area continuing on a downward trend, new figures from Statistics Canada show.
Cami auto workers set to vote on tentative deal between union, GM
Workers at Cami Assembly in Ingersoll have reached a tentative agreement with GM Canada, their union says. Details of the tentative agreement will be shared with workers at a ratification meeting Sept. 22, Unifor 88 said in a statement issued early on Wednesday. The union represents about 1,300 workers at the Ingersoll plant and has […]
Frustrated homeowners may get break on costly sewer hook-up order
Ingersoll landowners disgruntled over a potential $17,000 charge to switch from septic systems to a municipal sewer pipeline have persuaded local politicians to consider options other than a mandatory hook-up. After 55 Ingersoll property owners fumed upon receiving letters requiring them to link to a sewer pipeline at a maximum cost of $17,646 each, Oxford […]