Tag: Labour
Meaford film festival features award winners starting Friday
The three-day Meaford International Film Festival will present six award-winning movies at Meaford Hall starting Friday. The event features a MIFF Red Carpet Gala Thursday night, Sept. 19, hosted by “Collingwood premier drag queen,” Enya Dreams. There will be a live auction, live performances and a chance to mingle with local celebrities and community members, […]
Tension flares as Western University closes campus roads amid ongoing strike
As frustration mounts over bumper-to-bumper traffic near Western Universityâs campus, striking workers and the school are nowhere near reaching an agreement, a union representative says.
Auto-workers union details priorities as labour talks start at Cami Assembly
Workers at Cami Assembly in Ingersoll say they’re looking for some stability as they bargain with GM Canada on a new collective agreement.
Unemployment rate rises in Stratford-Bruce Peninsula region
The unemployment rate rose last month in the region that includes Grey and Bruce counties, but the rate still remains the lowest in the province. The unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region increased 0.9 of a per cent to 3.7 per cent in August. It was the largest percentage increase of all regions […]
Woman says she’s charged with assault – over a water gun fight
SIMCOE â A woman says she’s in disbelief after being charged with assault with a weapon for what she calls the act of spraying a person during a water gun fight. Wendy Washik, 58, was named by Ontario Provincial Police in a news release after a Labour Day weekend incident on Woodway Trail in Simcoe […]
Loved ones mourn man, 26, killed in Labour Day canoe mishap
The 26-year-old Port Stanley man killed in a canoe mishap on a St. Thomas lake is being remembered as an animal lover and avid outdoorsman who put his friends and family first. Ryan Davies, a plumbing apprentice for a Kitchener-based contractor, died after the canoe he was in capsized on Lake Margaret on Labour Day. […]
London-area loses 3,600 jobs, capping difficult summer for workers
The London region shed about 3,600 jobs in August, marking the third consecutive month of job losses locally, the latest labour market snapshot shows. In total, the region has lost 7,300 positions since June, Statistics Canada reported Friday, capping what has been a difficult summer for job seekers across the country. Despite Augustâs employment decline, […]
Police again urge life-jacket use after St. Thomas drowning
Nobody in a canoe that capsized Monday in St. Thomas resulting in one man’s death was wearing life jackets, city police said.
Here’s your chance to give plastic plant pots a second life
Gardening season is nearly over, but Londoners can still enjoy the fruits of their labour while helping an environmental group in the city at the same time.