Tag: office
City hall spending $3.7M to help convert core office building into apartments
A second office building in downtown London will be converted into housing thanks to city hall’s incentive dollars, Mayor Josh Morgan says.
Rural community health centre to Queen’s Park: Our workers need more pay
A Southwestern Ontario community health centre is raising concerns over wage disparity between workers in its sector versus other branches of the health care system.
Fraud-charged Londoner swept up in crackdown on door-to-door scheme
When London police arrested Austin Acheson in February and charged him in an alleged door-to-door fraud targeting seniors, investigators warned there could be more complainants.
Efforts to bridge digital divide expand in Michigan’s rural areas
By Donté Smith Capital News Service The digital divide remains a pressing issue for Michigan’s rural communities, where broadband access lags due to challenging geography and limited infrastructure. Jason Hamel, the operations manager and product assembler for Hower Tree Baler Corp. in Merritt, says current dial-up connection speeds in the area “aren’t worth it.” “It […]
The post Efforts to bridge digital divide expand in Michigan’s rural areas first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.
School board boss clamps down on executives’ spending after $38K retreat scandal
The regionâs largest school board has introduced a new screening process for staff seeking professional development activities in the wake of a Toronto travel scandal that led to a large-scale provincial audit. The Thames Valley District school board came under fire in late August when The Free Press uncovered a three-day retreat by 18 administrators at […]