Tag: Ontario government
Ontario election: Group urges voters to turn homeless crisis into key issue
A grassroots group of municipal politicians is urging voters to make homelessness a provincial election issue, with the equivalent of a city larger than Sarnia living on the street across Ontario. Calling the encampments that have cropped up in municipalities big and small in recent years a “human rights crisis,” the Ontario Coalition for the […]
Letter to the Editor: Ontario deserves better
Dear Editor, The Conservatives want to make the upcoming provincial election about who is best to deal with the threat from U.S. tariffs. I think the more important question is what are the financial priorities for the next Ontario government. Improve health care and ability to find a family doctor. This will include increasing the pay for nurses […]
Tackling environmental racism in Chemical Valley
By Emma McIntosh, The Narwhal
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan, Circle of Blue, Great Lakes Now at Detroit PBS, Michigan Public and The Narwhal 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.
Letters to the Editor: February 12, 2025
This year our taxes went up an additional $705 for the year. This amounts to about six weekly supermarket visits for food alone
Municipal costs continue to rise at a pace taxpayers can’t handle
Municipal groups say the growing service cost deficit has to be uploaded to the province