Tag: province
In Old East Village, homeless reality collides with merchants’ concerns
Old East Village residents and businesses are set to weigh in on a multi-million-dollar proposal from a social service agency to add 90 new homeless shelter beds. Set for Wednesday are two public meetings hosted at the Old East Village Market at 630 Dundas St. by the neighbourhood business improvement area as well as Ark […]
Joliet, Illinois, Plans to Source Its Future Drinking Water From Lake Michigan. Will Other Cities Follow? | Great Lakes Now
By Nina Elkadi, Inside Climate News
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The aquifer from which Joliet, Illinois, sources its drinking water is likely going to run too dry to support the city by 2030—a problem more and more communities are facing as the climate changes and groundwater declines.
London has Canada’s highest downtown office vacancy rate. Is there a fix?
London leads the nation in empty downtown office space, just-released figures from the commercial realty firm CBRE show.
Q+A: New OHL commissioner Bryan Crawford on his debut season, so far
LFP sportswriter Ryan Pyette spoke with new OHL boss Bryan Crawford about the early impressions of his first season at the helm.
Province highlights local Catholic school board results
The Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board has something to celebrate in its latest annual provincial standardized test results. The Ministry of Education even acknowledged the board’s improvements in Grade 6 math in the latest Education Quality and Accountability Office standardized test results. The board’s Grade 6 math assessments saw a 12-percentage point increase over last year’s […]
Regulator wants US$51M payback over ex-Grand Bend merchant’s crypto scheme
Ontarioâs securities regulator is seeking $8.5 million in fines and the repayment of US$51 million in ill-gotten funds after a former Grand Bend business owner and several of his companies were found guilty of Securities Act charges.
Bluewater sees EQAO improvement but has work to do
Bluewater District School Board has things to celebrate in their latest annual provincial standardized testing results over last year. At the same time, in most cases, the percentage of local students meeting provincial expectations was still below the provincial average in the 2023-24 Education Quality and Accountability Office results. The good news is more students met or exceeded […]
Baranyai: Employees face tough choices when job, beliefs conflict
Ideally, and whenever possible, people should not be forced to participate in activities deeply at odds with their conscience or religious beliefs.
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