Tag: Staff
Hospital unions fear layoffs as LHSC deficit soars to $150M
Workers at LHSC have a message for the hospital as it copes with a deficit expected to nearly double to $150M by the spring of 2025.
Construction officially begins on new Rockwood Terrace in Durham
Nearly 10 years after Grey County began exploring redevelopment options, shovels hit the dirt Friday morning in Durham to officially kick off the new 128-bed Rockwood Terrace construction. Once completed, sometime in 2026 if all goes to plan, the new long-term care home and the county’s largest capital project to date will offer 28 additional […]
Saugeen Ojibway Nation flag raised over Kelso Beach in Owen Sound
The Canada Day weekend began in Owen Sound on Friday with a solemn and reflective ceremony dedicated to remembering and honouring those who have called the area home for thousands of years. About 80 people gathered as the Saugeen Ojibway Nation flag was raised up the flagpole to fly permanently above the Gichi-Name Wiikwedong Reconciliation […]
Western University: On-campus protesters building ‘more permanent’ base
Western University pledged to take action as an on-campus encampment protesting Israel nears the two-month mark with students bringing in new materials to build a fortified barricade, school officials say. Officials on Friday cited “egregious abuse” in the University Community Centre â adjacent to the pro-Palestine encampment, in place since May 8 â and other […]
Grey County to look at Owen Sound’s court security cost issue
The door hasn’t yet been fully opened, but Grey County council has at least agreed to take a peek at Owen Sound’s calls to have court security costs funded regionally. At its meeting on Thursday, Grey County councillors agreed to receive a staff report summarizing the issue of court security and prisoner transportation costs for […]