Tag: Staff
Plan to phase out plastic water bottles at schools hits snag
A proposed plan to phase out single-use plastic water bottles in the new year at Thames Valley school board properties will have to overcome hurdles like long-term boil water advisories on London-area First Nations to be successful, staff say.
Bruce County council gets first look at 2025 draft budget
Bruce County‘s draft budget is calling for a 6.81 per cent tax levy increase next year. County staff on Thursday presented the proposed 2025 capital and operating budgets to council. The proposed 6.81 per cent increase, which includes a 1.5 per cent growth assumption would result in an $82 increase in county taxes for the […]
Former Blue Mountains mayor filing complaint about Grey County meeting
Former Blue Mountains mayor Alar Soever said he will file a formal closed-meeting complaint against Grey County for conducting a joint meeting with its nine municipal councils behind closed doors. He sent a letter Sept. 19 to the county outlining his concerns about a joint planning services meeting held Aug. 8 and waited to see […]
Shepard: Fostering entrepreneurship makes students more resilient
It’s about cultivating a mindset to navigate uncertainty, solve complex problems, and create value
Youth seriously injured in second stabbing at London high school in a week
A male youth suffered serious injuries in a stabbing Thursday at a west London high school, London police said. The stabbing was the second in a week at a Thames Valley District school board high school in London. The youth was found with stab wounds at about 9:15 a.m. in the area of Oxford Street […]
Thief drives off in vehicle waiting to be serviced: Police
A vehicle that had been left by its owner for service was stolen by a thief who squealed the tires as they drove off, St. Thomas police say.
Grey forecasted to grow faster than the county predicted
While Grey County growth plans must consider impacts on schools by Ontario legislation, there’s no provincial requirement to consider impacts on health care. That should change, West Grey Mayor Kevin Eccles told Grey County council at its regular meeting Thursday, and county staff agreed. “Publicly funded health care I think may be even more fundamental […]
Wisconsin towns are trying to limit CAFO growth. Big Dairy is fighting back. | Great Lakes Now
By John McCracken, Investigate Midwest
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Bus rapid transit: The very latest on construction, expected completion date
Reporter Jack Moulton takes a look at where things stand, and what comes next.
Thames Valley enrolment woes will cost board millions: Trustee
A Thames Valley trustee took senior staff to task over inaccurate projections of student enrolment this fall, a miscalculation that could push the board’s $7.6-million deficit deeper in the red. Cathy Lynd, superintendent of business and treasurer of the Thames Valley District school board, told trustees at a board committee meeting on Tuesday that projections […]