Tag: Strike
Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Byers won’t be seeking re-election
There will be a new Member of Provincial Parliament for the riding of Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound after the next provincial election. Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Rick Byers announced on Tuesday that he will not be running again. Byers, who was elected MPP of the riding in the 2022 provincial election, announced his decision not to run to […]
SEE IT: 101-yard opening kickoff return paces Western Mustangs to 52-21 win
Roman Campanaro called fielding the opening kickoff in front of a big home football crowd “nerve-wracking.” Sixteen seconds and 101 yards later, he was celebrating in the end zone. âI just tried to calm myself down,â the Mustangs fill-in return man said after his first U Sports score in a 52-21 victory over winless Carleton […]
A spectacular failure: The “Salt Combines” of Huron
Peter McEwan and Sam Platt’s discovery of salt in the Maitland River flats in May 1866 ignited a salt boom in Southwestern Ontario. A lot of southern Ontario was on the Michigan salt bed that stretched from Kincardine to Windsor and over to central Michigan. It was an extraordinary find of an inexhaustible mineral vital […]
City hall eyes mandatory air conditioning for London apartments
Landlords may have to cool their London apartments as city council considers forcing property owners to lower temperatures as summers grow hotter. For landlords that do not have air conditioning in their buildings, city hall may also force them to add it, states a report heading to city council’s community and protective services committee. City […]
London-area home sales slump in August, despite interest rate cuts
In whatâs shaping up as one of the London region’s slowest years for home sales, the local market saw one of its worst Augusts in recent history
For Michigan teens in mental health crisis, music therapy can strike a chord | Bridge Michigan
The pandemic produced a mental health crisis for Michigan teens. Experts say music can give therapists a door into teens’ emotions….
Move-in at Western University goes smoothly as strike has little effect
Despite picketing workers and closed roads at Western University, the beginning of move-in weekend is off to a good start, students and parents say. Students, friends and family lined the sidewalks on campus Saturday with suitcases, boxes and luggage carts in tow, aiming to get moved into their new or familiar home in time for […]
‘These are not your lands to give away’: 6 First Nations take Ontario to court over mining law | Great Lakes Now
By Emma McIntosh, The Narwhal
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; Michigan Public, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; 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.
Picket lines at Western as blue-collar strike starts amid student arrival
Students moving into Western University residences this weekend will first be greeted by pickets at the school’s Richmond Street main gates after its blue-collar workers went on strike Friday morning. Members of CUPE Local 2361 went on strike at 12:01 a.m. Friday after the union and the school failed to reach a last-minute deal. At […]
Western University bracing for job action as strike deadline looms
No talks are scheduled as a strike deadline for about 330 caretakers, landscaping staff and trades workers at Western University looms. If an agreement is not reached, and the workers go on strike or are locked out by the university, thousands of students and their families will have to navigate picket lines when they begin […]