Tag: Travel
Premier wants audit of Ontario school boards amid slew of travel scandals: MPP
SARNIA â An audit of Ontario school boards has been ordered by Premier Doug Ford following a report the Lambton Kent District school board spent more than $32,000 to send three employees to a conference in Hawaii, the local MPP says. The trip â taken by staff from the Chatham-based board’s Indigenous liaison committee â is one […]
Q+A: Education analyst on ‘shocking’ school board travel spending
Debbie Kasman spoke with Heather Rivers about the travel spending that’s caused controversy at four Southwestern Ontario school boards.
School board travel scandals: Critic blasts ‘never-ending’ spending woes
A raft of out-of-town â even overseas â trips by school board trustees or officials across Southwestern Ontario have rattled taxpayers and sparked deep reviews by Ontario’s education ministry. Two more cases became public in the past two days, and one long-time critic of the provincial education system believes it’s time for drastic changes. “I […]
What’s behind the surge of new Indian restaurants in London?
Move over, butter chicken: A wave of new Indian restaurants in London has hugely expanded the dishes you can sample from the subcontinent.
The fraud investigation at London Health Sciences Centre needs to move quickly to safeguard public trust and staff morale, but the Ontario government also has to act, the Opposition health critic at Q
The fraud investigation at London Health Sciences Centre needs to move quickly to safeguard public trust and staff morale, but the Ontario government also has to act, the Opposition health critic at Queenâs Park said Monday. The investigation grabbed the attention of France Gelinas who said she’s concerned patients and workers, including doctors and nurses, […]
Fraud investigation at LHSC involves ‘multiple individuals’: Source
Fraud investigation involves “multiple individuals,” a hospital source says, underscoring what may be a âsystemicâ failure of governance
Letters to the Editor: November 2, 2024
It’s not the roadwork, it’s the drivers
Remembrance Day service in Lucknow
Join the Lucknow legion in honouring Canada’s veterans. This Remembrance Day, Nov. 11, all are invited to attend the church service at Lucknow United Church, beginning at 10 a.m. Branch 309’s Colour Party will parade from the legion to the church for the service. Shuttle by bus is available, leaving the legion at 9:45 a.m. […]
St. Thomas firm donates $50K to hospital’s $8M MRI fundraising push
The fundraising arm of St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital is getting a $50,000 donation to a campaign launched earlier this year from a company with ties to the city.
Shock, questions as police launch fraud probe at embattled London hospital
Hospital officials announced Wednesday that police are now investigating “past financial practices” â marking a dramatic new level of concern from one health-care advocate.