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Daily Archives: August 11, 2014

Home August 11, 2014

Allegedly defective smart meters never used in Ontario: OEB

A smart meter model responsible for a massive recall in Saskatchewan has never been installed in Ontario, Ontario Energy Board (OEB) spokesperson Karen Cormier announced Monday afternoon. ...

Energy and the Environment, Government, modernization, News
11.08.2014 smart meter David Weisz 0 0

Elementary teachers’ union head boasts of beating Hudak

ETFO president Sam Hammond addresses teachers on the first day of his union's annual meeting, touting their role in former PC leader Tim Hudak's defeat. ...

Education and Training, Government, News
11.08.2014 teachers, teachers' unions Geoff Zochodne 0 0

Citing Liberal ambivalence, Toronto committee punts ranked-ballot decision

A committee at Toronto City Council voted to delay decision on ranked ballots, citing the lack of clarity from Queen's Park. ...

News
11.08.2014 John Michael McGrath 0 0

Kathleen Wynne helps mark halfway point of Confederation LRT

Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne joined Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson and half-a-dozen other politicians to mark the 50-per-cent completion of the Confederation Light Rail Transit line in Ottawa. ...

Government, Government Finance and the Economy, Jobs and Employment, modernization, Municipalities, Transit and Infrastructure, News, Social Services, Justice and Society, Travel and Recreation
11.08.2014 LRT, Ottawa David Weisz 0 0

Tory MPP says spring leadership contest ‘levels the playing field’

Possible PC leadership candidate Monte McNaughton says he is 'satisfied' with the spring window for the contest chosen by the party's executive. ...

Government, News
11.08.2014 Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario Geoff Zochodne 0 0
Province, Ottawa sign $801 million affordable housing deal

Province, Ottawa sign $801 million affordable housing deal

Ministers Ted McMeekin and Candice Bergen signed a federal-provincial agreement to spend $801 million on affordable housing over five years. ...

Government, News, Social Services, Justice and Society
11.08.2014 housing John Michael McGrath 0 0

Happening: Ottawa to spend $1 million on SSM airport upgrades

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modernization, News, Rural and North, Seen, Heard, Happening, Travel and Recreation
11.08.2014 airport, Sault Ste. Marie QP Briefing Staff 0 0

Injunction put on Enbridge protesters, blockade shifts to Toronto

Protesters blockading work on a major oil pipeline in southwestern Ontario were forced to vacate the construction site over the weekend after receiving an injunction Sunday afternoon. ...

Energy and the Environment, First Nations, Government Finance and the Economy, Health and COVID-19, Natural Resources, News, Rural and North, Social Services, Justice and Society
11.08.2014 Line 9, pipelines, protest David Weisz 0 0

Heard: Tech study shows online work growing in post-secondary schools

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Education and Training, Government Finance and the Economy, modernization, News, Seen, Heard, Happening
11.08.2014 education, post-secondary, technology QP Briefing Staff 0 0

CUPE files court challenge over Air Canada flight staffing

Citing safety concerns, the union is asking the Federal Court to rescind a Transport Canada decision allowing Air Canada to raise passenger-to-flight-attendant ratio to 50:1 from 40:1. ...

Government Finance and the Economy, Jobs and Employment, News, Travel and Recreation
11.08.2014 QP Briefing Staff 0 0
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