by Caitlin SnowA safer drive if you live in Wellington and surrounding communities. Public Works says the new Aerotech Connector has opened. It is a $70 million significant piece of infrastructure, is a new five-kilometre stretch of highway, that links Trunk 2 with Exit 5A of Highway 102, south of Enfield. It...
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by NewsA labour dispute is brewing at the Town of Bridgewater. One hundred percent of unionized municipal workers have voted in favour of a strike. CUPE local 1092 filed for conciliation in May, and say they want a deal that acknowledges their pivotal role in the community. In a release, President...
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You can officially go back in the woods. Unless you live in Annapolis County, where the Long Lake wildfire continues to burn. The province says they felt it was time to lift their restrictions on activity and travel in the woods. Natural Resources minister Tory Rushton says they look at...
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by Bryan TaitThe ongoing dispute between Canada Post and the union representing postal workers took another step Thursday. According to a press release from the Crown corporation, they have informed the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) that it would be responding to the union’s recent offers with new...
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by Brad PerryMore than 9,000 nurses across New Brunswick have voted in favour of a new agreement. The RNs, LPNs and nurse practitioners accepted the tentative deal with a 68 per cent “yes” vote. They work in hospitals, public and community health programs, Ambulance N-B and extra-mural programs. “This is a...
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by Randy ThomsAn arbitrated pay increase has been awarded for Ontario doctors in the final three years of a new agreement with the province. It will provide physicians with increases totalling 7.3%. Doctors received an earlier 9.95% hike for the first year, on top of a 3% increase announced last fall. “This...
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Members of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) met outside the office of Kevin Holland, MPP for Thunder Bay-Atikokan to protest the provincial government’s public service cuts. While tens of thousands of OPSEU members are currently on strike as Ontario public college support...
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Building may become easier for residents in the Municipality of Inverness County. The council is considering removing a building bylaw that requires residents to obtain a permit before constructing, altering, demolishing, or changing the use of a building. They say the bylaw is now outdated and...
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by Brad PerryTwo upcoming temporary full closures of the Saint John Harbour Bridge to be aware of. Closures lasting 20 minutes each will take place on Sunday and Monday night between 6 and 7 p.m. Officials said the full closures are needed so jacking operations can take place. Delays are expected, so you are...
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Nova Scotia’s Premier says ‘Wind West’ is an incredible opportunity. The proposed $60 billion offshore wind project would be able to power a quarter of Canada’s energy needs, according to Tim Houston. A series of wind turbines would be built, with transmission lines exporting energy across the...
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