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The Ontario government says it’s taking swift action against a chemical plant following a spike in benzene readings and after members of Aamjiwnaang First Nation fell ill and were hospitalized. While the Chief of the community says the government needs to shut down the Sarnia-area plant immediately and hinted at …
Read More »High benzene levels detected near Ontario First Nation for weeks, residents report sickness
Staffers of the Aamjiwnaang First Nation leaving their band office with complaints of headaches, nausea and dizziness. A family of three rushed to the hospital. An expectant mother fearing for the well-being of her baby. These are snapshots of the chaos that has unfolded on this First Nation in southwestern …
Read More »Saskatoon residents can apply for energy upgrade, installation loans in May – Saskatoon
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The city of Saskatoon said it will be accepting new applications for its home energy loan program on May 1. The program offers low-interest loans to single-family homeowners so they can do energy efficiency upgrades or renewable energy installation that are repayable …
Read More »What’s all the racket? Residents oppose pickleball courts at park in Peterborough, Ont.
A rowdy, gallery and heated debate Tuesday was not enough to convince city council in Peterborough, Ont., to halt plans to add 16 lighted pickleball courts at Bonnerworth Park. Council last October approved the $4.4. million redevelopment plan, which includes adding 16 lighted pickleball courts, expanding the existing 20-year-old skateboard …
Read More »City of Kingston begins enforcing daytime camping ban, residents dig in – Kingston
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Kingston’s efforts to enforce its daytime camping ban at Belle Park appeared to have been stifled Wednesday after residents refused to move. City by-law crews arrived at the park with trucks shortly after a city-called media conference began at another location around …
Read More »2 Montreal residents arrested, 2 other suspects wanted in fatal Toronto shooting
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two Montreal residents have been charged with second-degree murder and two other suspects are wanted after an 18-year-old man was shot and killed in Toronto last month, police say. Toronto police said that officers responded just before 1:30 a.m. on Feb. 6 …
Read More »West Toronto residents call for compensation over construction disruptions – Toronto
After living in a construction zone for close to three years, residents of a west Toronto neighbourhood are demanding accountability, and some are calling for compensation. The basement flooding protection program and storm sewer upgrades on Old Mill Drive and Catherine Street had an original end date of August 2022, …
Read More »Disabled residents impacted by support worker strike still waiting for answers as dispute rolls on – Winnipeg
Residents of a Winnipeg housing development for people with physical disabilities remain caught in the middle of a labour dispute between its operator and the caregivers they rely on. The healthcare workers went on strike last week – and since then residents say they’ve been experiencing major gaps in care. …
Read More »Winnipeg residents living with disabilities left struggling amid health-care support worker strike – Winnipeg
On Wednesday, 160 health-care support workers walked off the job at Ten Ten Sinclair, a housing development company in the city for people with various physical disabilities. The job action has left tenants at the company’s Forkus properties feeling like they have fallen through the cracks. “I have received one …
Read More »Toronto area made progress but residents worry bus stop shootings will revive stigma – Toronto
For a Toronto community once notorious for crime and the influence of organized gangs, two shootings this month targeting innocent victims at the same spot, less than 24 hours apart, were more than just a chilling outbreak of indiscriminate violence. The shootings that killed a newcomer to Canada supporting four children in …
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