The Squamish-Lillooet Regional District (SLRD) is investigating a suspicious email that was sent from an official SLRD email account to multiple recipients last week on Jan. 23, 2025. The regional district says it took action to secure the compromised account and prevent further unauthorized messages from being sent. The email appeared to reference a purchase […]
Read MoreA presentation given before Town of Strathmore council during the Jan. 22 regular meeting detailed the launch of local Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Economic Development Dashboards. The development of the Public Web Map and Economic Development dashboards aims to provide residents and businesses with easier access to information, while supporting the town’s economic development […]
Read MoreIn late November of last year, the B.C. Conservative caucus voted to appoint Jody Toor, newly elected MLA for Langley-Willowbrook, as caucus chair. As caucus chair Toor will oversee meetings of Conservative MLAs when they meet to discuss their policies and strategies as the official Opposition party in the legislature. In a statement released on […]
Read MoreLiving in an isolated Northern community does not offer a child protection from online predators waiting to lure and abuse innocent children, according to a Statistics Canada report on online child sexual exploitation. With the world at one’s fingertips, the Internet has become a nefarious playground for those wanting to manipulate and harm a child […]
Read MoreOn Nov 14, students, staff and faculty learned that Peggy Shannon, the current president of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, would be leaving the job “soon” to “round out her career at another art school,” specifically the Kansas City Art Institute, and to reunite with her family in the US. NSCAD’s board […]
Read MoreTwenty-two days after being compelled by Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner to release environmental reports related to the former General Motors site in the core of the city, St. Catharines officials addressed the matter publicly, admitting they have had the disturbing reports that show dangerous contaminants at levels thousands of times above set limits, since […]
Read MoreThe Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands is seeking a new Ward 2 councillor following the resignation of Mark Jamison, effective Dec. 31. Council officially declared the position vacant on Jan. 13 and has opted for an open call for applicants to fill the seat. Qualified residents are invited to apply by Feb. 10, […]
Read MoreA provincial court judge called a mother’s secret recordings a breach of faith in the privacy of communication with her estranged husband and their two teenaged children. “This breach itself is a form of family violence, as it evidences an aspect of coercive and controlling behaviour directed at everyone in the family and has undoubtedly […]
Read MoreThe mayor, one councillor and the town chief administrative officer will be attending an annual emerging trends in municipal law seminar. Mayor Brad Schlossberger, Coun. Kandice Meister, Abe Tinney, the town’s chief administrative officer, will attend the one-day seminar presented by Brownlee LLP Barristers and Solicitors, on Feb. 6 in Calgary. The law firm describes […]
Read MoreMembers of County of Essex Council had to decide whether or not an Intensive Supportive Housing Program should continue in the County. The program assists the most vulnerable in the community. The County and City began to operate an Intensive Supportive Housing Program three-years ago, which provides specialized support to individuals experiencing homelessness and facing […]
Read MoreThe Calgary Board of Education said it still cannot confirm how many families, students and staff have been impacted by the PowerSchool data breach that happened last December. In an email to parents on Thursday morning, the school board said it is “working proactively with PowerSchool” and conducting an “internal investigation” to determine how many […]
Read MorePowerSchool, a U.S.-based provider of student information software, recently notified school boards in Ontario, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and the Maritime provinces about a potential cybersecurity incident. The company became aware of unauthorized access to certain Student Information System (SIS) data on December 28 and informed the school boards about this issue two weeks ago. “As […]
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