After multiple cancelled council meetings and three residents were suspended from city property over the summer – all because of alleged infractions to a respectful workplace policy – the policy is remaining in place, albeit altered. At the Oct. 28 Stratford city council meeting, council voted to separate Policy H.1.36, otherwise known as the respectful […]

An increasing number of Ontario school boards are reporting deficits and are using or even depleting their reserves, according to internal Ministry of Education briefing documents. The association representing school boards in the province says while the Progressive Conservative government has boosted the education budget, increases have not kept pace with inflation, forcing boards to […]

London police are warning the public about an email scam that’s been reported here and across Canada. The scam involves a person receiving an email that includes their name, phone number, address and potentially even a photo of the individual’s address, London police said on Wednesday. The email advises the recipient that they’ve had their […]

A Caledon non-profit’s services will now be available at more locations across Caledon. Starting October 1, Caledon Community Services (CCS) will partner with the Caledon Public Library (CPL) to offer employment services and community support at branches across Town.  The announcement was made in a September 16. CCS will provide services at the Caledon East, […]

On March 26, the Owen Sound city council meeting was packed with residents as elected officials discussed whether to support one of TC Energy’s biggest clean energy projects. The Calgary-based energy giant has proposed a pumped storage project in Meaford, Ont., on the shores of Georgian Bay — a man-made reservoir built on the Niagara […]

After public backlash and media scrutiny, St. Catharines council on Monday night paused the previous enforcement of a bylaw to license bed and breakfasts.  The controversial bylaw was implemented in April of last year and required all bed and breakfasts to obtain a license in order to operate within city limits.   It was the first […]

The call comes in from someone claiming to be a relative asking for money to cover sudden medical bills or, in the case of a recent alleged fraud in Norfolk County, pay a fictitious “bail bondsman” to get out of police custody after a supposed car accident. The so-called “emergency scam” works because the victim […]

Two Wilmot Township councillors have broken their silence on the controversial Region of Waterloo land acquisition plan citing a lack of respect. Harvir Sidhu and Kris Wilkinson invited members of the media and concerned citizens to a press conference on Stewart Snyder’s farm right in the heart of the 700-plus acres of land up for […]

This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site. ___ Author: Mark Winfield, Professor, Environmental and Urban Change, York University, Canada Even with the Ontario legislature rising for an extended summer break, the province’s politics […]

Last week, Tammy Fox, the executive director of the Burlington Performing Arts Centre, resigned from her position; no reasons have been given for her resignation. Just over three weeks ago, Steve Cussons stepped down as the chair of the board of directors for the Sound of Music Festival (SOM). This shake-up comes less than two […]

David MacKay is 81-years-old and has lived at 507 Balmoral Drive for four years.  He likes his current living space. He likes the community and being able to walk his dog with his neighbours. And he likes that he is able to afford his accommodation, where rent is slightly lower than other units currently on […]

The Stratford Police Service (SPS) has long needed more space – and more appropriate space at that. In fact, police chief Greg Skinner told the accessibility advisory committee at its May 7 meeting that it goes back longer than one might expect. “I can go back and find minutes back as far as 1991,” Skinner […]