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Thunder Bay mayor on home construction push to meet mining boom

Thunder Bay mayor on home construction push to meet mining boom

Meeting provincial housing targets sets up Ken Boshcoff to receive enhanced ‘strong mayor’ powers.
Bylaw suggested as solution to anti-trans protests, councillor harrassment

Bylaw suggested as solution to anti-trans protests, councillor harrassment

The suggestion came ahead of Thursday's Niagara Regional Council meeting
Vacant homes tax ‘unlikely’ to help local housing: consultants

Vacant homes tax ‘unlikely’ to help local housing: consultants

Not a decision ‘that can be made lightly’ – could prompt sales or rentals, might push investors out of town, would be costly to implement
Wellington North to provide province input on impacts of growth

Wellington North to provide province input on impacts of growth

Councillors expressed a desire to protect farmland and plan for supporting infrastructure during the discussion at a council meeting Monday evening
'Tax holiday': Newmarket mayor protests province bailing out Toronto

'Tax holiday': Newmarket mayor protests province bailing out Toronto

'If the province bails Toronto out, the residents in the rest of the GTA will keep paying for their tax holiday,' Mayor John Taylor says
Efforts underway to push province for nurse practitioner in NOTL

Efforts underway to push province for nurse practitioner in NOTL

Having a nurse practitioner who can see those in town without a family doctor is considered vital to the community.
‘Enough is enough’: Protesters rally at hospital against for-profit clinics

‘Enough is enough’: Protesters rally at hospital against for-profit clinics

'A two-tier system where some can pay and get ahead is not what we want; Ontario Health Coalitions say hiring more nurses and extending operating room hours would clear surgical backlog
After heated debate, council pours water on fire training academy

After heated debate, council pours water on fire training academy

Issue of contentious live fire through straw burning on 1.2 hectare site removed from proposal, but zoning amendment still goes up in flames
Liberal leadership candidates: Crombie looks to use big-city mayoral experience to revitalize party

Liberal leadership candidates: Crombie looks to use big-city mayoral experience to revitalize party

Bonnie Crombie is on leave as mayor of Mississauga, a role that she has held since 2014
Anti-LGBTQ protest in Kitchener draws thousands from across region

Anti-LGBTQ protest in Kitchener draws thousands from across region

Cambridge public school board trustees Bill Cody and Cindy Watson release statement critical of school board for its condemnation of protest against teaching sexual orientation and gender identity in schools
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