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Didn't call to say you'll be late for fitness class? It will cost you $10

Didn't call to say you'll be late for fitness class? It will cost you $10

'That (is) harsh ... especially when times are tough right now for many people,' patron says of Town of Newmarket charging a $10 fee for participants who are absent, late
AI, oh my: Three ways the Town of Innisfil is embracing new technology

AI, oh my: Three ways the Town of Innisfil is embracing new technology

Chief financial officer discusses the ways in which the municipality is using artificial intelligence and data analysis to help make local government run more efficiently
Greater Sudbury city council to redefine CAO position

Greater Sudbury city council to redefine CAO position

Alongside redefining the CAO position, the city’s elected officials will vote on whether to spend $75,000 on a recruitment search firm to find a candidate
Mayor responds to criticisms regarding ‘notwithstanding’ push

Mayor responds to criticisms regarding ‘notwithstanding’ push

Mayor Paul Lefebvre said that the letter to Premier Ford he signed is about saving lives, not stigmatizing vulnerable people or chasing them out of encampments without any alternatives
Province’s bike lanes bill appears to have limited local impacts

Province’s bike lanes bill appears to have limited local impacts

Drawing from past and ongoing bike lane projects in Greater Sudbury, it’s unlikely Bill 212 will have much of an impact locally, though questions remain
PCs move to curtail debate and public hearings on bike lane removal bill

PCs move to curtail debate and public hearings on bike lane removal bill

PCs want just one day of public hearings instead of three, one hour of house debate rather than a minimum of six.
20 more Ontario Place options revealed via complete list of 2019 bidders

20 more Ontario Place options revealed via complete list of 2019 bidders

The complete list of 34 submissions has, until now, been kept secret by the provincial government
PCs reject NDP call to create new agency focused on building affordable housing

PCs reject NDP call to create new agency focused on building affordable housing

The NDP proposed building at least 250,000 'affordable homes,' but didn't share any cost estimates
Doug Ford says only 1.2% of Torontonians commute by bike. That's not true.

Doug Ford says only 1.2% of Torontonians commute by bike. That's not true.

A City of Toronto survey showed 44 per cent bike to work, shop or visit friends
Mayors accept Ford's 'invitation' to ask for notwithstanding clause

Mayors accept Ford's 'invitation' to ask for notwithstanding clause

After failing to pass a motion earlier this month asking for the notwithstanding clause to deal with encampments, 13 of Ontario's 29 big city mayors are asking Ford directly — at his behest
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