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Province issues MZO for Newmarket emergency housing shelter

Province issues MZO for Newmarket emergency housing shelter

More than a year after request, Blue Door gets zoning to demolish and rebuild transitional and emergency housing space
Guelph is getting a light pollution bylaw

Guelph is getting a light pollution bylaw

Staff told to craft bylaw that restricts flow of man-made light from one property to the next
'We haven't been perfect' — Algoma Steel CEO grilled by council over recent spills

'We haven't been perfect' — Algoma Steel CEO grilled by council over recent spills

Councillors question steel plant's own ability to respond to spills into the St. Marys River
Column: City’s needless bureaucracy harms transparency

Column: City’s needless bureaucracy harms transparency

There’s to be no more direct contact between journalists and city council members after meetings, with city staff enacting a new policy in which media inquiries filter through them
Province pledges $3.2M toward local film productions

Province pledges $3.2M toward local film productions

The Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation pledged the money toward five movies filmed in Greater Sudbury recently, all of which have already wrapped
Handful of tire-kickers seek local Ontario Liberal Party seats

Handful of tire-kickers seek local Ontario Liberal Party seats

An anonymous tipster provided Sudbury.com with a handful of potential Ontario Liberal Party candidates, which we’ve spent the past several days working to confirm, including Ward 7 Coun. Natalie Labbée, who said she’s ‘definitely leaning in that direction’
City denies FOI request for closed-meeting document on wage hikes

City denies FOI request for closed-meeting document on wage hikes

Sudbury.com requested the closed-session presentation city staff tabled on Dec. 12, 2023, which staff said clarified details for city council on that year’s non-union pay hikes for managers
Should the cost of collecting delinquent water bills be on landlords, or Cambridge taxpayers?

Should the cost of collecting delinquent water bills be on landlords, or Cambridge taxpayers?

Council will appoint task force to discuss the merits of changing its water billing policy and $1 million cost of making it a city responsibility to go after delinquent tenants
Province awards $91M contract for Hwy. 400 bridge, interchange work in Bradford

Province awards $91M contract for Hwy. 400 bridge, interchange work in Bradford

Minister of Transportation in town Wednesday to announce Dufferin Construction as the contractor for the project, which includes a new lane to help connect the 400 with the future Bradford Bypass; work should begin this summer
'It's a disaster': Peel Region bleeding workers anxious about looming transition

'It's a disaster': Peel Region bleeding workers anxious about looming transition

Employees have 'a lot of fear' about how the Ford government will restructure the region, one worker said
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