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'Torches and pitchforks': Ramara cancels water, wastewater open house

'Torches and pitchforks': Ramara cancels water, wastewater open house

'Staff are being made to look like they have no idea what they're doing, and I just think the whole thing's going to turn into a circus,' said Coun. Snutch
'I do not blame them': Springwater library staff unionize in response to council

'I do not blame them': Springwater library staff unionize in response to council

'The obvious negative impact on taxpayers is that it is likely going to cost us more to provide the same level of service,' says township councillor who sits on library board
City could increase affordable housing funding to $575K per year

City could increase affordable housing funding to $575K per year

Monday's council meeting will also include discussions on community safety zones, traffic calming proposals
COUNCIL NOTES: Capital funding shortfall, water supply on agenda

COUNCIL NOTES: Capital funding shortfall, water supply on agenda

Bradford council will also discuss a proposed event strategy, new park design during meeting Tuesday night
Milton councillor's advocacy motion on $10-a-day daycare rejected

Milton councillor's advocacy motion on $10-a-day daycare rejected

Some councillors argue that motion could backfire
Province to facilitate 'confidential' talks on Barrie's boundary plans

Province to facilitate 'confidential' talks on Barrie's boundary plans

'There’s very little input from the people who are most affected,' says longtime Oro-Medonte resident
Mayor says no conflict exists with city's plans for iPolitics newsletter

Mayor says no conflict exists with city's plans for iPolitics newsletter

'Due to the absence of a print newspaper in Barrie, residents have reported a communication gap between the city and its citizens,' Nuttall says
Laurentian closes research institutes hit by 2021 mass layoffs

Laurentian closes research institutes hit by 2021 mass layoffs

Evolutionary ecology and children’s health institutes are now officially defunct, while LU research council is further studying the case of a francophone research institute now operating out of the Université de Sudbury
Newmarket bracing for rough 'wave' of infrastructure repairs

Newmarket bracing for rough 'wave' of infrastructure repairs

Town expects more disrepair in next decade with funding shortfall for asset management
City council unanimously backs $350M plan to end homelessness

City council unanimously backs $350M plan to end homelessness

The overall cost is expected to be funded by all three levels of government, with the plan's ultimate goal a ‘functional end’ to homelessness in Greater Sudbury by 2030
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