AMO's report projects property taxes will have to increase by 4.51 per cent a year for the next 10 years to meet current service levels and standards if all other revenues remain stable. ...
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AMO president wants province to commit to policy and action
The Association of Municipalities of Ontario president says local leaders are looking for a demonstrated partnership from the province out of next week's annual conference. ...
Nurses’ association wants federal leaders to weigh in on health care
Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario CEO Doris Grinspun says her organization's election policy platform is trying to reclaim health care as a federal and provincial responsibility ...
PSWs expected to receive wage hike by the end of August
Health Minister Eric Hoskins said the wage cap for those making $19 an hour or more comes after the province took a hard look at the program after its first year. ...
Sandals senses ‘a good feeling’ for labour peace in schools
The education minister says deals could be reached by the time school starts back up because there have already been some agreements reached in certain contracts with teachers' unions. ...
Give municipalities right to say no to turbines, group urges
As more communities declare themselves 'unwilling hosts,' Wind Concerns Ontario says the current procurement program for alternative energy projects scheduled to close in three weeks ought to be abandoned. ...
Catholic teachers back at the bargaining table this week
OECTA president Ann Hawkins said a deal could be reached by the time school starts depending on the tone of the negotiations. ...
Local deal reached for Durham high school teachers
The Durham District School Board and the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation District 13 are implementing the interim award of an arbitration panel. ...
Advisory group recommends province take lead on community hubs
To make it easier for groups to plan for community hubs in surplus school space, the premier's advisory group wants to give school boards 180 days instead of 90 to sell off closed schools. ...
Wynne: Relations between Ontario and Ottawa ‘dysfunctional’
The premier said her conflict with Stephen Harper is not personal but comes from wanting the best for Ontario and a federal partner that supports that. ...