It was a good week for . . . * Tory MPP Rob Leone who was front and centre as he got the green light for his motion to find Energy Minister Chris Bentley in contempt of parliament. * NDP Leader Andrea Horwath whose app ...
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People on the move
* Peter Crockett will take over as Oxford County’s new CAO on Oct. 29. Crockett has held a number of senior municipal posts, most recently as head of the City of Toronto’s technical services division. * Restauranteur Ju ...
Seen, heard, happening . . .
. . . at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. * A sign of the times: Grades 7 and 8 students from three elementary schools will move to Parry Sound High School in September 2013. “We have empty schools and we hav ...
Seen, heard, happening . . .
. . . at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. * Tory leader Tim Hudak's office is losing yet another staff member. Regional press secretary Sarah McMaster is jumping ship and moving to Prime Minister Stephen Harp ...
Seen, heard, happening . . .
. . . at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. * Tory MPP Rob Leone is accusing “high-ranking Liberal operatives” of political interference in the decision to close the Oakville power plant. Leone points to redac ...
Safety in cards for Hamilton eateries
By Kenyon Wallace Hamilton diners will soon have a better idea of how city restaurants and bars are meeting – or not meeting – public health regulations. The city’s existing food premise inspection program is set to im ...
Who's lobbying for whom
The following lobbyist consultants have registered with the Office of the Integrity Commissioner during the past week. In each case, the name of their client is provided. MONDAY, SEPT. 24 Gregory J. Glenn of The JBL Gr ...
Seen, heard, happening . . .
. . . at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. * A bid by Cornwall to incorporate population numbers for South Glengarry and South Stormont counties into the city’s roadside signs has been blocked by the Ministry ...
Seen, heard, happening . . .
. . . at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. * Liberal MPP Mike Colle is holding a public meeting for gas station attendants on Sept. 27 to provide feedback on how to make their workplace safer in the wake of a ...
OSCAR lets patients own data
By Kenyon Wallace Doctors at McMaster University are hoping a revolutionary electronic health record system developed on campus will become the gold standard for how patients interact with health care systems across the ...