By Kenyon Wallace Municipalities across Ontario face funding and human resources challenges when trying to meet their asset management and infrastructure responsibilities, according to a new poll conducted by the Associ ...
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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, AUG. 20 Douglas Turnbull of TD Securiti ...
Seen, heard, happening . . .
. . . at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. * A fall chill may be in the air when MPPs return next week but the recalled sitting actually will be a continuation of the spring session. Members will be back two ...
City turns green energy into cash
By Kenyon Wallace Hamilton has embarked on a renewable energy project that will become a source of revenue for the city. In a move that is sure to be followed closely by other Ontario municipalities, Hamilton has signe ...
Waterloo posts contracts online
By Kenyon Wallace The City of Waterloo says it has listened to its citizens and is now posting all collective agreements with its employees online. The city was initially resistant to the idea, insisting that residents ...
Dictation software risky, union says
By Kenyon Wallace The union representing medical transcriptionists at Ottawa Hospital is condemning a plan to replace the workers with voice dictation software. The Canadian Union of Public Employees says the hospital' ...
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, AUG. 13 Bob Lopinski of Counsel Public ...
Seen, heard, happening . . .
. . . at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. Note to our readers: QP Briefing will take a one-week break after today's issue. Twice-weekly publication will resume on Tuesday, Aug. 21 and daily production will re ...
Tony Dean: The billion dollar gateway
By Tony Dean I had a lovely drive down from my northern Ontario camp on Highway 11 last week. It was a clear run from North Bay to Huntsville because construction crews had just opened up the final section of the four-l ...
Tony Dean: Public vs. private delivery
By Tony Dean This week saw the startup of contracted-out garbage collection on the west side of Toronto between Yonge Street and the Humber River. Getting garbage collection out of the hands of city workers was a key c ...
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