Transit switch hires eyed to restore old system
CAO Merete Heggelund says the city plans to hire ten people to reestablish the old transit system and retrain staff. Five full time drivers were offered part time roles on Aug. 15, with vacancies left by retirements. Councillors favored scrapping the new system Sept. 18, aiming to have the old service back within about three months pending recruitment and training.
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Unions buck U S on Canada labour proposal in NAFTA talks
Two unions Teamsters Canada and Unifor push a stronger Canadian labour standard plan for NAFTA, accusing the United States of stalling. They say Washington’s text mirrors the failed TPP and lacks substantive measures, while pressuring Mexico to raise wages and curb yellow unions amid talks on auto industry jobs and worker rights.
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Teamsters Canada
Unifor
U.S
Christopher Monette
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Mexico
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Sage grouse found on Saskatchewan conservation area
Biologists with the Nature Conservancy of Canada report endangered greater sage grouse on a 1200 hectare parcel beside Grasslands National Park in southwest Saskatchewan. They caution about sharing exact locations and urge respect for breeding and nesting periods while noting other at risk species on the site and plans to report findings to federal and provincial authorities.
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Mike Burak
Nature Conservancy of Canada
Grasslands National Park
Burak
Canada
Ottawa
Alberta
Medicine Hat
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