Lindsay residents have mixed feelings about major commercial development – Peterborough

Lindsay residents have mixed feelings about major commercial development – Peterborough

in Dec 14, 2018

[ad_1] The development at the corner of Highway 35 and Colborne Street in Lindsay, Ont., has been in the works for years and is shaping up to be one of the town’s largest-ever commercial projects, but no one knows yet what the new site will hold. It has long been speculated that a big box[…]

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N.B. employers slam proposed legislation to tax heavy industry machinery and equipment – New Brunswick

N.B. employers slam proposed legislation to tax heavy industry machinery and equipment – New Brunswick

in Dec 14, 2018

[ad_1] A group representing 20 industry groups of varying sizes in New Brunswick is critical of proposed legislation that would remove a property tax exemption from machinery and equipment used by heavy industry. The Coalition of New Brunswick Employers says the affected businesses would face huge additional financial pressures. “Clearly this is another tax on[…]

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GM identifies jobs, training programs for workers impacted by Oshawa assembly plant closure

GM identifies jobs, training programs for workers impacted by Oshawa assembly plant closure

in Dec 14, 2018

[ad_1] OSHAWA, Ont. – General Motors of Canada says it’s working with other employers to identify jobs and targeted training programs for GM employees affected by the closure of the Oshawa Assembly plant next year. It says several employers have identified about 2,000 jobs that will become open in Durham region in 2019 and 2020.[…]

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‘It becomes a nightmare’: the rise of the viral bomb threat and how it makes the job of police harder

‘It becomes a nightmare’: the rise of the viral bomb threat and how it makes the job of police harder

in Dec 13, 2018

[ad_1] On Thursday, dozens of establishments across North America received bomb threats via email, many of which have now been deemed a hoax by law enforcement. Most organizations impacted received the same email, written in imperfect English, warning that unless $20,000 in bitcoin was paid, a bomb would go off. According to police and experts, technology[…]

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