[ad_1] The town of Bruderheim is getting a big economic boost from a new 40,000-square-foot hemp processing facility being built. As soon as the snow melts, the vacant field at the start of town will be transformed into a construction site. “We are building a decortication facility here in Bruderheim so farmers will be growing[…]
[ad_1] The union representative for Hamilton’s public high school teachers says larger class sizes will not mean better education for students. Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (OSSTF) Local 21 President Dan Staples predicts the provincial government’s decision to increase average class sizes from 22-to-28 will be “very problematic.” READ MORE: TDSB memo says increased class[…]
[ad_1] TORONTO – Five people employed by Ontario’s environmental watchdog are losing their jobs as a result of the government’s decision to merge the office with that of the province’s auditor general. A spokeswoman for the auditor general’s office said they were unable to offer positions to the five full-time employees because their roles duplicated[…]
[ad_1] Alberta is ponying up $100 million to kick-start new green transportation projects, including a truck that can drive long distances while delivering net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. The truck project is being developed by the Alberta Motor Transport Association. READ MORE: Feds announce initial step to help large emitters cut greenhouse gasses The province is[…]
[ad_1] A large proportion of small and medium-sized businesses soon to be subjected to Ottawa’s carbon tax worry they’ll be unable to pass along the bulk of the extra costs to their customers, suggests a new survey being released Tuesday. The online survey was completed by 3,527 members of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business[…]
[ad_1] The CEO of an Indigenous energy company says a project to transform oilsands bitumen into pucks for safer shipping to customers around the world will potentially create needed jobs in northern Alberta while helping to recycle plastic litter. Jeff Paquin says the project his company, Wapahki Energy Ltd., is working on with Canadian National[…]
[ad_1] It’s been nearly 18 years since the tragedy in Walkerton, Ont., and time has ticked on slowly in the small community. On May 17, 2000, the first symptoms of E. coli contamination were reported in the town, however it took days before citizens were told not to drink the local tap water. Resident Audrey[…]