Former fire chief sues City of Vernon after job loss

Former fire chief sues City of Vernon after job loss

in Feb 20, 2019

[ad_1] Vernon’s former fire chief has filed a lawsuit against the City alleging it terminated him without cause or notice and didn’t offer to accommodate his disability. Keith Green filed the lawsuit in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver on Thursday. Green was relieved of his duties as fire chief last August. Later that month, the[…]

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Ontario’s education minister Lisa Thompson defends $140K EQAO job for failed Tory candidate

Ontario’s education minister Lisa Thompson defends $140K EQAO job for failed Tory candidate

in Feb 20, 2019

[ad_1] TORONTO – Education Minister Lisa Thompson is defending the $140,000 salary for a failed Tory candidate to lead a standardized testing organization – a job that was previously a part-time appointment. Cameron Montgomery was announced recently as the new full-time chair of the board of directors of the Education Quality and Accountability Office. READ[…]

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Small companies worry Trudeau’s carbon tax will result in wage cuts, job loss: poll – National

Small companies worry Trudeau’s carbon tax will result in wage cuts, job loss: poll – National

in Feb 12, 2019

[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[…]

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Prince Edward County housing shortage nearly costs young professional her dream job – Kingston

Prince Edward County housing shortage nearly costs young professional her dream job – Kingston

in Feb 10, 2019

[ad_1] Zainab Mnyetto’s journey to Picton, Ont., has included stops in Mombasa, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. It’s a move she says has been filled with barriers, but Mnyetto was happy when she learned she would be working in Prince Edward County. “My dream job opened up in economics, and when I got it,[…]

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