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A Sarnia widow who has been fighting for compensation for nearly three decades spoke at the launch of a new alliance pushing for changes to Ontario’s Workplace…

A Sarnia widow who has been fighting for compensation for nearly three decades spoke at the launch of a new alliance pushing for changes to Ontario’s Workplace…

Even a brief tour of Chatham-Kent well illustrates the municipality’s reputation as one of the most diverse and important agricultural jurisdictions in all of…

In 2002, the owners of the mill in Dryden, Ont. started a project to reduce emissions, but workers on the construction project complain that they were exposed to toxic chemicals that damaged their health. CTVs W5 spoke with some of the workers about what they went through.

Margaret Keith and Jim Brophy said they never planned to write a book about healthcare violence.

Airport initiative boosts vaccination acceptance among agricultural migrant workers May 11, 2021 Temporary foreign workers arriving at Torontos Pearson Airport are now greeted in their own language and provided COVID-19 vaccination resources that are culturally appropriate. Photo courtesy of OFVGA Efforts to translate public health resources into different languages have been key to the growing success of vaccination efforts for agricultural migrant workers arriving at Toront...

Article content Advocates are raising concerns about temporary migrant workers not having timely access to information about Ontario’s plan to offer them COVID-19 vaccines. A recent letter from a group of medical experts and community service providers outlined some of the issues raised by temporary workers involved in early vaccination efforts, including both lack of notice and opportunities to discuss the process with health professionals. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Tr...

Article content Janice Martell’s father Jim Hobbs didn’t live to see the fruits of his daughter’s lobbying efforts on behalf of miners who had been exposed to McIntyre Powder. Hobbs, who worked at a uranium mine in Elliot Lake, developed Parkinson’s disease later in life and passed away in May 2017 at the age of 76. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Bittersweet victory for Sudbury woman who lobbied for dads health benefits Back to video Thre...

WSIB approval received three years after retired miners death Author of the article: Ron Grech Publishing date: Jan 18, 2021  •  January 20, 2021  •  2 minute read  •  It was a bittersweet victory as the Workplace Safety & Insurance Board awarded Janice Martell’s father Jim Hobbs compensation benefits three years after his death. Martell took the letter she received from WSIB and, in tears, read it to her father at his grave. Supplied Article content Janice Martell’s f...