Safe Restart Program News Today

Cedar Outreach Society making a difference for those most at risk in the community, says city

To cover the $454-million shortfall in 2022 the city will dip into its reserves, says deputy mayor Jennifer McKelvie

A new report from Alberta’s auditor general says it’s not always clear what $4 billion in COVID-19 spending in 2020-21 actually achieved.

The latest figures suggestB.C. Ferries’ numbers are starting to return to pre-COVID levels.

Williams Lake has announced its plans for the just under 150 thousand dollars remaining in its Covid Safe Rest...

  LONDON, ONT. -- Bus passengers may breathe a little easier if the London Transit Commission (LTC) invests in an active air purification system. A report to the commission recommends investing $1.19 million to install air purification systems in its fleet of buses that would combat COVID-19 and other airborne viruses. United Safety and Survivability Corporation (USSC) has developed units specifically designed for buses. According to the report, the PHI cell, “produces continual low do...

Over the first three quarters of the fiscal year, the ferry corporation recorded a total of 10.6 million passengers and 5.3 million vehicles, which represents a year-over-year decrease of 42% and 27%, respectively. Without the use of this funding, the net loss over the final three months of 2020 would have been $56.4 million. The use of the funding also led to net earnings of $98.4 million for this period, compared to a net loss of $8.3 million in the same quarter in 2019. Prior to the pandemic...

Hastings Highlands has approved financial assistance for property owners who are struggling due to COVID-19. They say that penalties for overdue property tax accounts will be waived between February and July of this year. They are able to waive the fees due to funding they received from the Safe Restart Program. They say they have further information here.

Toronto’s tax-and-spend budget for 2021 not a serious plan for city’s financial woes January 14, 2021 Toronto, ON: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is slamming Toronto city council for proposing to raise taxes and take more of taxpayers’ money from other levels of government while proceeding with costly pet projects in its 2021 budget released this morning.  “Torontonians are struggling right now, but it’s business as usual for city council: raise taxes and continue ...

  REGINA -- Several new items were approved at City Council’s final meeting of 2020 on Wednesday. Council approved increasing Regina Exhibition Association Limited’s debt limit by $8 million to $21 million. A proposal from REAL said it was struggling to make money due to a lack of events this year. Council also approved providing $700,000 a year to REAL starting in 2021 to help pay debts. A McDonald’s planned to be built on the Evraz Place campus was given a 40 year lease by council....