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When the University Pension Plan officially launched in July 2021, it did so with Barbara Zvan as its inaugural president and chief executive officer. Fresh from a 25-year career with the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, she was appointed by the UPP’s board of trustees in July 2020. While most of the foundational work had been […]

Staff writer TORONTO — Several traffic-related issues were raised at last week’s Toronto Council meeting and a few will be discussed further by council’s safety committee at 5 p.m. today at City Hall. Council received a letter from resident Russ Kuntz, who said large trucks have veered into his yard at North Third Street and Cleveland Avenue and one came close to hitting his home because the street isn’t wide enough. Kuntz said many truck drivers are following their Global Positioning Systems and not the posted truck route, and he offered to distribute maps to them. Council Pres...

Stafff writer TORONTO — Toronto Council members Monday learned activities at the Karaffa Recreation Center have resumed with steps taken to deter spread of the coronavirus. Rod Henry, the city’s building maintenance and recreation director, told council he also has booked a few private events there for this year. He said others interested in renting space at the center may call (740) 537-3611 between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. Monday through Friday for information. He added an upstairs room also is available for small meetings, with carpeting to be installed in two others for the same potential p...

Watch: Ewe-turn complete as 3000 move back across Hawke's Bay bridge that made them famous 26 Jan, 2021 08:03 PM 3 minutes to read A flock of 3000 newly-shorn sheep have completed their ewe-turn and travelled once more across the one-lane bridge in Central Hawke's Bay that made them famous. While Patangata may not be known for its bustling highways, a second serving of speedy transportation work across the Tukituki River bridge on Elsthorpe Rd had onlookers delighted again. Last week Greg Hart's snap of the flock travelling the other way across the bridge went viral, with headlines calling it...

NZ in one picture: Rush hour in rural Hawke's Bay as 3000 sheep moved over one-way bridge 18 Jan, 2021 10:33 PM 2 minutes to read More than 3000 sheep were moved across a bridge on Elsthorpe Rd in Patangata, CHB. Photo / Greg Hart More than 3000 sheep were moved across a bridge on Elsthorpe Rd in Patangata, CHB. Photo / Greg Hart A one-lane bridge packed with 3000 sheep created a quintessentially Kiwi traffic jam in Central Hawke's Bay on Monday afternoon. In Patangata there's few motorists in a hurry anyway, but speedy work meant there was no need for ewe-turns as the flock was shifted acros...