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Workers at General Mills, one of the largest food manufacturing companies in the world, have started an indefinite strike for a fair pay rise and secure work. Jim McIlroy reports.
View Comments Interior construction to repurpose the former Eddy Elementary School in St. Clair could begin as soon as this fall with plans for portions of the vacant building to become senior housing, offices and more. St. Clair planning commissioners approved a special zoning use for the property, 301 N. Ninth St., on Wednesday under the city’s adaptive reuse ordinance. It’s the first of several approvals needed for the project. Officials said it is part of a larger three-phase development push for Eddy, as well as nearby Gearing Elementary, which remains an active school for another...
Premium Content Subscriber only If you need a good laugh to distract you from the ârona, back to school shopping, and the harsh realisation that 2021 hasnât fixed everything 2020 broke, the Road Trippers have you covered. Four Queensland comedians - Matt Ford, Anna Brennan, Ryan Anderson and Brendon Beltame - are hitting the road in a slightly knackered Prius to deliver fresh jokes to everyone who needs a giggle. During the CQ leg of the trip, which starts Monday night in Yeppoon, they will be joined by local performers Tom Sayers and Jodie Van de Wetering. In addition to her stand-...
“They cut corners every day, every day,” said Justin Gee, vice-president of First Nations Engineering Services Ltd. Gee said he encountered these recurring problems while overseeing the work of a construction firm, Kingdom Construction Limited (KCL), during the building of a water treatment plant 10 years ago in Wasauksing First Nation, along the eastern shore of Georgian Bay, about 250 kilometres north of Toronto. “You have to be on them every step of the way,” said Gee, who was the contract administrator on the project. “You can’t leave them on their own.” Today, this plant is...
>> there's the potential for that. and there's calls of many quarters for the democratic party to move forward, and impeach. despite what julia just said. >> is that part of why nancy pelosi is taking her stance? >> there's a political risk. absolu absolutely, that would play out if that was to be the case. she is making the case and has made the case, that the ultimate way to impeach donald trump, is to run a strong candidate against donald trump, and to beat him at the ballot box. the impeachment process, would get you into next year. that's not quelling one bit, alex, the calls from many --...