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The Town of Kirkland Lake is calling on the Ford government to implement “legislated sick leave and calls on the government of Ontario to permanently legislate universal paid sick days for all workers in Ontario during the pandemic and beyond, regardless of workplace size, type of work or immigration status”.
The motion passed by council endorses motions passed by other municipalities across the province and echoes the call for paid sick days sent by many since the pandemic began, including doctors and other health care workers.
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CROWN POINT â The Lake County Council will not jump the gun and establish a purchasing agent for the sheriff s department until its legal dispute with the Lake County Commissioners over control of county government purchasing is resolved.
Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. asked the seven-member council to speed up its takeover of county purchasing because he said the continuing refusal by the three commissioners to consent to all his purchase requests is endangering officer and public safety in Lake County.
Martinez specifically cited his department s need for blue light technology used to detect blood and other bodily fluids at crime scenes, vehicle antennas that connect to satellite internet service, and a new boat for Lake Michigan water rescues.
One year, 86 houses: Rotorua development to ease pressure on city s housing crisis
25 Feb, 2021 05:00 PM
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A new development at the site of the formerly failed Kawaha Point Villas is set to bring 86 new affordable properties to Rotorua. Local builders are expected to start construction next week and properties will be available to buyers from as early as March 8.
The project s new developer has rebranded the development as Mountview Green and offers 26 properties on Koutu s Ian St and roughly 60 more properties on a Frank St site across the road.
The three-bedroom and two-bathroom houses will range from standalone, duplex and terraced options - with a portion also reserved for KiwiBuild.
Bay of Plenty scrambles to adapt to fourth drought-like season
25 Jan, 2021 05:00 PM
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Water restrictions could be considered for Rotorua if lingering drought conditions continue. The region is facing its fourth dry season in a row, with a local farmer saying he was not sure whether it was global warming at play or just a blip in the weather pattern.
But a meteorologist says weather events like this will only become more common and more extreme in the coming decades.
Bay of Plenty Regional Council has put a new water management system in place as water levels in streams across the region rapidly drop.