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Rural infrastructure fun- ding approvals Three communities in the Five Counties region will each receive funding aid from the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund (OCIF) for one of their infrastructure improvement projects. The City of Clarence-Rockland will receive up to $1.26 million in OCIF funding for replace- ment work on the Bearbrook Bridge on Bouvier Road. Hawkesbury is approved for OCIF funds up to a limit of $1,793,396 for replacement work on water, sanitary sewer, and stormwater mains to help reduce the chance of sewer overflows. The City of Cornwall will receive up to $2 million in OCIF funding for impro- vements on its water distribution network. – Gregg Chamberlain St-Amour joins SNC exec Mayor François St-Amour of The Nation Municipa- lity will be vice-chairman this year on the South Nation Conservation Authority (SNC) executive. St-Amour’s appointment was declared without contest during the SNC board’s Feb. 19 regular meeting. Doug Thompson is the new SNC chair- man, taking over from Bill Smirle, who steps down this year and assumes the post of past-chairman. Thompson outlined the goals for the SNC during the coming year as continuing strong representa- tion with the provincial umbrella group, Conser- vation Ontario, and maintaining close contact with local municipal councils and other agencies within the South Nation River watershed. – Gregg Chamberlain
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The members of Ontario Public Service Employment Union (OPSEU) local 426 held an information picket in front of the L’Orignal courthouse on Friday, March 13, at noon, to denounce the contract offer presented by the government of Ontario at the negotiation table. OPSEU is negotiating the renewal of the Ontario public service collective agreement, which expired on December 31, 2014. “We are out here today to educate the public about issues we are facing,” saidDave Lundy, regional VP for OPSEU. “We believe the government wants to privatize public services. They have wasted $ 8.2 billion on public private partnerships. Our people who live and work in Ontario can do the job better, cheaper and faster than any other corporation.” Lundy said the OPSEU has been operating on a zero percent increase for the last two years and the Wynne government has demanded they sign on for another four years at zero per cent. “Our public service is the most cost effective in Canada,” said Lundy. “WhenMike Harris came into office there were 67,000 public servants. Now there are only 35,000 of us left. Our job increases year after year, but our income does not.” Fairness “We are now negotiating. It will be a very long process,” said Mario Decarie from the
Members of the Ontario Public Service Employment Union (OPSEU) were out in full force in front of the L’Orignal courthouse March 13, to denounce the contract offer presented by the government of Ontario and to give information to passers-by. The larger than life size puppet of Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne was a big hit.
Ministry of Community and Social Services. “There are over 12,000 positions that need to be negotiated one by one.” “All we are hoping to do is negotiate a fair and reasonable settlement,” Lundy said. “This government has demonstrated
no intention thus far in doing anything but seeming to want to force a strike. Our bargaining team is ready and willing to bargain and negotiate an effective and fair contract.”
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