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Tiny noise bylaw fines could be doubled

Tiny noise bylaw fines could be doubled

A staff recommendation to combat the rising number of noise bylaw complaints suggests that fines be increased from $150 to $300
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BEYOND LOCAL: Could toxic bosses be the next to face #MeToo-type reprisals?

BEYOND LOCAL: Could toxic bosses be the next to face #MeToo-type reprisals?

As we return to the office following the COVID-19 pandemic, time may be up for bad bosses
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WATCH: Ford promises new program to bridge the gap between job loss and collecting benefits for sick time

WATCH: Ford promises new program to bridge the gap between job loss and collecting benefits for sick time

Premier admits he was wrong on the issue of expecting workers to survive on federal benefits alone
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Vandalism to kindergarten yard 'saddens' school principal

Vandalism to kindergarten yard 'saddens' school principal

'It's sad that anybody would want to come in and ruin things that the kindergarten children are using,' Victoria Harbour elementary school principal says
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Good morning, Midland!

Good morning, Midland!

Keep smiling
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BEYOND LOCAL: Study shows men who identify as feminists are having more sex

BEYOND LOCAL: Study shows men who identify as feminists are having more sex

Public commitments to feminism translated into private benefits for heterosexual men, researcher says
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Court adjourned: 'I was all dressed up and there was no place to go,' says lawyer

Court adjourned: 'I was all dressed up and there was no place to go,' says lawyer

Many Ontario Superior Court cases put on hold, provincial court to follow suit April 26
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Simcoe County celebrating Earth Day

Simcoe County celebrating Earth Day

Earth Day takes place Thursday
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OPP following up on speed, cell phone-related driving complaints

OPP following up on speed, cell phone-related driving complaints

To date in the month of April, officers have charged 18 drivers with stunt driving and 40 others for cell phone-related offences
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Province announces cost-share program geared to improving safety for agri-food workers

Province announces cost-share program geared to improving safety for agri-food workers

MPP Jill Dunlop said the funding will 'help farming operations and processor businesses adopt innovative and new technologies that will better protect the health and safety of their workers and improve the sector’s efficiency and productivity'
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