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‘Long tail’: Rail shutdown ends, but aftershocks ripple amid drawn-out ramp-up
By Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press on August 25th, 2024
MONTREAL – The end of the shutdown at Canada’s two major railways came too late for the workers at Conifex Timber. Some 250 employees felt the impact when the company cut the operating schedule in half at its sawmill in Mackenzie, B.C., starting Monday – the day the work stoppage on the tracks wraps up. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!BC Hydro begins filling reservoir as Site C dam megaproject nears completion
By The Canadian Press on August 25th, 2024
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – BC Hydro says it has begun filling the reservoir created by the massive Site C dam project in northeastern British Columbia. The provincial electric utility says in a statement that the filling of the reservoir is one of the last steps toward starting operations for the controversial dam project, located ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal commuter lines halted by rail shutdown to run again starting Monday: Exo
By The Canadian Press on August 25th, 2024
MONTREAL – Greater Montreal’s Exo transit system says commuter lines will start to run again on Monday morning as the work stoppage by Canada’s two major railways comes to an end. Exo spokeswoman Catherine Maurice says service on its Candiac, Saint-Jérôme and Vaudreuil/Hudson lines will return to their regular schedule after coming to an abrupt ... Read More »
1 responseFeds identify 56 government properties for conversion to affordable housing
By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on August 25th, 2024
HALIFAX – The federal government has added 56 properties to a new public lands bank of locations that are suitable for long-term leases so developers can build affordable housing. Housing Minister Sean Fraser made the announcement today in Halifax just ahead of a three-day cabinet retreat intended to prepare for the upcoming fall sitting of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Definitely dissuasive’: Skyrocketing farmland prices a struggle for young farmers
By Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press on August 25th, 2024
REGINA – Will Robbins has been in the process of taking over his family farm southwest of Saskatoon. The 43-year-old grows organic wheat, oats, lentils, peas and occasionally flax and mustard on 445 hectares of land near Laura, Sask. In 1996, when he was still a teenager, prices in west-central Saskatchewan were on average $980 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Companies take stock of rail shutdown’s hit to economy — and bottom lines
By The Canadian Press on August 25th, 2024
The economic fallout of the country’s rail shutdown is set to come into focus this week, as shippers and producers take stock of delays and losses. A work stoppage that began early Thursday morning at Canada’s two major railways is slated to end first thing Monday after a decision from the federal labour board ordered ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Feds to take steps on housing promises ahead of cabinet retreat in Halifax
By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on August 25th, 2024
HALIFAX – Housing Minister Sean Fraser is expected to unveil details on a Liberal promise to lease federal land to developers to build affordable housing on Sunday just before the full federal cabinet kicks off a three-day retreat in Halifax. The annual end-of-summer cabinet session comes three weeks before Parliament returns for the fall sitting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rising workplace stress levels make way for new job description: the ‘burnout coach’
By Amanda Stephenson, The Canadian Press on August 25th, 2024
Jana Cook has suffered from burnout twice in her professional career. Both episodes began with a gradual onset of signs and symptoms – including trouble sleeping, extreme fatigue and difficulty completing basic tasks – which culminated in having to take up to six months’ leave from her corporate job to recover. “In both instances there ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Labour board orders rail workers back on the job, as Teamsters vow to appeal
By Christopher Reynolds and Jordan Omstead, The Canadian Press on August 24th, 2024
The federal labour board has ordered thousands of rail employees back to work after a bitter contract dispute shut down the country’s two major railways. The decision from the Canada Industrial Relations Board imposes binding arbitration on the parties following an unprecedented work stoppage at Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Kansas City that halted freight ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Labour board orders rail workers back on the job, imposes binding arbitration
By The Canadian Press on August 24th, 2024
OTTAWA – The federal labour board has ordered thousands of rail employees back to work after a bitter contract dispute shut down the country’s two major railways. The decision from the Canada Industrial Relations Board imposes binding arbitration on the parties following an unprecedented work stoppage at Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Kansas City that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Tribunal orders rail workers back on the job, imposes arbitration
By The Canadian Press on August 24th, 2024
OTTAWA – The federal labour board has ordered thousands of rail employees back to work after a bitter contract dispute shut down the country’s two major railways. The decision from the Canada Industrial Relations Board imposes binding arbitration on the parties following a work stoppage at Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Kansas City that halted ... Read More »
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