New proposed agency would streamline the province’s skilled trades system
The Ontario government is introducing new measures to help tradespeople get their certification from one reliable, streamlined destination.
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Niagara College now accepting applications for PSW program
WELLAND – Niagara College has started accepting applications to Ontario’s new accelerated training program for Personal Support Workers. The program, which is tuition-free for the first 6,000 students, is part of the Ontario government’s $115 million investment to train up to 8,200 new personal support workers (PSWs) for high-demand jobs in Ontario’s health and long-term care sectors. … Read more
Town of Lincoln posts summer job listings
It may be the end of January, with a pandemic locking down the province, but summer days and a pandemic on the decline is not far away. So the town of Lincoln has posted its summer jobs.
Grimsby restaurateur forms Niagara hospitality alliance and calls for resignation of Hirji over new COVID restaurant rules
The owner of Grimsby’s The Forty Public House and a Niagara restaurant alliance he has formed is calling for the repeal of an order targeting Niagara hospitality businesses. Mark Wood is also demanding the resignation of and an apology from Niagara Region’s acting medical officer. Over the weekend, Wood, who also owns two St. Catharines … Read more
Ontario is investing over $500K to help veterans find new jobs
The Ontario government is investing $511,100 in the Pathways to Post-Military Employment program to support veterans and reservists find jobs in the construction industry.
Ontario hiring the largest number of labour inspectors in the province’s history
Ontario is hiring 98 additional frontline health and safety workers. Once the new hires are onboard, the province will employ the most active labour inspectors in its history.
COVID-19 triggered massive decline of women in Ontario workforce, report says
The Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) has published a recovery recommendation plan called the She-Covery Project in an effort to stop the massive decline of women in the labour force. It says the number of female workers in Ontario is at its lowest level in 30 years and is another impact the province faces following … Read more
1,500 Amazon jobs coming to Stoney Creek and Mount Hope
Amazon Canada is set to build a delivery centre in Stoney Creek and a warehouse in Mount Hope.
Class sizes to be reduced at DSBN schools for new school year
District School Board of Niagara approved a motion to allocate a portion of the surplus funding for the 2020/2021 year to lowering class sizes by hiring more teachers.