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CANADA: Low wages, instability to blame for industry labour shortage, workers say

CANADA: Low wages, instability to blame for industry labour shortage, workers say

Economists say there are multiple factors contributing to the restaurant labour crunch
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Woman finds new life for old magazine racks to create free library, food pantries in Barrie

Woman finds new life for old magazine racks to create free library, food pantries in Barrie

Oro-Medonte woman's Little Free Library and Pantry offer tangible way for people to give back to their community
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New fund aims to control spread of invasive common reed

New fund aims to control spread of invasive common reed

$55,000 will be made available to support Ontario Phrag Fighters
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Conservancy puts in cash offer for Talisman lands

Conservancy puts in cash offer for Talisman lands

'Large scale residential and commercial development is not an appropriate use for these lands,' states Escarpment Biosphere Conservancy, which plans to protect lands as nature reserve
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Ontario offers new fee deal to Ontario optometrists along with retroactive payment

Ontario offers new fee deal to Ontario optometrists along with retroactive payment

Optometrists have threatened to withdraw from OHIP by Sept. 1
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Burnout in healthcare fields will hinder response to fourth wave: Gardner

Burnout in healthcare fields will hinder response to fourth wave: Gardner

Top doc urged healthcare workers, public to work together for 'remainder of pandemic and its response'
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17 new COVID cases reported in Simcoe-Muskoka Wednesday

17 new COVID cases reported in Simcoe-Muskoka Wednesday

Included in today's new cases are 13 unvaccinated individuals, and four fully vaccinated people
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This week in CollingwoodToday+: Still time to enter for your chance to win an iPad!

This week in CollingwoodToday+: Still time to enter for your chance to win an iPad!

Plus, last chance for aspiring journalists to apply for a $1,000 scholarship toward their post-secondary education
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TBM moves forward with hybrid voting methods for '22 municipal election

TBM moves forward with hybrid voting methods for '22 municipal election

Public survey results indicate that TBM voters prefer online voting to in-person or telephone voting
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Ontario reports 660 new COVID cases Wednesday

Ontario reports 660 new COVID cases Wednesday

The latest update noted 572 recoveries and one death
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