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Labour Study a Large Undertaking
Posted on Wednesday, September 19, 2012 11:00 AM
Packet and Times
SIMCOE COUNTY - A countywide study of the area's current and future labour markets will be the largest look these matters have received in a decade, according to a project co-ordinator.
The study, the Labour Market Partnership, got the go-ahead Aug. 28. The County of Simcoe’s Ontario Works and economic development departments have partnered with the Simcoe Muskoka Workforce Development Board (SMWDB) and Employment Ontario and have embarked on a series of information forums in the...
City of Orillia Undergoes Corporate Reorganization
Posted on Tuesday, September 18, 2012 09:30 AM
The City of Orillia is undergoing a reorganization in order to align resources with key municipal challenges and save $43,000 annually and reduce the tax levy by $143,000 when fully implemented.
Council approved the reorganization on Monday.
“As part of the CAO’s work plan presented to Council earlier this year, we conducted an organizational review of the Corporation to look for efficiencies and synergies between departments,” said CAO Roman Martiuk. “The reorganization together with a new...
New Avenues Available To New Immigrants
Posted on Monday, September 17, 2012 07:00 AM
Packet and Times
SIMCOE COUNTY - Newcomers and potential newcomers will soon have a new online vehicle to learn about Simcoe County, its amenities, services and communities.
With funding from the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration, the County of Simcoe is creating a new website designed to answer questions and highlight community information.
"This will be totally separate from the county website and will be more community focused," explained Sandra Lee, project manager of the local...
Solar Project Planned For Giant Tiger Roof
Posted on Thursday, September 13, 2012 12:15 PM
Packet and Times
ORILLIA - City politicians are putting their weight behind a rooftop solar project proposed for Atherley Road.
Earlier this week, council moved to formally support Icarus Power Generation — a Concord-based clean energy provider — in the construction and operation of a solar project on the roof of the Giant Tiger/Dollar Tree building at Atherley Road and Gill Street under the province’s Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) program, which subsidizes green energy projects.
Applicants like Icarus who...
County Working On Affordable Housing Strategy
Posted on Wednesday, September 12, 2012 12:00 PM
The Packet & Times
SIMCOE COUNTY - A new 10-year affordable housing and homelessness strategy is in the works, members of the human services committee say.
Barrie mayor Jeff Lehman and Orillia mayor Angelo Orsi supported the plan, but would like to see strategies developed to meet the identified demand for housing across the region.
"It's going to find that the need is great. We all know that. We would all be really surprised if the outcome of this study was that the demand was being met," Lehman...
