In this edition:
- Ontario launches largest energy procurement in provincial history
- NotL third most Instagrammable tourist hotspot in Canada: study
- Is Labour Day Monday a paid holiday and who gets the day off?
- Solve the Crisis campaign embraced by St. Catharines city council
- Canadian employers making progress in accommodating workplace disabilities: report
- Focus on Climate
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Ontario launches largest energy procurement in provincial history
The Ontario government has announced a plan of action for more affordable energy, supporting Ontario’s diverse supply mix including nuclear, hydroelectric, renewables, natural gas, and biomass.
The procurement is the largest in the province’s history. The Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) has forecast that by 2050, Ontario’s electricity consumption will rise by 60 per cent, and has recommended cadenced procurements of approximately 5,000 MW of new electricity resources to be procured by 2034.
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NotL third most Instagrammable tourist hotspot in Canada: study
Niagara has two of the top 10 most Instagrammable tourist hot spots in the country, based on a new study done by an online casino in Canada.
Experts at Lucky Days collected an initial seed list of the top 100 Canadian landmarks, sights and parks from Tripadvisor.
Attractions with fewer than 1,000 reviews on Tripadvisor were excluded, leaving 76 of the most popular attractions in the country.
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Is Labour Day Monday a paid holiday and who gets the day off?
Labour Day is celebrated annually on the first Monday of September. The day not only marks a tribute to workers, but also signifies the unofficial end of summer.
The upcoming Labour Day is on Monday, Sept. 2, which makes for a much-anticipated long weekend for most.
On Sept. 2, many government offices will be closed. Schools, post offices, banks and libraries will also be closed in most areas. Public transport typically runs on a reduced holiday schedule.
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Solve the Crisis campaign embraced by St. Catharines city council
St. Catharines residents have been lending their voices to the Solve the Crisis campaign, the mayor reports, and now city councillors are, too.
Councillors unanimously called on the provincial and federal governments on Monday to take action to address the growing mental health, addictions and homelessness crisis by supporting the campaign launched this month by Ontario’s Big City Mayors.
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Canadian employers making progress in accommodating workplace disabilities: report
A new study by Statistics Canada has found that, in 2022, among people who needed accommodations at work, about 35% had those needs go unmet, compared with 40% in 2017.
Much of this progress resulted from workplace changes during the COVID-19 pandemic, as work-from-home and digital workplace technologies advanced.
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