In this edition:
- Niagara Falls cracking down on unlicensed street vendors in tourist core
- Niagara Health releases first Indigenous Health Services Plan
- Niagara-on-the-Lake councillors approve hotel complex on York Road
- Investment in building construction increased 4.5% to $20.4 billion in March
- Canadian investment in foreign securities reached record high in March
- Focus on Health and Safety
Niagara Falls cracking down on unlicensed street vendors in tourist core
Niagara Falls is cracking down on people selling unlicensed items on public property in its tourism core.
On its social media pages, the city said its bylaw officers, security and police partners will conduct a blitz of illegal peddling or vending, displaying or selling of any food, beverage, goods or merchandise in tourist districts and on Niagara Parks property during the Victoria Day long weekend.
Niagara Health releases first Indigenous Health Services Plan
Niagara Health is humbled to announce the launch of its first Indigenous Health Services Plan: Journey to Reconciliation.
Developed in collaboration with Indigenous leaders and community members by Niagara Health’s Indigenous Health Services and Reconciliation team, the Plan provides a clear focus to improve hospital services and experiences for Indigenous patients and their families.
Niagara-on-the-Lake councillors approve hotel complex on York Road
Councillors approved the application for an official plan and zoning bylaw amendments for the development that proposes a 10-storey residential portion of the complex and an eight-storey hotel section with 216 units, 154 hotel rooms and 1,400 square metres of ground-floor commercial space on the 4.82 hectare parcel of land.
Several Niagara-on-the-Lake residents disrupted a recent planning committee meeting after councillors refused to allow them to talk about the mixed-used development on York Road.
Investment in building construction increased 4.5% to $20.4 billion in March
Month over month, investment in building construction increased 4.5% to $20.4 billion in March, a new Statistics Canada report shows. The residential sector was up 5.4% to $14.3 billion, while investment in the non-residential sector increased 2.3% to $6.1 billion.
On a constant dollar basis (2017=100), investment in building construction increased 4.1% to $12.5 billion in March.
Canadian investment in foreign securities reached record high in March
Canadian investors acquired an unprecedented $35.6 billion of foreign securities in March, ending the first quarter with a record investment of $51.5 billion. Meanwhile, foreign investors increased their exposure to Canadian securities by $14.4 billion in March after divesting $4.3 billion in February.
As a result, international transactions in securities generated a net outflow of funds of $21.2 billion from the Canadian economy in March, for a total outflow of $27.9 billion in the first quarter.
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Focus on Health and Safety
The dark side of the psychological health and safety conversation
These days more employers positively impact employees’ experiences through psychological safety and inclusion practices. But when asked if more employees use psychological safety as a sword versus a shield, many employers answer “yes.”
They report employees blame others to avoid conflict instead of taking responsibility for failing to fulfill reasonable work commitments and expectations. When challenged to take accountability for their behaviour, they make statements like “I don’t feel psychologically safe” to shift the focus and blame.
When an employee raises a concern about how they feel, a leader should listen without judgment, take the issue seriously, and focus beyond their emotions to the behaviours. Skipping this fact-finding step can increase the risk of facilitating the dark side of the psychological safety and inclusion conversation by forming the perception that employees can no longer be held accountable for their behaviour.
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