Monday, February 12, 2024

Unemployment Rises Slightly for January
02/12/2024
Unemployment across the region has gone up within the last month.  The numbers punched by the Four County Labour Market Planning Board showed the unemployment rate in the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region increased by 0.4 percentage points in January, bringing the total to 4.8 per cent.... 
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Local Councils Want Review Of Municipal-Provincial Fiscal Relationship
02/12/2024
The Town of South Bruce Peninsula wants the provincial government to work with the Association of Municipalities of Ontario on a social and economic prosperity review. They’ve joined a number of municipalities raising the issue of municipal finances in Ontario including the City of Owen Sound. A motion put forward by South Bruce Peninsula Deputy Mayor Caleb Hull at Tuesday’s council meeting says “current provincial-municipal fiscal arrangements are undermining Ontario’s economic prosperity and quality of life...."  
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