ONA

• Doug Ford agrees to $5,000 retention bonus for front-line nurses in Ontario, union says

  'The retention bonus negotiated today is for a lump-sum, $5,000 payment and the premier indicated that this will go to the Treasury Board as early as next week for approval.'

  Canada

  Feb 11
  
• Doug Ford to meet again with Ontario nurses’ union on worker retention plan

  Ontario Premier Doug Ford is expected to meet again next week with the president of a union representing nurses to discuss plans to retain workers in the field.

  Canada

  Feb 4
  
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• ‘Burnt out and pushed beyond their limits’: nurses struggle to work and care for own families

  Nurses across the country say the fourth wave is pushing them to exhaustion and it's taking a toll on their families.

  Health

  Sep 28, 2021
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• Decades of fish passage advocacy leads to decommissioning of BC Hydro’s Wilsey Dam

  The blockage prevented salmon from accessing nearly 30 kilometers of spawning and rearing habitat on the Shuswap River.

  Environment

  Sep 20, 2021
• Supreme Court of Canada ruling could reset Sinixt presence in B.C.’s West Kootenay region

  A Native American from Washington state sparked a complex court battle after he crossed the border, shot an elk, then notified conservation officials and turned himself in.

  Canada

  May 6, 2021
• Second phase of prescribed burn near Keremeos to be ignited this spring

  The prescribed burn will take place near Crater Mountain, approximately 15 kilometres west of Keremeos, and will involve 1,100 hectares.

  Environment

  Mar 18, 2021
• New children’s book series written by Syilx author focuses on water education

  The four-book series, titled Follow the Water, will launch on Feb. 5, and marks author Harron Hall’s publishing debut.

  Jan 28, 2021
• Nurse suffers injury at work days after Newmarket hospital fined for workplace violations

  “We are living through one pandemic, we don’t want to start another pandemic of violence."

  Health

  Oct 20, 2020
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• Coronavirus: Kitchener hospital responds to nurses association concerns about COVID-19

  On Saturday, the ONA called on St. Mary's General Hospital to "expedite COVID-19 testing" after more than 50 nurses were reportedly exposed to the new coronavirus.

  Health

  Mar 22, 2020
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• Nurses reach tentative deal with Peterborough Public Health

  A mediation session was held Monday between Peterborough Public Health and the ONA.

  Health

  Nov 27, 2018