{"id":24571,"date":"2023-10-11T04:39:23","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T08:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cklofm\/?p=24571"},"modified":"2023-10-10T15:44:01","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T19:44:01","slug":"headlines-to-know-for-october-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cklofm\/blogs\/middays\/2023\/10\/headlines-to-know-for-october-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Headlines To Know For October 11&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This to know for today;<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/londonnewstoday.ca\/london\/news\/2023\/10\/10\/breaking-unifor-reaches-tentative-agreement-with-general-motors\">GM workers and UNIFOR reach agreement:<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unifor.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UNIFOR<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gm.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">General Motors<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> have finally reached a tentative agreement after 12 hours of striking. Employees walked off the job at the automotive plants in Oshawa, St. Catherine\u2019s, and Woodstock after midnight on Monday. The deal agreed upon will follow the same layout at the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/londonnewstoday.ca\/windsor\/news\/2023\/09\/24\/unifor-members-ratify-deal-with-ford-canada\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">deal UNIFOR reached with Ford<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> last month. This includes a 20 per cent hourly wage increase with a 25 per cent increase for skilled trades. They will also receive a signing bonus, and a promise to convert temporary workers into full time permanent employees. Once ratified, more details will become available and UNIFOR will be moving onto <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellantis.com\/en\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Stellantis<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Employees at Ford voted 54 per cent in favour of the deal last month.<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/londonnewstoday.ca\/london\/news\/2023\/10\/10\/rcmp-launches-investigation-into-ford-governments-greenbelt-deals\">Greenbelt swap investigation launched:<\/a><\/strong><\/em><b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> After Premier <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doug_Ford\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Doug Ford<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> back peddled on his <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenbelt.ca\/learn\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Greenbelt<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> deal he proposed, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Royal Canadian Mounted Police<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> have launched an investigation into the matter. Announced Tuesday, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca\/en\/sensitive-and-international-investigations\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sensitive and International Investigations unit<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> have taken on this case. Multiple violations were found when Ford was proceeding to identify land for development that was inside the Greenbelt. Ford received a lot of pushback for his proposal after he promised Ontarians he would not touch the Greenbelt. This also led to the resignation of his housing minister, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/steveclarkmpp.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Steve Clark<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. In September, Ford said \u201cI made a promise to you [Ontarians], that I wouldn\u2019t touch the Greenbelt. I broke that promise. And for that I\u2019m very, very sorry,\u201d After Clark\u2019s resignation, Ford\u2019s Minister of Public and Business Services <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ola.org\/en\/members\/all\/kaleed-rasheed\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kaleed Rasheed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> also stepped down. &#8220;While we recognize that this investigation is of significant interest to Canadians, the RCMP has a duty to protect the integrity of the investigations that it carries out, in order to ensure that the process leads to a fair and proper outcome. Therefore, no further updates will be provided at this time,&#8221; the RCMP read in a statement.<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/londonnewstoday.ca\/london\/news\/2023\/10\/06\/province-invests-additional-5m-for-student-nutrition-program\">Province invests in student nutrition program:<\/a><\/strong><\/em><b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Access to healthy meals and snacks are essential for young students. Ontario students will now benefit with additional funding added to nutrition programs. The Ontario government will be adding an additional $5 million to the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/page\/student-nutrition-program\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Student Nutrition Program<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hpefoodforlearning.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/MCYS_FNSNP_ResourceGuide2016.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Nations Student Nutrition Program<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. This puts funding at $38 million this year. These programs provide healthy breakfast, snacks, and lunch options for over 600,000 students helping their performance both physically and mentally. The government is also working with a number of charities to help launch the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news.ontario.ca\/en\/release\/1003590\/ontario_helping_more_children_and_youth_access_healthy_food\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Healthy Students Brighter Ontario<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> campaign. With a goal to raise $10 million, these organizations have already raised $1.67 million. Once the total amount is announced, the Student Nutrition Program and First Nations Student Nutrition program will split the funds.<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Road closures:<\/strong><\/span><\/em><b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Rectory between Florence and Little Simcoe St. will be closed until October 27, to remove unused train tracks. Fanshawe Park Rd. and Richmond St. will resume 24 hour construction until October 13th.<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This to know for today; &nbsp; GM workers and UNIFOR reach agreement:\u00a0UNIFOR and General Motors have finally reached a tentative agreement after 12 hours of striking. Employees walked off the job at the automotive plants in Oshawa, St. Catherine\u2019s, and Woodstock after midnight on Monday. 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