Jobs and the Economy

Sheri Laekeman: Seaway automation a public safety concern

By Sheri Laekeman

The St. Lawrence Seaway is a vital link to the rest of the world for much of the Canadian economy.

More than 37 million tonnes of cargo last year passed through the waterway’s locks along the Welland Canal and the St. Lawrence River. Add to that more than 10,000 pleasure craft moving through the Seaway, and you begin to see how important the system is to the Canadian fabric.

Message to Nova Scotia Health Care Members about DHA Restructuring

Unions representing all health care workers in Nova Scotia have submitted a formal proposal to develop a new bargaining system in which the unions join together to negotiate at one table for each of the province-wide bargaining units in response to the province's plans to restructure the district health authorities.