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CBC
34 minutes ago
- CBC
Northern Ontario small-town mayor says she won't step down as community narrowly avoids shutdown
Social Sharing The mayor of the small northern Ontario township of Fauquier-Strickland says she has no plans to step down as the community narrowly avoids a municipal shutdown due to a $2.5-million operating deficit. At a city council meeting on Tuesday, resident Peter Konopelky received applause from others in attendance when he called on Mayor Madeleine Tremblay to resign. "We are asking you to step down and allow somebody who better understands how to manage [the municipality] and move forward," Konopelky said. Tremblay, however, said she would finish the rest of her term. "And I have to tell you that I will do my best," she said. "It would be a lot better to run, and just quit and not face the music. But I'm not that kind of person. I will fight, I will work hard, and I will do my best to try and find a solution." At a special council meeting on July 31, Fauquier-Strickland's council accepted $300,000 in interim funding from the province to prevent a shutdown of municipal services. Earlier that month, Tremblay said the municipality would not be able to afford services like garbage pickup without help from the province or a significant property tax increase of up to 200 per cent. The temporary provincial funding will now allow the township to maintain garbage collection, keep the dump open, retain its volunteer fire department and continue limited administrative functions with a staff of three. But Shannon Pawlikowski, Fauquier-Strickland's director of municipal services, said many services will need to be scaled back. "Services, no matter what, are still going to be bare bones for the foreseeable future." Tremblay told CBC News in July it was a challenge to keep up with rising costs for services when the municipality only has around 500 people. She said some projects, such as upgrades to the municipal water filtration system went over budget. That particular project, which happened during the COVID-19 pandemic, cost around $1 million.
Toronto Sun
an hour ago
- Toronto Sun
Carney meeting with cabinet, premiers to discuss latest U.S. tariffs
Published Aug 06, 2025 • 2 minute read Prime Minister Mark Carney meets with all of Canada's premiers during the First Ministers' Meeting at TCU Place. Photo taken in Saskatoon, Sask. on Monday, June 2, 2025. Photo by Michelle Berg / Postmedia OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is holding virtual meetings with his cabinet and the premiers today, less than a week after U.S. President Donald Trump hit Canada with a baseline 35 per cent tariff. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account This latest trade war escalation applies only to goods not covered by the Canada-United States-Mexico agreement on free trade, better known as CUSMA. The latest levy took effect on Friday after the two countries failed to hit an Aug. 1 deadline to secure a new trade agreement. Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Wednesday he had a 'good conversation' with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Tuesday that was 'positive.' He also said he was frustrated by the impacts of high U.S. tariffs on his province's economy. Ford warned Trump's 'decision to increase tariffs on Canadian goods to 35 per cent is only adding to the uncertainty for businesses and workers.' 'You can't have tariffs on one side and not the other. I still stand by what I say — dollar for dollar, tariff for tariff. They understand strength, not weakness, and we should never, ever roll over and be weak,' Ford told reporters at a news conference Wednesday in Thornhill, Ont. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Ford said he wants to see more done to stimulate the economy. He called on Ottawa to cut taxes and said the Bank of Canada should drop its interest rate. 'We have to get the governor of the Bank of Canada to lower those damn interest rates from 2.75,' he said. 'Knock 'em down. Build confidence. 'Let's work together on getting rid of the HST on homebuyers, and not just first (time) ones. Let's stimulate the market and we'll follow suit if the federal government does that.' Ford said he believes the 'prime minister is doing everything in his power to get a fair trade deal with the U.S.' Carney told a press conference in B.C. on Tuesday that he has not talked to Trump in recent days, but will speak with him 'when it makes sense.' The prime minister added that about 85 per cent of trade with the U.S. remains tariff-free because of CUSMA. Sector-specific tariffs, like the 50 per cent duty on steel, aluminum and copper, remain in place. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne were in Mexico City on Wednesday for meetings with Mexican officials and businesses on trade. — With files from Allison Jones in Thornhill, Ont. Television Basketball Toronto & GTA Columnists Toronto & GTA
CTV News
an hour ago
- CTV News
Businesses supporting Sask. daycares suffering due to $10-a-day childcare uncertainty
Uncertainty over the future of $10-a-day childcare in Saskatchewan is having a ripple effect on other sectors of the province's economy. One local manufacturer of daycare furniture says business is evaporating because of the unpredictability. 'With things like shelving, lockers, anything that a school wants made out of wood and they want to purchase it locally and we love filling that gap,' Kustom Kitties Canada owner Quinn Nikoluk told CTV News. Kustom Kitties operates out of Southey, Sask. Nikoluk says business has declined 80 per cent as daycares face uncertainty over future government funding. 'What should have been a banner year has nosedived over the last two months,' Nikoluk explained. 'We've had several large contracts just evaporate and what we're hearing again and again is, 'We don't know if we're going to have funds. We don't know if we're going to have funds. We don't know if we're going to have funds.'' Saskatchewan and Alberta are the only provinces that have yet to renew a federal funding agreement that provides $10-a-day childcare. The current agreement expires next March. The NDP Opposition is calling for some assurances. 'There's lots of things they could be doing here at home while they're waiting to get all the details signed if that's what they're working on and I will take their words for it that they are,' MLA Joan Pratchler told CTV News. 'So, the things you can work on here at home is emergency funding for those childcare centres who are on the verge of closing because they have had to use up all their reserves.' In a written statement, the provincial government said it has been clear in its commitment to signing an extension to the current agreement. 'We continue to work toward achieving the best result for Saskatchewan,' it read. The province says it is seeking an agreement that will further benefit families and childcare providers. That assurance may not be enough for a childcare sector that is now closely monitoring its spending as a precaution.
