So a possible thing that could bring money into the city, jobs and save money on taxes and the city turns it down.Of course because it doesn't affect some of these councillors. This whole group needs to go
These guys are clueless. Lots of opportunities? Certainly not one's equivalent wages and benefits. The industrial market in the Soo is small, and with a glut of 1,000 people (not to mention other companies laying off due to a decrease in ASI business) injected into this market, there are only so many skilled jobs. Not everyone wants or can retrain to be something entirely different. Not everyone wants to work in the mines hours away from the Soo and be separated from their family and community for weeks at a time. We need more, not fewer, manufacturing and heavy industry jobs here, not less. Tourism and green jobs do not anchor a large community - industry does.
"Councillors authorized the road closure of Peoples Road from Penno Road to Third Line, including intersections, from May 1 to Nov. 27." - in what world does this make sense? That is a SEVEN MONTH closure short of a few days. Why do construction jobs take this long? They never used to - and they still don't take this long in other cities. Only in SSM!
Meaningful support. Would've meant never shutting down the blast furnaces or the coke ovens. No manufacturing will come to Canada it's too expensive . Add the industrial carbon tax and companies will go to China Vietnam Indonesia. You have to make it worth their while and we have zero to offer
The real reason this was defeated at council is because of the union lobby. The story tells you who lobbied against the proposal - the Councillors who voted against it just agreed with those lobbyists. The unions involved got to enough councillors to scuttle this proposal, despite the fact that it is probably good for the City and taxpayers.You think this City is ever going to progress? Hardly.
you should probably start with the trucking industry Doug. the companies are taking advantage of immigrants with paying poor wages while sending out untrained drivers on the road.