University of Manitoba to cut faculties: CBC Manitoba
Goodbye Faculty of Nursing. Hello School of Nursing? CBC Manitoba is reporting my home university, the University of Manitoba, is looking to cut the number of faculties from 20 to 13. Faculties will be merged to achieve the cut, meaning the Faculty of Nursing is likely to become…
City of Hamilton facing possible investigation by provincial information commissioner
Just when it seems Hamilton City Hall was clear of controversy having quickly settled the City Solicitor’s dust-up with provincial Ombudsman Andre Marin, sources are stating the city has drawn the attention of another transparency watchdog – the Provincial Information and Privacy Commissioner Dr. Ann Cavoukian. Sources (who…
Update on HSR labour negotiations: Strike Mandate Vote tomorrow
One lesson I’ve learned covering labour negotiations and strikes is nothing is predictable. All individuals involved, on both sides, have their own motivations and desires that guide how they act. Some are rational, others are not. Some rational goals lead to irrational decisions, and many seemingly rational strategic…
Chicago Tribune hiring dev… love "Gear you'll get"
The Chicago Tribune is hiring a developer to join their amazing team of developers. In a post to their News App Blog advertising the position, they list the “gear you’ll get” and include: “… a desk somewhere in the Tribune newsroom, where you’ll be surrounded by reporters arguing…
STOP SOPA
As my Twitter followers will have noticed, I’ve taken a very public stance in favour of free speech and innovation on the Internet by adding the “STOP SOPA” banner to my Twitter picture. SOPA threatens this blog. I use a US-based webhost – but I could, of course,…
Clarification: Hamilton City Council's decision on City Solicitor report about Ombuds
On Wednesday, I wrote about Hamilton City Council’s decision on the recommendations of the City Solicitor Peter Barkwell in report LS-12001 (Ontario Ombudsman): As Council voted in-camera Monday on Mr. Barkwell’s findings, I’m unsure if Council adopted two other recommendations in the package – one to forward a…
City of Hamilton News Release: update on bargaining with ATU 107 (HSR Bus Drivers)
The following news release was issued by the City of Hamilton at 13:02EST today by Kelly Anderson, Public Affairs Coordinator, Public Works Department HAMILTON, ON –** January 13, 2012** – The City of Hamilton remains hopeful that a negotiated settlement can be reached at the bargaining table with the Amalgamated Transit…
Versioning Control challenges
I’m having some difficulty with version control on my posts. Due to a weird conflict with another plugin, copy errors were introduced into my posts due to a “mixing” of text between old and current versions. I’m hoping I’ve corrected this error and apologize for any confusion caused.…
Hamilton City Solicitor questions work of Ontario’s Ombudsman’s office
[box style=”box_gray” type=”download_box”]Download the electronic version of Mr. Barkwell’s report LS-12001 (Ontario Ombudsman) {1.75MB PDF} [/box] City Solicitor accuses Ombudman’s office of negligence and portraying Hamilton Council in an “unfairly negative light” Hamilton’s City Solicitor Peter Barkwell is taking issue with the Ontario Ombudsman’s office assessment that Hamilton…
Hamilton City Council for January 11, 2012 (12-001)
Apologies to my readers for the shortness and lateness of this post. Swamped with open data emails this week. Hamilton City Council is holding their first meeting of 2012 tonight. The Agenda is available on the City website here: AGENDAThe live video stream (and archive afterwards) of the…