Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne released the following statement today: “Labour Day is an opportunity to celebrate the rights that every worker deserves — and to pay tribute to the pioneers of the labour movement and the hard-working people who help keep our province going every day. My [Read more]
Labour Day marks more than the winding down of summer or the last long weekend before the kids head back to school. It is also a focal point for the important and difficult battles that were waged for labour rights that help define who we are as a country. While we have much to celebrate [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Saturday, September 7th, young and old will gather for the annual Manitouwadge Trappers Field Day at Russell’s Landing. For over 30 years, trappers and their friends and families have spent the first weekend after Labour Day enjoying games, contests and good food in [Read more]
You don’t have to think back that far to remember Labour Days when the attitude towards the hard working people who make up the bulk of our economic well being was more positive. Now we have a prolonged international recession and a government that is decidedly anti-union as the new normal. [Read more]
Hard work has always been a part of our lives as Canadians. On Labour Day, we celebrate our dedication and diligence in the workplace. Our society relies on hardworking citizens to keep our country thriving, therefore it is important to use this holiday as a time to give thanks to all of our [Read more]
One of the great things about summer in Ontario is that we get a holiday at the start of three consecutive months. Sandwiched in between the flashier Canada Day and the more widely celebrated Labour Day is our Civic Holiday which is set for the first Monday in August. These holidays are much [Read more]
FROM/DE: Highway Safety Division DATE: August 31,010 OPP Stepping up enforcement for this labour day weekend As the hot days of summer draw to a close and people prepare to celebrate the final long weekend of the season, the Ontario [Read more]
