BlackburnNews.com photoHowick Township council has voted in-favour of a pay increase for their volunteer firefighters.
Council approved the motion that will see firefighters get a 2.6 per cent increase in 2015.
The move will match the firefighters with all other township employees, who will see their pay raised to match the latest Ontario consumer price index.
According to staff, this is the first pay increase volunteers firefighters in Howick have seen since the department was founded back in 2009.
Environment Canada has announced another heat warning for Southwestern Ontario.
A major Canadian home improvement retailer has provided a Windsor-Essex addiction recovery facility with a generous donation.
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Jude Bellingham scored a dramatic extra-time winner to send England into the World Cup semifinals with a 2-1 victory over Norway.
Unifor has announced a tentative deal with one of Detroit's "Big Three" automakers.
The Freedom Walk makes its final stops this weekend in Windsor and Amherstburg.
