Thank you to the front lines

In a letter to the editor of the Windsor Star, President Warren (Smokey) Thomas shared a reader’s concern about enforcement of fishing rules. His letter appeared in the October 3 print edition of the Windsor Star, calling on the provincial government to hire more conservation officers to enforce laws related to natural resources protection in...

When you think about front line workers during the COVID-19 crisis, conservation officers might not be the first people who come to mind. But according to Ministry of Natural Resources (MNRF) MERC Chair Elaine Bagnall, “Their critical front line work protecting Ontario’s natural resources continues during the pandemic, and they face the same risks as...

Thank you to the front lines, together, we’ll defeat COVID-19. To OPSEU members across the province, making sacrifices and doing what needs to be done, even in harm’s way, and to all workers on the front lines, to their families and loved ones, to those taking care and giving help, and to those protecting the...