The operating budgets of the Southern Ontario Library System and Ontario Library Service – North have been slashed by about 50 per cent, affecting inter-library loan systems for connecting libraries
Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport Michael Tibollo, seen above, called SOLS and OLS-North 'arms-length agencies that have no involvement in the day-to-day operations of Ontario’s public libraries.'Two organizations responsible for connecting libraries across Northern and Southern Ontario are grappling with how to adjust services in the face of significant funding reductions.
SOLS has similarly ended interlibrary loan service for the almost 200 municipalities it serves, ending the jobs of 24 delivery drivers. “They’re going to have to find some other way of finding their books, which is going to have a huge impact.” Ms. Matamoros said members of the club have formed a sense of community, and that buying the books may not be financially viable for all members.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Ontario cuts conservation authority funding for flood programsOntario conservation authorities say the provincial government has cut their funding for flood management programs in half.
Read more »
Christina de Castell: Libraries can help people connect and learn how to cut through misinformationI invite you all to visit your local library, bring a friend and explore big ideas that have the potential to transform the world around us.
Read more »
Ontarians Fighting Back Against Province's Cuts To Library Services'Ford Nation wants an uneducated, urban-living, ignorant, isolated Ontario'
Read more »
Ontarians Fight Back Against Province's Cuts To Library Services'I believe that the people deserve to be able to access the same materials whether you live in Toronto or a small town like Dwight and many other centres that depend on these services for their community'
Read more »
Ford government says restructuring of Ontario’s ambulance services won’t negatively affect systemThey said the proposed restructuring would not negatively affect emergency health services and no paramedics would lose their jobs, but the Ontario Association of Paramedic Chiefs is holding an emergency meeting on the merger
Read more »
New metrics for Ontario university and college funding include employment and graduation ratesBy 2025, up to 60 per cent of operating grant funding from the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities will be linked to performance measures, although a number of details remain unclear, such as whether, or by how much, institutions could see their funding cut for failing to reach their targets
Read more »
Ontario to link post-secondary funding to graduates' employment, earningsFuture funding for post-secondary institutions in Ontario will depend on metrics such as graduates' earnings and employment rates.
Read more »
Ontario Slashes Toronto Public Health Funding By $1 BillionThe cuts will take place over the next 10 years and will touch all of Ontario's health units, a Toronto city councillor says.
Read more »
Smaller public-health units fear big impact from Ontario budget cutsSome officials are worried that municipalities, particularly those in rural areas, will not be able to make up the province’s funding cuts, which could leave important services for vulnerable populations at risk
Read more »
Two overdose prevention sites that had funding cut off to receive $20,000 donationsThe Toronto Overdose Prevention Society will donate $20,000 to two supervised injection facilities that had their provincial funding cut off last month.
Read more »
Canadian dollar hits four-week high as rate-cut bets fall on higher inflationCanadian dollar hits four-week high as rate-cut bets fall on higher inflation GlobeInvestor
Read more »