BlackburnNews.com file photo of vegetables. (Photo by Jason Viau)Loblaw workers with UFCW Local 1000A have voted to accept a new agreement, averting a strike that could have started first thing Saturday.
Some 12,000 employees from London to Ottawa voted over the past few days, ending Wednesday evening, and say final percentages will be available Thursday night.
The new deal takes effect today, July 9, and lasts six years.
A strike deadline of July 5 was postponed to give union members an opportunity to weigh in on an amended offer from the company.
Chatham-Kent police reported a 44-year-old man driving a pickup truck was killed in the crash at Jeanettes Creek Road and Coutts Line around 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Pretty in Pink at the Rink is the fifth one this year, and is in partnership with the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance.
According to Chatham-Kent police, the victim was walking around King Street East in Chatham when she was approached by a woman she didn't know and struck in the face.
The Toronto Blue Jays lost 7-2 to the Houston Astros on Tuesday while the Detroit Tigers won their fourth straight, 8-0 over Seattle.
In hopes of raising awareness of the help available to sexual violence survivors, a local crisis centre has handed out stickers to over 200 businesses.
Three people are facing charges after separate incidents took place over the long weekend.
