A crowd of people are gathering at Robertson Hall in St. Catharines as OPSEU announces next steps following Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority layoffs.
Welland MPP Cindy Forester will be addressing the media and written statements from MPP for St. Catharines Jim Bradley and MPP for Niagara West-Glanbrook Sam Oosterhoff will be read aloud.
Locals were surprised by an announcement last week when the NPCA cut eight frontline staff including three in restoration, two planners, two ecological technicians, and one event coordinator.
The media conferenece is due to start at 10 a.m.
More to come.