'That’s it folks': Board of Health's Don McConnell decries bickering over levy hike

Questions over what boiled down to dollars and cents – and the value of a children’s dental program – dominated discussions over Algoma Public Health’s 2026 capital and operating budget. In the end, the Board of Health, APH’s governing body, approved the recommended $18.5-million budget, a 3.4 per cent increase from that of the previous year. The board heard Wednesday evening  staff originally  present