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After her story ran in Sunday’s Sun, an Ottawa security guard’s paperwork is now in order and she’ll be able to keep working despite a licensing backlog by the province. “They said it was processed, issued, and mailed out first thing this morning,” Tina Waltenbury said Monday, adding she called the ministry around 11 a.m. […]
MoreWhen the clock strikes midnight Monday, Tina Waltenbury won’t be able to work. Her security guard licence expires July 11, and despite applying for her renewal a month ago, the province has dragged its heels renewing it. “This is my only source of income,” an angry Waltenbury told the Sun. Waltenbury, 45, has been employed […]
MoreSEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/07/06/cops-crack-down-on-unlicensed-security-guards-2 Cops are busting unlicensed security guards and businesses for hiring them, but the owner of an Ottawa security company says the province is to blame. “It takes, right now, about three months for a security guard to get their licence, which is absurd,” said the owner, who doesn’t want to be named. […]
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