OTTAWA — The municipalitys public health department wants to subsidize food inspection students last year of school to entice them to work for the city.
The initiative is part of the departments drive to improve public health and safety inspections of businesses that serve or make food in the city after an internal audit found serious shortcomings a year ago.
The departments request is designed to get these students working for the city at a time when not enough qualified inspectors are graduating to replace retiring inspectors or to keep up with growth across the province.
For the complete news item, please visit http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Health/Plan+would+tuition+food+inspectors/1492939/story.html
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