Update:
Nurses and nurse practitioners at Algoma Public Health have accepted a new contract.
The new deal includes wage and benefit improvements, as well as non-monetary gains, and is in place until 2021.
Original:
In Sault Ste. Marie, a last-ditch effort made Wednesday to get a deal done between nurses and nurse practitioners at Algoma Public Health has been successful
Ontario Nurses Association, the union representing the nurses, and Algoma Public Health took part in a mediation session Wednesday.
CTV News has learned the two parties have reached a new tentative agreement, and will release details Thursday.
This move could avoid a strike or lockout for the 58 health care professionals who have been without a contract since April 2017.
