Provincial Government

Six Nations of the Grand River receives funding for access to high-speed Internet

Gudie Hutchings, Minister of Rural Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, along with Kinga Surma, Ontario’s Minister of Infrastructure, announced over $11.4 million in...

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Brantford receives over $3 million for exceeding housing target

City of Brantford received $3,066,849 in funding from the Province of Ontario through the Building Faster...

City of Brantford Michael Stamou -

Provincial government to invest $3.8 million in local primary care teams

The Province of Ontario announced an annual investment of $3.8 million to connect residents...

Healthcare Kimberly de Jong -

Province announces plans for new Lansdowne Children’s Centre

Nearly 40 people made up of local dignitaries, board members, business owners, and Lansdowne...

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Ontario putting more repeat violent offenders behind bars

As part of the province’s plan to protect communities, support victims of crime and...

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Province of Ontario appoints facilitator in SC Johnson case

Paul Calandra, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, appointed a facilitator to identify a path towards resolution between the Rosart-Bucci Group, SC Johnson Corporation,...

Province introduces legislation to protect Greenbelt

The Ontario government introduced legislation that, if passed, would restore all properties that were re-designated or removed from the Greenbelt and the Oak Ridges...

Province to raise minimum wage starting in October

The Province of Ontario will be raising the minimum wage to $16.55, starting Sunday, October 1, 2023. David Piccini, Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and...

Province of Ontario preparing students for success

The Ontario government is providing new student supports and updating curriculum for the 2023-24 school year. These actions will refocus school boards on the...

Provincial government gives $28 million capital grant to BCHS

Will Bouma, MPP for Brantford-Brant and Erin Sleeth, interim CEO of the Brant Community Healthcare System, announced that the Ontario government will be providing...

Federal government invests $1 million into Brantford label company

The Honourable Filomena Tassi, the Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) and Vance Badawey, Member of Parliament...

Province provides funding for new affordable housing in Paris

The Ontario government is providing $340,000 to help create 15 affordable housing units in Paris in the County of Brant to support people with...

More municipalities to receive Strong Mayor Powers

The Ontario government is expanding strong mayor powers to the Mayors of 26 large and fast-growing municipalities that have committed to a housing pledge...

Ontario Investing in Provincewide Homelessness Prevention

The Ontario government is investing nearly $770,000 to help the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness (CAEH) work with communities to connect people experiencing or...

Provincial and Federal governments invest in 4-H programming

The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing more than $2.3 million over three years through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) to...

Brantford Council supports provincial decision to strengthen bail system

Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) supported a resolution, tabled by Brantford Mayor Kevin Davis, calling on the provincial government to take immediate steps to mitigate the...

Brantford receives additional funding from provincial government to combat homelessness

The Ontario government is investing an additional $202 million annually in the province’s Homelessness Prevention Program and Indigenous Supportive Housing Program, bringing Ontario’s total...

Province of Ontario to increase minimum wage in October

The Ontario government is increasing the minimum wage to $16.55 an hour on October 1, 2023. This 6.8 per cent pay raise for low-income...

Province of Ontario preparing for wildfire season

Ontario is ready to respond to this year’s wildland fire season, which runs from April 1 until October 31. “We are ready to protect people...

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Desiree’s Angels provides support for victims of crime and their families

Decking out the Madhouse on Market St. in Black and Gold

SC Johnson to invest nearly $50 million in Brantford