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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 development of foundational skills in...

Provincial government gives $28 million capital grant to BCHS

Will Bouma, MPP for Brantford-Brant and Erin Sleeth, interim CEO of the Brant Community...

Federal government invests $1 million into Brantford label company 

The Honourable Filomena Tassi, the Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for...

Province provides funding for new affordable housing in Paris

The Ontario government is providing $340,000 to help create 15 affordable housing units in...

More municipalities to receive Strong Mayor Powers

The Ontario government is expanding strong mayor powers to the Mayors of 26 large...

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...

Ontario budget to bring ‘targeted investments’ but no more paid sick day program

It’s budget day in Ontario and the finance minister says he’s prepared a plan with “targeted investments” to ensure the province’s economy stays resilient...

Ontario to nix temporary paid sick days, lift some COVID measures in LTC homes

Ontario will soon end its temporary paid sick day program, The Canadian Press has learned. The program that provided three paid sick days to workers...

Federal and provincial governments working to build largest electricity battery storage project in Canada

The federal and provincial governments announced they are working together to build the largest battery storage project in the country on Friday, February 10,...

Brantford and County of Brant to receive funding from Province

City of Brantford and County of Brant will be receiving over $10 million to help fund local infrastructure projects throughout both municipalities. The Ontario government...

Province to provide free Naloxone kits in workplaces

The Ontario government is launching a first-of-its-kind program to make free naloxone kits (and free training) available at workplaces where there is a risk...

Law supporting ‘strong mayor’ powers passed in Toronto, Ottawa

The Ontario government has passed legislation that permits Toronto and Ottawa to execute certain bylaws even if a minority of councillors are in favour. This...

Province allows pharmacists to prescribe Paxlovid

The Ontario government is giving people more convenient access to care by allowing pharmacists to prescribe Paxlovid, an antiviral treatment option used to reduce...

Six Nations Police to receive funding from province

The Ontario government is providing more than $6 million to help First Nations police services better protect their communities. The investment is part of...

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