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Ontario Driving Economic Growth in Rural Communities

PETERBOROUGH — The Ontario Government | Gouvernement de l’Ontario is investing over $4.3 million in up to 80 projects across the province through the latest intake of the Rural Economic Development (RED) Program. The RED program supports projects that diversify rural economies, retain skilled workers, and create jobs in local communities.

September 01, 2023 - Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

COURT BULLETIN

Workplace Injury Results in $50,000 Fine for University of Guelph

Convicted: University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1.

August 31, 2023 - Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development

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Ontario Providing More Supportive Housing in Niagara Region

NIAGARA FALLS — The Ontario Government | Gouvernement de l’Ontario is providing almost $4 million to help create 25 supportive housing units in the city of Niagara Falls that will support individuals and families experiencing chronic homelessness.

August 31, 2023 - Municipal Affairs and Housing

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Ontario Doubling Career Fairs to Help More Young People Enter Skilled Trades

TORONTO — The Ontario Government | Gouvernement de l’Ontario is expanding its successful skilled trades career fairs, now in its second year, to even more cities with more exhibitors and twice as many participating students. Ontario will need over 100,000 new skilled trades workers this decade to help build the province, making it crucial for more young people to have the opportunity to unlock their potential in the trades. The new cities with career fairs this year are Hamilton, Windsor, Sault Ste. Marie, Oshawa and Dryden.

August 31, 2023 - Office of the Premier

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Ontario Completes Widening of Highway 11/17 in Thunder Bay District

THUNDER BAY – To improve road safety and keep people and goods moving across the province, the Ontario Government | Gouvernement de l’Ontario has completed the widening of Highway 11/17 from two to four lanes between Ouimet and Dorion East Loop in Thunder Bay District. This is the seventh section of a larger project to widen 100 kilometres of Highway 11/17 between Thunder Bay and Nipigon.

August 31, 2023 - Transportation

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Ontario Holding Landowners Accountable to Commitments to Build Homes

Toronto – The Ontario Government | Gouvernement de l’Ontario has begun the process of returning 765 and 775 Kingston Road East in Ajax to the Greenbelt, following the property owner’s decision to list these lands for sale in recent weeks, including listing some of the lands to be used for a business park rather than homes. At no time was the intention to sell or change the ownership structure disclosed to the government’s Office of the Provincial Land and Development Facilitator despite active and ongoing discussions. This lack of transparency raises serious concerns about the owner’s ability to meet the government’s expectation that homes be built in a timely manner, including the need to show meaningful progress before the end of year.

August 30, 2023 - Municipal Affairs and Housing

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The Governments of Ontario and Quebec Support New Electricity Trade Agreement

QUEBEC CITY – The governments of Ontario and Quebec are supporting a new 600 megawatt (MW) trade agreement between Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) and Hydro-Québec that will optimize the use of existing electricity generation capacity in both provinces.

August 30, 2023 - Energy

COURT BULLETIN

Workplace Injury Results in $60,000 Fine for Stouffville Employer

Convicted: B. Phillips Company (1987) Limited, 6 Cardico Dr. Unit 3, Stouffville, Ontario, L4A 2G5, a company specializing in performing foundation, structural and building repair work.

August 30, 2023 - Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development

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Ontario Bringing High-Speed Internet Access to Remote Communities

TORONTO — The Ontario Government | Gouvernement de l’Ontario will use a satellite internet service provider to bring high-speed internet access to approximately 43,000 unserved and underserved homes and businesses, marking another milestone in the province’s plan to help bring connectivity to every community by the end of 2025.

August 30, 2023 - Infrastructure

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Ontario Providing More Affordable Housing in Little Current

Little Current — The Ontario Government | Gouvernement de l’Ontario is providing over $1.6 million through the Social Services Relief Fund (SSRF) to help create three affordable housing units for seniors in the community of Little Current on Manitoulin Island. In partnership with the Government of Canada , the Ontario Government | Gouvernement de l’Ontario is also providing $821,180 through the Ontario Priorities Housing Initiative to support the creation of another three units in this building.

August 30, 2023 - Municipal Affairs and Housing

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Ontario Welcomes $8.4 Million in Manufacturing Investments

COBOURG — The Ontario Government | Gouvernement de l’Ontario is welcoming two new investments totalling $8.4 million by Cobourg manufacturers Beneco|SoOPAK.com Custom Printing Packaging and Custom Plastics International Limited. These investments will increase the production of made-in-Ontario products and create 30 new, good-paying jobs in Cobourg.

August 30, 2023 - Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade

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Ontario Breaks Ground on Long-Term Care Home in Smiths Falls

SMITHS FALLS — Construction is underway on a new building for Broadview Nursing Home Inc , a long-term care home being redeveloped in Smiths Falls. This is part of the Ontario government’s $6.4 billion commitment to build more than 30,000 new beds by 2028 and 28,000 upgraded long-term care beds across the province.

August 30, 2023 - Long-Term Care

COURT BULLETIN

Formwork Company Fined $60,000 After Workplace Injuries

Convicted: Aluma Systems Inc., 2 Manchester Court, Bolton, Ontario L7E 2J3, a company that provides concrete formwork and shoring solutions.

August 28, 2023 - Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development

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Ontario Providing Supportive Housing for Young People in Thunder Bay

Thunder Bay — The Ontario Government | Gouvernement de l’Ontario is providing $8.7 million through the Indigenous Supportive Housing Program (ISHP) to help create 58 transitional housing units for youth in Thunder Bay.

August 28, 2023 - Municipal Affairs and Housing

COURT BULLETIN

Individual fined $2,000 for Nutrient Management Act violation

Convicted – Carl A. Purdy

August 28, 2023 - Environment, Conservation and Parks

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Ontario Supporting More Innovation in Cybersecurity

OTTAWA — The Ontario Government | Gouvernement de l’Ontario is investing up to $5 million to help Canadian Cyber Threat Exchange (CCTX) launch the Ontario Cybersecurity Excellence Initiative that will help Ontario companies develop and adopt cybersecurity technologies that enhance data security and protect company assets from cyber threats and other advanced technologies. Developing and adopting critical technologies like cybersecurity will increase Ontario’s competitiveness around the world and create highly skilled jobs in the province’s growing tech sector.

August 28, 2023 - Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade

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Ontario Preparing Students for Success

TORONTO — The Ontario Government | Gouvernement de l’Ontario 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 reading, writing and math, supported by almost $700 million more in base education funding, $109 million in a new strategy to boost literacy rates, and the hiring of 2,000 more educators.

August 28, 2023 - Education

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Ontario Breaks Ground on Long-Term Care Home in Orangeville

ORANGEVILLE — Construction is underway at Avalon Health Care Group Care Centre, a long-term care home for Dufferin County. This is part of the Ontario Government | Gouvernement de l’Ontario ’s $6.4 billion commitment to build more than 30,000 new beds by 2028 and 28,000 upgraded long-term care beds across the province.

August 28, 2023 - Long-Term Care

Information from the Ontario News Room courtesy of ? King's Printer for Ontario, 2023.