Ontario Welcomes $4M Manufacturing Investment

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CES Transformers expansion will create 80 good-paying jobs in Markham Markham — The Ontario government is welcoming a $4 million investment by CES Transformers, a leading manufacturer of power transformers, the devices used to transmit electrical power from one circuit to another. This investment, to expand the company’s existing facility and increase production, will create 80 new, good-paying jobs in …

Moncton to benefit from upgrades to deepen community connections

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Riverview – Canadian communities flourish when they have safe, welcoming public spaces where people can come together to connect, engage, and participate in recreational programs and activities. By investing in our infrastructure, we not only stimulate economies and create jobs – we build communities that attract people and businesses and make them want to stay. Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of …

Toronto awards $21.5m in Multi-Unit Residential Acquisition program 

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Toronto – The City of Toronto has awarded $21.5 million in Multi-Unit Residential Acquisition (MURA) program funding to five non-profit housing agencies. The funding will enable the purchase and conversion of approximately 121 private market rental housing units to permanently affordable rental homes. By working with non-profit agencies to purchase market rental buildings through the MURA program, the City can …

Ontario Investing in Aurora GO Station

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Province upgrading infrastructure to deliver two-way, all-day GO rail service to York Region AURORA – The Ontario government is making critical infrastructure upgrades to Aurora GO Station, providing commuters with better service, more transit connections and future two-way, all-day service between Aurora GO Station and Union Station in Toronto. “York Region is growing rapidly and every day more families, businesses …

Ford tours Ed Lumley Centre for Engineering Innovation

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Ottawa – Ontario premier Doug Ford thanked the University of Windsor for hosting him to tour the Ed Lumley Centre for Engineering Innovation recently He said: “It was amazing to see this extraordinary facility and to meet with some very bright minds and future Ontario Engineers.”  

Changes to Brampton Transit service effective Sept 5

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BRAMPTON – Effective Tuesday September 5, Brampton Transit will implement service changes to ensure its transit system continues to move people around the city safely and effectively.​ Service Changes 501 Züm Queen Weekday frequency adjusted to: AM peak: 10/12 minutes Midday: 12 minutes PM peak: 15/20 minutes 501C Züm Queen Route operates between Bramalea City Centre and York University via …

Parks Canada celebrates 50th anniversary of Gros Morne National Park

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Rocky Harbour – On Sunday, August 13, Gudie Hutchings, Minister of Rural Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, and Member of Parliament for Long Range Mountains, Newfoundland and Labrador, on behalf of Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, participated in an Official Ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary of …

Investing in infrastructure renewal in Fredericton

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Fredericton-Jenica Atwin, Member of Parliament for Fredericton, Jill Green, Minister of Social Development, Minister responsible for the Economic and Social Inclusion Corporation and for the New Brunswick Housing Corporation, and Her Worship Kate Rogers, Mayor of Fredericton, announced a joint investment of more than $44.5 million to support water and active transportation infrastructure improvements in Fredericton. This investment will enable …

$10.3m invested to bring high-speed Internet to over 1,000 Indigenous homes

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Rural communities to benefit from increased connectivity to high-speed Internet Nain – Through the Universal Broadband Fund (UBF), the Government of Canada is taking action to get people living in rural and remote communities connected to high-speed Internet. On March 24, 2022, the Government of Canada and Government of Newfoundland announced over $22 million in funding for one project to bring high-speed Internet to …

Investment for Western Grains Research Foundation announced

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Saskatoon – Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, announced an investment of over $4 million to the Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) under the AgriScience Program – Clusters Component, part of the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership. Agronomy, or the science and practice of crop production and farmland management, brings together knowledge of how plants, soils, insects, microorganisms and climate interact …