ON Activates Disaster Recovery Assistance for Burlington, Halton Hills, Mississauga

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Burlington – The Ontario government is activating the Disaster Recovery Assistance for Ontarians (DRAO) program in specific areas alongside creeks and rivers in Burlington, Halton Hills, and Mississauga. On July 15 and July 16, 2024, heavy rain caused flooding in some creekside neighbourhoods in Burlington, the community of Norval in Halton Hills, and an area around Little Etobicoke Creek in Mississauga. The Little Etobicoke …

Ontario Connecting More People in Burlington to Mental Health Care

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BURLINGTON — The Ontario government is making it faster and easier for people in the Burlington region to connect to high quality, comprehensive mental health and addiction support services closer to home by building a new mental health unit at the Joseph Brant Hospital. “This new mental health unit will complement the incredible work Joseph Brant’s hardworking doctors, nurses and …

On road to greener public transit in Burlington

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Burlington — Burlington’s transit fleet will be greener following a combined investment of nearly $17 million from the federal and provincial governments, along with the City of Burlington. These investments will support the purchase of 15 conventional, hybrid, and electric buses that will replace aging infrastructure and expand the capacity of the local public transit system. It will also support the addition of …