OTTAWA — The Ontario government is continuing to build a stronger health care workforce by establishing a new Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at Carleton University in Ottawa. This program will be the first new, university-based nursing program in Ontario in 20 years, graduating more than 200 new nurses each year, helping to maintain and expand the province’s nursing …
Ontario Supporting Firefighters, Workers in South Stormont
MORRISBURG — The Ontario government is investing over $750,000 in South Stormont to deliver enhanced fire safety training for local firefighters and increase training capacity for workers and apprentices in the operating engineering trades. “Our government is working with our local partners to deliver better training, so Ontarians can land better jobs with bigger paychecks. That includes today’s investment to modernize and expand …
Premier Doug Ford Makes Changes to Cabinet
TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford has named Jill Dunlop as the new Minister of Education and Nolan Quinn as the new Minister of Colleges and Universities. Kevin Holland has joined Cabinet as the new Associate Minister of Forestry and Forest Products as part of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Graham McGregor has joined Cabinet as the new Associate Minister of Auto …
Ontario Connecting Franco-Ontarians to Care in Timmins
TIMMINS — The Ontario government is breaking ground on a new health care facility for the Francophone community in Timmins and the surrounding area. The Centre de santé communautaire de Timmins (CSC Timmins) is receiving $1.1 million for early planning work in addition to the $15.6 million the province will be investing to support construction of the new facility. “Our …