Ontario Supporting Firefighters, Workers in South Stormont

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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 …

Ontario Strengthening Protections for Firefighters

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Province expanding coverage for occupational cancer, heart injuries, and PTSD to help safeguard the health and safety of frontline heroes BRANTFORD – The Ontario government will soon introduce legislation that, if passed, will ensure wildland firefighters and investigators have the same presumptive WSIB coverage for cancers, heart injuries, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that municipal firefighters do. The province is also proposing …