CALEDON — The Ontario government is moving ahead to get shovels in the ground on Highway 413 after having reached an agreement with the federal government for the project to proceed with strong environmental protections in place. “We are delivering on our promise to build Highway 413 with a plan to fix gridlock and get drivers across Halton, Peel and York regions where …
Provincial office to support better services for the people of Ottawa and region OTTAWA — Building upon Ontario’s historic new deal with the City of Ottawa, the provincial government is opening a new regional office to support better services for the people of Ottawa and the surrounding region. The new office, which opens today, will support greater engagement with both municipal …
Historic $1.3 billion contract awarded to construct the future Gilgan Family Queensway Health Centre ETOBICOKE — The Ontario government is connecting residents in Etobicoke and Peel Region to more convenient care closer to home by investing in Trillium Health Partner’s (TPH) new Gilgan Family Queensway Health Centre in Etobicoke that will serve the needs of these growing communities, now and …
Funding can be used to invest in housing- or community-enabling infrastructure OTTAWA — Premier Doug Ford announced Ontario will be providing Ottawa with $37,502,947 in funding through the Building Faster Fund as the city has made substantial progress towards meeting its 2023 housing target, breaking ground on a total of 10,313 new housing units last year. “This announcement is another …
New school is one of a number of provincial initiatives that will help connect up to 98 per cent of Ontario residents to primary care TORONTO — The Ontario government is providing an initial investment of $9 million through the 2024 budget, Building a Better Ontario, to begin the design and planning for York University’s new medical school in Vaughan. The new …
Continued gas tax cuts would save households $320 on average since 2022 TORONTO — To continue keeping costs down for families and businesses, the Ontario government is introducing proposed legislation through its spring 2024 Budget that would, if passed, extend the existing gasoline and fuel tax rate cuts until December 31, 2024. “With the federal government about to increase its costly carbon tax, …
Funding can be used to invest in housing- or community-enabling infrastructure HAMILTON — Today, Premier Doug Ford announced that Ontario will be providing Hamilton with $17,587,390 in funding through the Building Faster Fund as the city has exceeded its 2023 housing target, breaking ground on a total of 4,142 new housing units last year. “Hamilton is getting it done on housing and …
New housing-enabling infrastructure funding will help municipalities get shovels in the ground TORONTO — The Ontario government is investing more than $1.8 billion in housing-enabling infrastructure funding to help build at least 1.5 million homes by 2031. This funding includes $1 billion for the new Municipal Housing Infrastructure Program and $625 million more for the Housing-Enabling Water Systems Fund, bringing its total …
Simcoe – Brian Saunderson, MPP for Simcoe-Grey, introduced a special fan to the Collingwood Blues. Premier Doug Ford met some of the players at Eddie Bush Memorial Arena during a visit to Collingwood. The best wishes seemed to work as the Blues swept their first round playoff series! After meeting Collingwood Blues Junior A hockey team, Premier Ford said: “Thank …
BARRIE — Premier Doug Ford announced that Ontario will be providing Barrie with $6,344,201 in funding through the Building Faster Fund as the city has exceeded its 2023 housing target, breaking ground on a total of 1,716 new housing units last year. “Barrie is getting it done on housing and we are proud to reward them for their success,” said …
