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Jan 14, 20212 min read

Province supporting safer and more convenient stops for truck drivers

LEE ALDERSON, Communications Branch, Ministry of Transportation The Ontario government is improving 14 existing truck rest areas,...

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Peter Bethlenfalvy becomes Ontario’s Minister of Finance

Colleen Green

Jan 7, 20211 min read

Peter Bethlenfalvy becomes Ontario’s Minister of Finance

DAN CEARNS, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, for The Standard UXBRIDGE: Pickering-Uxbridge MPP Peter Bethlenfalvy has been named...

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Ontario Supports Management Agreements at Two Long-Term Care Homes

Colleen Green

Dec 17, 20201 min read

Ontario Supports Management Agreements at Two Long-Term Care Homes

KRYSTLE CAPUTO, Office of the Minister of Long-Term Care The Ministry of Long-Term Care has approved new voluntary management agreements...

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Colleen Green

Dec 10, 20202 min read

LSRCA raise alarm

WAYNE EMMERSON, Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority Board Chair, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Regional Municipality of...

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Boosting renewable fuel content at the pumps equivalent to taking 300,000 cars off the road each yea

Colleen Green

Dec 10, 20202 min read

Boosting renewable fuel content at the pumps equivalent to taking 300,000 cars off the road each yea

ANDREW BUTTIGIEG, Minister’s Office, Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks The Ontario government is making gasoline, which...

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Ontario Expands Online Tool to Keep Drivers Safe During Winter

Colleen Green

Dec 10, 20202 min read

Ontario Expands Online Tool to Keep Drivers Safe During Winter

LEE ALDERSON, Communications Branch, Ministry of Transportation The Ontario government is expanding the 511 app, to include new winter...

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$11.5 million in funding will support increased capacity at provincial abattoirs and help farmers ad

Colleen Green

Dec 3, 20203 min read

$11.5 million in funding will support increased capacity at provincial abattoirs and help farmers ad

The governments of Canada and Ontario are committing up to $11.5 million through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership (the Partnership)...

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Ontario providing new funding for school boards in red level

Colleen Green

Dec 3, 20201 min read

Ontario providing new funding for school boards in red level

DAN CEARNS, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, for The Standard DURHAM: The Ontario provincial government is making more money...

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Ontario Celebrates Innovation with the 2020 Excellence in Agriculture Awards

Colleen Green

Nov 26, 20202 min read

Ontario Celebrates Innovation with the 2020 Excellence in Agriculture Awards

CHRISTA ROETTELE Communications Branch OMAFRA The Ontario government is kicked off Ontario Agriculture Week by celebrating the farmers,...

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Ontario Supporting Agricultural and Horticultural Societies During COVID-19

Colleen Green

Nov 26, 20203 min read

Ontario Supporting Agricultural and Horticultural Societies During COVID-19

AVI YUFEST, Office of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs CHRISTA ROETTELE, Communications Branch, OMAFRA The Ontario...

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Expanding Opportunities for the Ontario Food Terminal and the Agri-Food Sector

Colleen Green

Nov 26, 20202 min read

Expanding Opportunities for the Ontario Food Terminal and the Agri-Food Sector

AVI YUFEST, Office of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs CHRISTA ROETTELE, Communications Branch, OMAFRA TORONTO:...

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Ontario protecting agri-food workers and food supply chain

Colleen Green

Nov 26, 20203 min read

Ontario protecting agri-food workers and food supply chain

The Ontario government, in partnership with the agri-food industry, has developed a comprehensive strategy to prevent COVID-19...

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Local politicians excited about federal, provincial broadband funding

Colleen Green

Nov 19, 20202 min read

Local politicians excited about federal, provincial broadband funding

DAN CEARNS, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, for The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES/DURHAM: Officials from Kawartha Lakes and Durham Region...

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Ontario Helping Veterans Find New Careers

Colleen Green

Nov 12, 20202 min read

Ontario Helping Veterans Find New Careers

The Ontario government is investing $511,100 in the ‘Pathways to Post-Military Employment’ program to support the return of 180 military...

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Colleen Green

Nov 5, 20201 min read

Letter to the editor: Ranked Ballots

Dear Editor Our local governments were granted the choice of switching to a ranked ballot voting system by the previous provincial...

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