Category: Ontario
A new provincial partnership aims to increase emergency preparedness in cottage country
After a summer of severe storms and heavy rains, a new partnership between the Province of Ontario and a Bracebridge-based sand and gravel association could provide the support the region … Continued
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Saugeen firefighters make history in new Indigenous wildfire brigade
‘It was nice to be a part of history, just having First Nations crews be able to be deployed in support of First Nations when it comes to wildfires.’ — Saugeen First Nation volunTeer firefighter Jared Kerr.
Grey considers new affordable housing incentive powers
‘But I think if the market could create the affordable housing that we need, we would have it.’ — county planner Liz Buckton in explaining community improvement plan merits
Ontario’s First Electricity Shortfall Isn’t A Capacity Shortfall
Ontario needs a lot more electricity. Demand hit 145.6 TWh in 2025, up 4.4% in a year, and IESO’s reference case gets to 250 TWh by 2050. But its own range runs from 207 to 297 TWh. That’s not a rounding error. It’s a completely different buildout depending on which … [continued]
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Grey County rejects paying to keep old and new Rockwood Terraces open
Province now offers funding to renovate older long-term care home — after county decided to replace what at the time was an ‘undevelopable’ Rockwood Terrace in Durham.