Tag: Ontario government
Federal budget export help welcomed by wood manufacturing cluster CEO
‘They’re helping us develop an export development program where we’re going to Saudia Arabia,’ wood cluster CEO Mike Baker said of a federal initiative in Tuesday’s budget.
LiUNA Local 1059 breaks ground on new $12.7 million training facility in Walkerton
Five years ago, Brandon MacKinnon sat in his London-area office, staring at a map of central Ontario. “I remember looking at the four counties, and sticking my finger in the middle, and Walkerton was the place,” he recalled. “It was a natural fit.” On Wednesday, Hayman Construction began excavating a 4.3-acre parcel of land in […]
Ontario is subsidizing an energy project in Georgian Bay despite expert advice
By Fatima Syed, The Narwhal
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan, Circle of Blue, Great Lakes Now at Detroit PBS, Michigan Public and The Narwhal who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.
Proposed conservation authority changes closely watched in Grey-Bruce
The Ontario government’s plans to make sweeping changes to the province’s conservation authority system has some concerned about the impacts in Grey-Bruce. On Friday, the province announced it would soon introduce legislation to create an Ontario Provincial Conservation Agency (OPCA) that will oversee a revamped system in which the province’s current makeup of 36 conservation […]
What Londoners need to know about big blue-box collection changes
Beginning in the new year, all municipalities cities across Ontario, including London, will be absolved of their duty to pick up the contents of recycling bins.