Tag: Ontario government
London to get nearly 300 new or upgraded long-term care beds
London is getting nearly 300 new and upgraded long-term care beds as part of the Ontario government’s $6.4-billion pledge to improve care homes, the province says.
Premier: Heavy fines for Ambassador Bridge, 400-series highways blockades
Ford said fines will be severe with penalties up to $100,000 per day and the possibility of suspending commercial and personal drivers licenses
Huron Shores Hospice receives one-time top up of funds
Huron Shores Hospice received an additional $47,500 from the Ontario government to offset the costs of COVID-19.
Area women’s groups share $250K in funding for victims of violence, abuse
Ontario is putting $250,000 into the fight to end violence against women in rural Southwestern Ontario.
Online tool in works to alert parents to Thames Valley classroom cases of COVID-19
A new voluntary COVID-19 reporting system is being developed to fill the void left when the province stopped sharing that information online, says the London region’s largest school board.
Thames Valley elementary school for 800 students to built in southwest London
The Ontario government will give the local public school board $20.7 million for a new school in London’s southwest, funding which will go toward addressing what the province’s education minister calls “explosive” population growth in that area of the Forest City.
Ontario puts $19M into new London French high school, daycare spots
Ontario will put $19 million into a new French Catholic high school and daycare spots, the province announced Friday.
Ex-federal Tory candidate running again, in soon-vacant provincial riding
A farm supply executive will be running for the Ontario Progressive Conservative party in the newly vacant riding of Elgin-Middlesex-London in this June’s provincial election. Rob Flack will attempt to keep the seat for the party, held by MPP Jeff Yurek until he leaves office at the end of February. “I am proud to stand […]
Province announces $10M for two London school projects
Ontario is pumping $10 million into London’s school systems, including a 300-student addition at one of its largest and most overcrowded elementary schools.
Q + A: What London-area parents can expect when schools reopen Monday
As the area’s 100,000 school kids go back to class in person on Monday for the first time this year, we asked what parents and students can expect.