Tag: Ontario government
‘Pressures are real’: Area hospitals juggle crush of patients, staff shortages
Southwestern Ontario hospitals are struggling with staff shortages and surging patient counts as Queen’s Park critics push for immediate action by Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives in the government’s budget being tabled Tuesday.
Province spending $5M to train 500 people for auto-sector jobs: Ford
The provincial government is spending $5 million to provide free training to 500 people from underrepresented groups across Ontario to prepare them for jobs in the automotive sector.
Province gives 16 southwestern Ontario non-profits $2M boost
Growing Chefs!, Wallaceburg Adult Activity Centre, and the YMCA St. Thomas-Elgin are among the 16 non-profits that will share in the funds.
Ontario giving Southwestern Ontario non-profits $2M boost: officials
The Ontario government is giving more than $2 million to 16 Southwestern Ontario non-profits, including 10 in the London area, to support key programs and services in the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, officials say.
London West MPP Peggy Sattler returns as NDP house leader
Veteran London MPP Peggy Sattler has been named house leader for the official opposition, while the city’s two other NDP members get key roles in the party’s new shadow cabinet at Queen’s Park.