The Federal and Provincial Governments are celebrating the opening of a 145-unit affordable housing project by the Windsor Essex Community Housing Corporation (WECHC), in Windsor. Meadowbrook Place, located at 3100 Meadowbrook Lane, is Ontario’s largest “passive house” multi-residential building and features 145 units of much needed housing for those of all income levels […]
The new agreement will optimize existing capacity in both provinces The governments of Ontario and Quebec are supporting a new 600 megawatt (MW) trade agreement between Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) and Hydro-Québec that will optimize the use of existing electricity generation capacity in both provinces. On August 30, 2023, during the Energy […]
Province investing an additional $11 million to help community recover from explosion The Ontario government is providing an additional $11 million in funding to support the municipality of Chatham-Kent with ongoing emergency management, investigation and community recovery expenses related to the Wheatley explosion in August 2021. On August 26, 2021, […]
Two homes will bring 320 much-needed long-term care beds to the province Construction is underway on two new long-term care homes in Belle River and Leamington, bringing 320 new and upgraded long-term care beds to Essex County. This is part of the Ontario government’s $6.4 billion commitment to build more […]
To Build More Homes, Ontario Launching Building Faster Fund and Expanding Strong Mayor Powers Three-year, $1.2 billion fund will reward municipalities that deliver on housing targets To reward municipalities that build homes, the Ontario government is launching the Building Faster Fund, a new three-year, $1.2 billion program that provides significant […]
Rural Ontarians benefitting from expanded broadband access The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing more than $3.1 million to bring reliable high-speed internet to 1,915 families, farms, and businesses in Essex County. Each government is contributing more than $63 million to SWIFT through the New Building Canada Fund’s Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure […]
Selection of Lands Removed from the Greenbelt Was Biased and Dismissive of Effective Land-Use Planning; Preferential Treatment Given to Certain Land Developer Requests: Auditor General “Provincial government actions in 2022 to open parts of the Greenbelt for development failed to consider environmental, agricultural and financial risks and impacts, proceeded with […]
Canada and Ontario committing up to $7.5 million to support biosecurity measures to enhance food safety The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing up to $7.5 million through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) to help eligible agri-food businesses and contributors enhance their biosecurity measures to support animal […]
New fund supporting ongoing burial investigations and mental health supports The Ontario government is continuing to take action to support Indigenous communities in the province by launching the $7.1 million Indian Residential School Community Engagement Fund (IRSCEF). The new fund will enable additional communities and organizations to support Survivors and […]
Interactive Trades & Tech Trucks will bring simulators and hands-on activities to nearly half a million people across the province The Ontario government is investing $5.4 million to design and build three mobile tech classrooms that will travel across the province and teach students and young people about the skilled […]