Tag: Ontario
Free program trains over 100 PSWs across Southwestern Ontario
The province is wrapping up a free personal support worker training program that will have seen more than 100 graduates in Southwestern Ontario by this March, Ontario’s minister of labour,…
Ontario distributing free COVID test kits through grocers, pharmacies
Provincial News Local News The rapid antigen tests are meant to support people as public health measures are eased in a “cautious and prudent” manner over the coming weeks The…
Chamber announces 2021 Ontario Business Achievement Award winners
Content item The Sarnia-Lambton Chamber of Commerce announced the winners of the 2021 Ontario Business Achievement Awards on Jan. 13. Content item Although the chamber was planning on hosting an…
Province providing $5.6M to repair Southwestern Ontario sports, rec facilities
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News The provincial government is giving $5.6 million to 23 Southwestern Ontario municipalities, non-profit organizations and First Nations to support repairs at sports and recreation…
-53 ° C in Canada: the sharpest cold felt for 14 years
Canada is facing an extreme cold wave with down to -53 ° C this Sunday in the Yukon, the lowest temperature recorded in this area since 2008. After the Great…
Petrolia’s Les Whiting wins competition for Ontario town criers
Content article With a more-than-a-century-old piece of oil field machinery running behind him, Petrolia’s Les Whiting gave a winning performance in a recent virtual competition for Ontario town criers. Content…
High winds expected to batter Southwestern Ontario as temperatures drop
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Norfolk, Haldimand under wind warning Author of the article: Postmedia Staff (File photo) Content article Strong winds are expected to hit Southwestern Ontario Wednesday,…
Ontario tightens COVID restrictions, shutters schools for next two weeks
Breadcrumb Trail Links Local News The government says the school closure will last until at least Jan. 17 Author of the article: Canadian Press Ontario Premier Doug Ford announces the…
COVID-19: Ontario imposes new restrictions, delays return to school as Omicron surges
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Ontario is reintroducing gathering limits, moving schools online and pausing non-urgent surgeries as an incoming “tsunami” of new COVID-19 cases threatens the province’s health…
Chatham-Kent-Leamington MPP Rick Nicholls officially joins the Ontario Party
Content article Chatham-Kent-Leamington MPP Rick Nicholls has officially joined the Ontario Party. Content article Nicholls announced in a media release Wednesday morning that he has joined the party to become…