Tag: provincial
Two area hospitals get provincial government funding boost
Norfolk General Hospital and West Haldimand General Hospital are getting more than $2 million each in provincial government funding. The funding, announced Thursday, will help the two hospitals address a…
VG Meats takes top honors at provincial competition
News Local News Kyle (left) and Cory Van Groningen of VG Meats received the Ron Usborne Award of Excellence from the 2022 Ontario Finest Meat Competition during a gala in…
Six Nations police get provincial funding for technology
News Local News Police on Six Nations of the Grand River are getting $642,612 in provincial funding to install computers in their cruisers. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but…
Provincial recognition earned by Oil Museum of Canada
The Oil Museum of Canada has another provincial award of excellence on its shelf. The county-run museum in Oil Springs, birthplace of North America’s oil industry, received the Ontario Museum…
SW Public Health following provincial lead, encouraging mask use
News Local News Postmedia Network While stopping short of a regional mandate, the medical officer of health for St. Thomas and Oxford and Elgin counties is strongly urging residents to…
The provincial council in Utrecht is also not happy with buying up farms
Just as in Gelderland, a majority of the provincial parties in Utrecht consider it undesirable that the national government and other government bodies, such as Rijkswaterstaat, go hunting for nitrogen…
EQAO: London-area boards below provincial average in Grade 9 math
News Local News As predicted, math scores measured through standardized testing were dismal across both London-area school boards, echoing provincial results. Teacher Tracy Bisnaire works with Denzel San Jacob, left,…
Most local EQAO results below provincial standards
News Local News EQAO Sun Media The first provincial testing results since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic indicate the Grand Erie District School Board is below the provincial average…
Provincial housing development bill could backfire, Southwestern Ontario mayor says
News Local News New legislation aimed at speeding up housing developments across the province next year might actually end up slowing things down instead, a Southwestern Ontario mayor is warning.…
Norfolk delegation meeting with provincial ministers
A delegation led by Norfolk Mayor Kristal Chopp will be raising several important local issues with provincial government representatives this week. Chopp, Deputy Mayor Chris Van Paassen and CAO Al…