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Funding meant to help Ontario communities recover from extreme wind damage won’t be enough to make property and business owners whole or eliminate risks to vital infrastructure, some municipalities say. Natural Resources and Forestry Minister Graydon Smith announced last month that the province would provide $5.5 million to 22 small …
Read More »Winnipeggers protest against RBC’s funding for fossil fuel projects – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Winnipeggers came together on Saturday to protest against the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) for funding fossil fuel projects. Demonstrations were held across Canada and dubbed ‘fossil fools days’ and they also took place in Edmonton, Toronto, Ottawa, Halifax and Vancouver. Winnipegger …
Read More »Manitoba earmarks $15.3M to support rural wastewater treatment projects – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Manitoba is spending more than $15.3 million to support three key water and wastewater treatment projects to help facilitate future community growth in the rural municipalities of Headingley, Macdonald and West St. Paul, Municipal Relations Minister Andrew Smith announced Monday. “Our government …
Read More »Brampton women’s shelter facing closure, in desperate need of provincial funding – Toronto
A women’s shelter in Brampton, Ont., is on the brink of closure, and may be forced to shut its doors as early as next month if it does not receive additional funding. This could leave dozens of single mothers and women fleeing intimate partner violence without a place to go. …
Read More »Grant keeps BUILD Inc. from closing; long-term funding still needed – Winnipeg
BUILD has helped transform the lives of Winnipeggers by providing training and job opportunities in the construction sector. In December the province cut the funding, pulling the plug on the program, but it’s able to keep its doors open thanks to a new grant. It serves people facing barriers to …
Read More »Layoffs at Simcoe County hospital due to funding cuts spark concern for Ontario Nurses Assoc.
Amid calls to bring more health-care workers to the province, the Ontario Nurses Association worries 13 nurses laid off at a Simcoe County hospital is just the start of a downward spiral. The Ontario Nurses Association confirmed to Global News that 13 nurses at Stevenson Memorial Hospital in Alliston, Ont., …
Read More »Guelph Community Foundation donates nearly $30K to winter camp programs – Guelph
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ten local winter camp programs are receiving a donation from the Guelph Community Foundation. A total of $28,700 is coming from the foundation’s Kids to Camp grant program. In a news release, the money will allow over 200 local children to attend …
Read More »Ontario public health units press province for more stable funding
TORONTO — Ontario’s public health units are calling on the government to stop using one-time funding to bridge a gap it created four years ago, and to provide them with a predictable source of money as they address a backlog of services built up over the COVID-19 pandemic. Premier Doug …
Read More »Seven Oaks faces tough budget, says Manitoba made ‘significant error’ in funding allocation – Winnipeg
The Seven Oaks School Division is considering cutting teachers and programs after its superintendent says a much-lauded increase in provincial education funding didn’t add up for the division. Manitoba Education Minister Wayne Ewasko announced a $100 million increase in this year’s education funding at a press conference earlier this month. …
Read More »Alzheimer’s Society seeks funding to extend support pilot projects in Ontario
When Alfred Aquilina brought his wife to the long-term care facility that would be her new home, he was carrying her suitcase and a heavy load of emotions. He knew it was the right time for Mercedes Aquilina, who at age 65 has early onset dementia and Parkinson’s disease. But …
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