Press Releases

Ontario Supporting Children and Youth with Special Needs

August 10, 2021 | Press Releases

CHATHAM-KENT and WINDSOR — The Ontario government is investing $240 million over four years to increase access to critical rehabilitation services for children and youth with special needs to help them live happier and healthier »

Golf Cart Pilot Program Launching on Pelee Island

July 28, 2021 | Press Releases

PELEE ISLAND – Ontario has launched a new pilot program allowing golf carts to be used on roads on Pelee Island. Allowing golf carts on roads on Pelee Island according to local by-laws provides another »

Governments Supporting Economic Recovery of Ontario Farmers

July 23, 2021 | Press Releases

CHATHAM-KENT-LEAMINGTON – The Governments of Ontario and Canada are investing $7.3 million through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership to help support farmers and agri-food businesses. The investment will fund projects in priority areas that increase food »

Pelee Island Ferry Resumes Weekly Service

July 22, 2021 | Press Releases

LEAMINGTON – The Ontario government has worked with the Owen Sound Transportation Company (OSTC) on the resumption of the normal level of scheduled service with the Pelee Islander II ferry to ensure residents and visitors »

Ontario Supporting the Wine Agri-Tourism Sector

July 22, 2021 | Press Releases

CHATHAM-KENT – The Ontario government is launching a new Winery Agri-Tourism COVID-19 Relief Initiative to support agri-tourism businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Ontario wineries and cideries with on-site stores whose business were impacted by »

Canada and Ontario Invest Over $2.9 million in New Media Arts Centre in Windsor

June 21, 2021 | Press Releases

WINDSOR — Canadians everywhere are feeling the impact of COVID-19 on their families, their livelihoods and their way of life. Together, Canada and Ontario are working to reduce the impact of the pandemic, ensure health »

Ontario Continuing to Move Forward with Highway 3 Widening

June 10, 2021 | Press Releases

LEAMINGTON – Ontario is taking another step towards improving Highway 3 with the release of a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to widen the highway from two to four lanes from the Town of Essex to »

MPP Nicholls Announces Natural Gas Expansion in Boblo Island

June 10, 2021 | Press Releases

Boblo Island — Today, Rick Nicholls, MPP for Chatham-Kent-Leamington, announced that approximately 92 homes and businesses on Boblo Island will be able to connect to natural gas for the first time thanks to the province’s »

Ontario Expanding Mental Health Services for Children and Youth in Chatham-Kent

June 9, 2021 | Press Releases

Chatham-Kent — The Ontario government is providing over $31 million to help improve access to specialized mental health treatment services, reduce waitlists and wait times, and support the mental health and wellbeing of children and »

Ontario Recognizing Outstanding Bravery of Paramedics in Windsor-Essex

May 31, 2021 | Press Releases

WINDSOR-ESSEX — The province is honouring paramedics with the Ontario Award for Paramedic Bravery. This award is given to paramedics who performed individual acts of outstanding bravery in the face of danger. Premier Doug Ford, »