Provincial

The Ontario government is providing $641,771 to support the expansion and improvement of public transit services in the City of Kawartha Lakes.

The Ontario government is providing $4.5 million to help Kawartha Lakes build and repair critical infrastructure in Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock, according to a media release.

New Democrats in Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock have selected Barbara Doyle, co-founder of the Kawartha Lakes Health Coalition, to be their NDP candidate in the 2022 provincial election.  

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Laurie Scott, MPP for Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock announced that nearly 4,000 homes and businesses in Bobcaygeon will be able to connect… Continue reading “About 4,000 Bobcaygeon homes, businesses to get natural gas expansion option”

Fleming College has started accepting applications for Ontario’s new accelerated training program for Personal Support Workers (PSWs) at Lindsay’s Frost Campus of Fleming College.

The program is part of the Ontario government’s $115 million investment to train up to 8,200 new PSWs as part of the governments’ overall strategy to hire 27,000 new nurses, PSWs, and other health professionals within the next few years, according to a media release.

The Ontario government is expanding Extendicare in Lindsay, one of  80 long-term care homes province-wide. According to a media release,… Continue reading “Province invests in Extendicare, Lindsay, creating 160 long-term care beds”