Will Bouma
Will Bouma

Year: 2020

Ontario Investing in Hospital Upgrades and Repairs in Brantford

Supporting Hospital Infrastructure Projects to Ensure a Safe Environment for Patients NEWS Thursday September 17, 2020 BRANTFORD, The Ontario government is investing $175 million this year to address critical upgrades, repairs and maintenance in 129 hospitals across the province, including $50 million for COVID-19 related and other urgent projects. Through the Health Infrastructure Renewal Fund,

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Ontario Supporting Local Communities with Emergency Funding

Assistance will help ensure the delivery of critical public services during COVID-19  NEWS August 12, 2020 BRANTFORD — The Ontario government, in partnership with the federal government, is delivering on its commitment to provide urgently needed emergency assistance to Ontario’s 444 municipalities.  Communities in Brantford-Brant will receive funding to address municipal operating pressures related to the

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Ontario Supporting Indigenous Arts and Tourism Sectors

NEWS BRANT, ON – Lisa MacLeod, Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries, joined Will Bouma, MPP for Brantford-Brant, at Her Majesty’s Royal Chapel of the Mohawks, a proud department of Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation, earlier today to highlight more than $279,000 in funding to support the local indigenous arts

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Birth Alerts Statements

STATEMENT FROM WILL BOUMA MPP, BRANTFORD-BRANT       July 14,2020 Our government is listening and taking tangible steps to combat systemic racism, including in Ontario’s child welfare system. As a direct result of a Round Table discussion I had with Associate Minister Hon. Jill Dunlop and Six Nations of the Grand River Chief and

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Birth Alerts

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                   July 14, 2020 News Release Ontario Eliminating the Practice of Birth Alerts An important step in creating a child welfare system focused on prevention and early intervention

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Delivering High Speed Internet to More People in Southwestern Ontario

Expanding Broadband Access in Brant County June 11, 2020 Today, Will Bouma, MPP for Brantford-Brant and Belinda Karahalios, MPP for Cambridge, on behalf of Ernie Hardeman, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, announced a major step in the expanding of broadband internet in Brant County with the Request for Proposals (RFP) by Southwestern Integrated

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STATEMENT FROM WILL BOUMA MPP, BRANTFORD-BRANT

June 2, 2020The Province of Ontario’s primary concern is the health and safety of all Ontarians. Daily, the Government of Ontario has provided updates in a clear and transparent manner – our Premier has been open and accessible. Recently, more than 120 confirmed COVID-19 positive migrant farm workers, from outside Brantford-Brant were relocated to Brantford

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Ontario Helps Municipalities Build, Repair or Replace Roads and Bridges

Provincial Funding will lead to a better transportation system in Brantford FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 8, 2020 NEWS BRANTFORD — The Ontario government is providing $30 million to build a safer and more reliable transportation system that will help keep goods moving and better connect municipalities throughout the province. As part of the Connecting Links

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Ontario Protecting the Most Vulnerable During COVID-19 Crisis

New Funding for The City of Brantford Will Help with Delivery of Critical Support Services NEWS April 2, 2020 BRANTFORD— The Ontario government is providing $970,300 to the City of Brantford to help protect the health and safety of the province’s most vulnerable people in response to the outbreak of COVID-19. This funding can be

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