Year: 2020

STATEMENT FROM MPP WILL BOUMA, BRANTFORD-BRANT March 16, 2020 The health and wellbeing of Ontarians is our government’s top priority. Since we first learned of COVID-19 as an emerging public health issue, Ontario has been diligently monitoring the developing plans to protect the health and well-being of all Ontarians. We are taking action to ensure

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 12, 2020 Ontario Helping First Nations Communities Prepare for Good Jobs Government Approves First Indigenous Institute to Deliver Apprenticeship Training  NEWS BRANTFORD — Ontario is helping people in Indigenous communities prepare for good jobs in the skilled trades. Today, Monte McNaughton, Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development, announced the approval

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 11, 2020 Ford Government Building New Child Care Spaces in Brantford Province Approves Child Care Addition to Our Lady of Providence Catholic School NEWS BRANTFORD – Ontario’s government is protecting what matters most by investing in local schools and new child care spaces. The province has provided Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic

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It is with sincere pleasure that I congratulate Mrs. Karen George to her recent appointment by the Lieutenant Governor in Council as a member of the Brantford Police Services Board for a three-year term. Karen is a long-time resident of Brantford and will bring a wealth of community experience, civic knowledge and depth of caring

MPP Will Bouma on Continued Strike Action STATEMENT March 5, 2020 TORONTO — Today, Brantford-Brant MPP Will Bouma, issued the following statement in response to continued strike action by the teachers’ unions: “During the negotiation process, the Government tabled proposals with each of the education sector unions, which included substantive moves on lowering class sizes,

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 27th, 2020 Combating Antisemitism Act Passes Second Reading QUEEN’S PARK – MPP Will Bouma (Brantford-Brant) and MPP Robin Martin (Eglinton—Lawrence) co-sponsored a Private Members Bill to address the rise of antisemitism in Ontario. Bill 168 entitled Combating Antisemitism Act, 2020 passed second reading in the Ontario Legislature today.  “The Jewish community

The Ontario Government Takes Steps to Protect Farmers Proposed Bill helps to prevent risky trespass activities NEWS    February 6, 2020 BRANTFORD — Ernie Hardeman, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, and Will Bouma, MPP for Brantford–Brant, met today with local farmers to discuss Bill 156. If passed, the bill will protect farmers, agri-businesses,

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 20, 2020 MPP Will Bouma Kicks Off 2020 with Community Infrastructure Funding Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund invests $4.5 million in infrastructure projects in Brantford – Brant NEWS BRANTFORD – The Ontario government is making another investment in small, rural and northern communities. Through the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund (OCIF), Ontario continues