Author: Will Bouma

Province partnering with Indian Residential School survivors, families and Indigenous leaders on a community-led approach June 15, 2021 KENORA —The Ontario government is providing $10 million to help support the identification, investigation, protection and commemoration of Indian Residential School burial sites across the province. The funding will also ensure that culturally appropriate, trauma-informed mental health

Province supports older adults who are homeless or at risk of homelessness June 11, 2021 BRANTFORD — The Ontario government is providing $1.25 million to help build 25 affordable housing units for people over the age of 55 who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in Brantford. “Our government knows how critical it is

Agri-food Organizations and Businesses keep Ontario’s Local Food Sector Strong June 7, 2021 WOODSTOCK – It is Local Food Week in Ontario and the government is celebrating with the release of the 2021Local Food Report, highlighting agri-food organizations and businesses that promote local food literacy within their communities. The 2021 Local Food Report provides an

Local Students Welcome Minister of Education and MPP May 26, 2021 BRANTFORD – Students and staff at King George Elementary School hosted Ontario Minister of Education, Stephen Lecce, who participated in a virtual classroom visit at the school today, accompanied by Brantford-Brant MPP Will Bouma. It was an opportunity for students to ask questions directly

Province provides more access to on-line courses and retraining opportunities May 17, 2021 BRANTFORD – The Ontario government is supporting 7 innovative virtual learning projects at Six Nations Polytechnic Institute to help provide students with more choice and access to high-quality postsecondary education and retraining opportunities. “These projects will help ensure our postsecondary institutions have

9-1-1 Models of Care Will Provide the Right Care in the Right Place and Protect Hospital Capacity May 11, 2021 BRANTFORD — The Ontario government is launching new 9 -1-1 models of care to now cover 33 municipalities across the province. These new models of care will ensure paramedics have more options to provide safe

Record-level Support for Mental Health and Learning Recovery for Grand Erie and Brant-Haldimand-Norfolk boards May 10, 2021 SIMCOE– Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Toby Barrett announced the Ontario government will support local students by providing the Grand Erie District School Board with $313.6 million for the 2021-22 school year through the Grants for Student Needs (GSN) program, an increase of $8.8 million

Joint investments by Canada and Ontario will upgrade infrastructure to support response to the COVID-19 pandemic and keep students and staff safe NEWS April 14, 2021 BRANTFORD — The governments of Ontario and Canada are providing $10,069,500.00 for the Grand Erie District School Board and $2,036,235.00 for the Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board

2021 Budget Brings Province’s COVID-19 Response to $51 Billion NEWS March 25, 2021 BRANTFORD: The 2021 Budget is the next phase of Ontario’s response to COVID-19 and is the second Budget the government has delivered during the pandemic. “You can’t have a healthy economy without healthy people,” said Minister Bethlenfalvy. “For the past year, we

Financial relief will help ensure the delivery of critical services and keep capital projects on track NEWS March 5, 2021 BRANTFORD — The Ontario Government is providing $1,264,892.00 to the City of Brantford and $434,382.00 to the County of Brant of new provincial funding to help address ongoing COVID-19-related operating costs. The new financial relief