January 1, 2011 McGuinty Government Helping Families With Energy Costs, Increasing Consumer Protections The McGuinty government is helping families by providing 10 per cent off their electricity bills with the new Ontario Clean Energy Benefit. Strong new rules and safeguards will also protect [Read more]
December 31, 2010 McGuinty Government’s Tax Breaks Put Money Into People’s Pockets As part of its Open Ontario plan, the McGuinty government has enhanced existing or introduced new tax credits in 2010 that make it a little easier for hard-working Ontario families to manage their [Read more]
December 30, 2010 McGuinty Government Helps Families With Costs Of Important Health Services Ontario is helping families stay healthy and save money by providing greater access to a variety of health services. Ontario’s publicly funded immunization program is helping families save up to $790 [Read more]
December 29, 2010 McGuinty Government Continues to Protect Ontario Families Ontario’s seatbelt law is celebrating its 35th birthday on January 1, 2011 Today, 92.8 per cent of all Ontarians buckle up – that’s up from just 17.2 per cent who wore seatbelts before the mandatory law [Read more]
December 29, 2010 McGuinty Government Helps Serve Over 68 Million Nutritious School Meals This year, approximately 68.4 million nutritious breakfasts, snacks and lunches were served to elementary and secondary students through Ontario’s Student Nutrition Program.The program provides healthy [Read more]
Ethan and Olivia Most Popular Baby Names December 28, 2010 McGuinty Government Helping To Make Services Easier for New Parents Ethan has been the most popular name for baby boys for the third year in a row, while Olivia overtook Emma in the top spot for girls’ names. The top ten names also [Read more]
December 27, 2010 McGuinty Government Making It Easier For Students To Get A High Quality Education This year, spaces for more than 42,000 new full-time students are being created in colleges and universities across Ontario, making post-secondary education more accessible than ever. Dozens of [Read more]
December 27, 2010 McGuinty Government Partnered With More Than 60 Businesses This Year In 2010, Ontario has partnered with over 60 businesses creating and supporting more than 9,000 new, good, long-term jobs that will benefit Ontario families. With the province’s partnership, businesses have [Read more]
December 24, 2010 On the anniversary of the tragic event last year that took four lives and left another man seriously injured, I want to express my sympathies to the families and friends profoundly affected by the loss and suffering. At a time of year when most families gather in celebration of [Read more]
Northern Ontarians Can Still Apply For Help With Their Energy Costs December 24, 2010 McGuinty Government’s Tax Break Provides Relief Where It Is Needed Earlier this year, the Ontario government implemented a permanent Northern Ontario Energy Credit to help eligible low- to middle-income [Read more]
December 23, 2010 McGuinty Government Helps Students Combine Education and Training College students will get better job opportunities through more hands-on training and practical on-the-job instruction in the workplace.Thirteen colleges across Ontario will welcome new students into the Co-op [Read more]
December 23, 2010 McGuinty Government Helps With Household Costs and Property Taxes Ontario seniors will benefit from tax relief to help with household costs and property taxes. More than 740,000 seniors will see an increase in tax relief with the enhancement of the Ontario Energy and Property Tax [Read more]
December 21 – Christmas Lights Contest Winners From TerraceBay.ca TERRACE BAY, ON – The final judging of the Top 5 finalists for the Christmas Lights Contest based on the votes submitted by residents of Terrace Bay took place on December 21st. Congratulations to the Top 5 finalists! [Read more]
New Year’s Resolutions The turning of the calendar year is symbolic with a focus on new beginnings. Like the first day of school, a new calendar year is filled with hope for better times. Often we make resolutions that are focused on self-improvement, wishing to cast aside some element of our [Read more]
December 22, 2010 McGuinty Government Investments Help Make Ontario A Global Leader Ontario’s investments in cancer care are producing results and have established the province as a global leader, according to a new international study. The study, published in the Lancet, looked at survival [Read more]
