Author Archives: QP Briefing Staff

. . . at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. * New Democratic MPP Monique Taylor is asking the government to address the growing issue of a lack of community care facilities for adults with mental disabilities. ...

By Kenyon Wallace A new initiative in Quinte is aiming to attract skilled newcomers to Canada to help foster economic development in the area. The Quinte Local Immigration Partnership, a group made up of a wide range o ...

. . . at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. * Several Ontario-based companies, organizations and institutes are included in the annual list of Canada’s Top 100 Companies unveiled this week by Mediacorp Canada I ...

. . . at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. * Ontario’s teachers and educational support staff unions will formally launch their Charter challenge against the government's teacher wage-freeze bill on Thursday. ...

. . . at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. * Halton Region is hoping to increase waste diversion by cutting the number of garbage bags residents are allowed to put out from six bags to three bags every two wee ...

By Kenyon Wallace In the face of a declining manufacturing sector, Hastings County is hoping a new 10-year plan to promote the Quinte Region’s unique cultural aspects will help drive the area’s economic devlopment. The ...

By Kenyon Wallace A group of drinking water experts is studying the potential impacts of a release of raw sewage into Hamilton Harbour. The Halton-Hamilton Source Water Protection Committee is using computer modeling t ...

. . . at Queen's Park, across Ontario and elsewhere. * New Democratic leader Andrea Horwath said Friday it’s “quite frustrating” that no progress has been made on forming committees for the fall session of the legislatu ...