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Feb 4, 20 •
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The Ontario government is working to develop regional transportation plans that will connect people across the province, including $500,000 for Chatham-Kent. Rick Nicholls, MPP for Chatham-Kent-Leamington, announced Jan. 31 that the government is releasing...
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Jan 21, 20 •
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Chatham-Kent will benefit from more than $5.3 million in infrastructure funding from the province, announced last week. It’s part of $200 million in investment this year through the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund (OCIF) to help 424 small, rural and...
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Dec 31, 19 •
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The Chatham-Kent Health Alliance is set to receive nearly $1.9 million from the province to help with infrastructure support. Monte McNaughton, MPP for Lambton-Kent-Middlesex and Rick Nicholls, MPP for Chatham-Kent-Leamington, made the announcement...
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Dec 18, 19 •
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There is good news in the fight against human trafficking in Ontario, including funding for specialized services for survivors. The Ontario government is developing a new strategy to combat human trafficking that will be co-led by Sylvia Jones,...
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Dec 10, 19 •
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Local MPP Rick Nicholls, on behalf of the Ontario Ministry of Education, announced a $2.1 million investment in the Lambton Kent District School Board (LKDSB) recently to support a child-care addition at Indian Creek Road Public School. The provincial...
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Oct 23, 19 •
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Hard work pays off, according to the head of the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance. Lori Marshall, president and CEO of CKHA, said the alliance teamed up with other medium-sized hospitals across the province to lobby the government to update its funding model for...
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Sep 4, 19 •
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They’ve done the hurry up: The community fundraising and support has been fast and very forthcoming. But now they are waiting for their funding ministry, the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services, to catch up. Donna Litwin-Makey, executive...
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Aug 21, 19 •
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The Ontario government has nominated three transit projects in Chatham-Kent for funding under the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program. Chatham-Kent Leamington MPP Rick Nicholls announced Aug. 16 that the Ontario government is investing close to $1.8...
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Jul 23, 19 •
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Chatham-Kent is one step closer to having an Ontario Health Team. According to officials with the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance, the province named our area as one of 31 that have been approved for the full application process. Local health organizations came...
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May 28, 19 •
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Chatham-Kent Mayor Darrin Canniff welcomed the news that the provincial government has reversed planned cuts to municipal funding. “We were still compiling information on the cuts but there was no doubt the cost would have been significant,” he said in a...
