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Ontario Resumes In-Vehicle Passenger Road Testing Provincewide

Province to increase the number of road tests available and hire additional driver examiners to address backlog

June 09, 2021

Ontario is resuming in-vehicle passenger road tests on Monday, June 14, 2021, at DriveTest centres across the province. To address the backlog of road tests resulting from COVID-19 restrictions, road testing capacity will be increased by hiring 167 additional driver examiners while introducing extended hours for in-vehicle passenger road tests (class G1/G2).

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Ontario Expands Access to Natural Gas in Rural, Northern and Indigenous Communities

Province makes life more affordable for families, businesses and farmers

June 09, 2021

The Ontario government is expanding access to natural gas across the province to help keep the cost of energy low for families, businesses and farmers. Phase 2 of the Natural Gas Expansion Program will allocate more than $234 million to support approximately 8750 connections in 43 rural, northern and Indigenous communities.

“Today we’re celebrating an important milestone in Ontario’s energy history with Phase...

Ontario to Move to Step One of Roadmap to Reopen on June 11

Improvements in Key Indicators Allowing Province to Begin the Safe and Gradual Lifting of Public Health Measures

June 07, 2021

Based on the provincewide vaccination rate and continuing improvements in key public health and health system indicators, the Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, will move the province into Step One of its Roadmap to Reopen at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, June 11, 2021.

“Thanks to the ongoing success of Team Ontario’s vaccine rollout and...

Ontario and Québec team up for the benefit of the Francophonie

Intergovernmental cooperation will support projects developed jointly by Francophone organizations from both provinces

June 09, 2021

Today, the Ontario and Québec governments launched a call for submissions under their Cooperation and Exchange Agreement with Respect to the Francophonie. The application period is now open and will close on July 16, 2021.

Under this interprovincial agreement, Ontario and Québec, together, are investing up to $500,000 to support projects developed jointly by Francophone...

Municipal Office Reopening to the Public

MEDIA RELEASE – June 9, 2021 -For Immediate Release- Municipal Office Reopening

Wawa, ON – The Municipality of Wawa is pleased to announce that it will be re-opening the Municipal Office Building located at 40 Broadway Avenue effective Monday, June 14 at 8:30 a.m. Office hours are Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Public safety protocols will continue to be put in place and all members of the Public entering the building will have to wear face-masks, hand-sanitize and sign-in at the...