In this edition:
- Ontario election to be held on February 27
- Ontario moving ahead with Grimsby GO Station
- NPCA seeks community representatives for public advisory committee
- St. Catharines to launch Black History Month with art exhibit and celebration event
- Ontario increases Risk Management Program for farmers to $250M
- Focus on Technology
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Ontario election to be held on February 27
Premier Doug Ford today confirmed that the Honourable Edith Dumont, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, has accepted the premier’s advice to sign a proclamation dissolving the 43rd Parliament of the Province of Ontario, effective as of 4:00 p.m. today.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Election Act, the Lieutenant Governor also called for the issuance of writs for the general election to be issued January 29, 2025, and named February 27, 2025, as the date of Ontario’s next general election.
Ontario moving ahead with Grimsby GO Station
Minister of Transportation the Hon. Prabmeet Sarkaria today joined Sam Oosterhoff, MPP for Niagara West, to announce that the Ontario government is moving ahead with plans for the Grimsby GO Station.
“A new GO station in Grimsby will be a game-changer for the community, giving more commuters in Niagara easy access to fast, reliable and affordable public transit,” said Minister Sarkaria.
NPCA seeks community representatives for public advisory committee
The Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority (NPCA) has launched a recruitment campaign for its Public Advisory Committee (PAC). Established in 2014, the PAC has played an invaluable role in providing sector-based perspectives, guiding key NPCA projects, programs, and initiatives.
Interested individuals are encouraged to learn more about the NPCA and its 2021-2031 Strategic Plan, review the Terms of Reference, and apply by February 3, 2025.
St. Catharines to launch Black History Month with art exhibit and celebration event
The City of St. Catharines invites residents to celebrate the start of Black History Month with a special launch event and the unveiling of an art exhibit at City Hall.
The City will host the launch event on Feb. 3, at 11:30 a.m. in Council Chambers, located on the third floor of City Hall. The event will include remarks from Mayor Mat Siscoe as well as performances from acclaimed jazz, soul and pop artist Juliet Dunn, and a poetry reading from Elzhraa Akasha.
Ontario increases Risk Management Program for farmers to $250M
The Ontario government is increasing annual funding for its Risk Management Program (RMP) from $150 million to $250 million to enhance support for farmers and the province’s $51 billion agri-food sector. The $100 million increase will support farmers in responding to market challenges while boosting their long-term business confidence and competitiveness.
Did you know?
Canada has tested a new prototype building that was constructed in eight days.
Focus on Technology
DeepSeek buzz shows the game is not over for AI firms: Canadian tech leaders
An artificial intelligence chatbot made by Chinese startup DeepSeek may have sent tech stocks plunging Monday and conjured up fears from rivals, but Canada’s AI leaders appear to have a much more optimistic take on the buzzy competitor.
They said Tuesday that technology firms in the country should see the AI assistant, which is said to perform as well as or even better than OpenAI’s ChatGPT and costs 95 per cent less to run, as proof that there is more room to innovate.
“The game is not over,” said Julien Billot, the CEO of Scale AI, a consortium of private firms, research centres, academics and startups in the AI space.
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