MPP Walker announces funding for Agricultural and Horticultural Societies

Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Bill Walker has announced that local Agricultural and Horticultural Societies impacted by the pandemic will receive funding support to help them through...

Electricity at off-peak rate extended

Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Bill Walker has announced electricity prices will remain at the off-peak rate until February 9th. The Ontario government is extending electricity rate...

Ontario Community Infrastructure announced for rural infrastructure funding

The Ontario government is making another investment in small, rural and northern communities. Through the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund (OCIF), Ontario continues to support...

MPPs Walker and Thompson announce $1,052,435 in local transit funding

Ontario is providing a combined $1,052,435 in funding to several municipalities in Grey and Bruce Counties through Ontario’s Gas Tax program. This year, the province is...

Applications now open for small business support grants

Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson is encouraging all local small businesses to apply for the new Ontario Small Business Support Grant. The grant, first announced in December,...

MPP Walker announces applications now open for Ontario’s Small Business Support Grant

Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Bill Walker is pleased the government has opened applications for the new Ontario Small Business Support Grant. The grant, first announced in December, provides...

Summary of measures during Province-wide shutdown

Following the announcement by Ontario Premier Ford yesterday (Jan. 12) that the province is now under a State of Emergency for the next 28...

Provincial support continues for farmers and livestock processors

"Since COVID-19 began, one of our government’s top priorities has been ensuring there continues to be a steady supply of safe and nutritious food...

MPP postpones New Year’s levee and Remarkable Citizen awards

Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson has announced the postponement of her annual New Year’s levee and Remarkable Citizen recognition out of an abundance of caution...

Province announces new support for small businesses

In an effort to flatten the second COVID-19 wave across Ontario, Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson said the Ontario government is taking the necessary steps...

More financial relief for local municipalities

MPP Lisa Thompson has announced the provincial government is providing almost $2 million to local municipalities to offset operating costs for critical services and...

Exciting news for Southampton Care Centre

It was an exciting day for the Southampton Care Centre on Friday, December 18th, as Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson announced that the Centre would...

Local non-profit receives Big Hearts Initiative award

In May, the Government of Ontario launched its Small Businesses, Big Hearts Initiative—a campaign designed to recognize the remarkable ways Ontario small businesses and...

MPP Walker announces financial relief for Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound municipalities

On December 16th, Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Bill walker announced that local municipalities are receiving an additional $2,972,000 in Safe Restart Agreement funding. The discretionary funding...