FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 18, 2023 SIMCOE – The latest deadlines for the next round of Ontario Trillium Foundation grants were announced recently. The deadline for the capital grants will be March 6. Next year will see the return of the seed and grow grants, which have respective deadlines of June 26 and Nov. 6.
By MPP Bobbi Ann Brady I felt like a schoolgirl last Monday as I sat on the steps to the Ontario Legislature waiting for the fall session to resume. No, I didn’t have a new lunchbox or backpack but I did arrive with my to-do list on your behalf. The first day was lively and
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 28, 2023 QUEEN’S PARK— MPP Bobbi Ann Brady today asked Premier Ford to get the province back on track by making life more affordable and fixing critical services before welcoming newcomers to a broken Ontario. “In the current environment, it’s clear Ontario cannot support the people already here – so why subject
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 27, 2023 QUEEN’S PARK— It’s time Ontario covers PSA testing for all men 50 and over on a regular basis according to Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Bobbi Ann Brady. Brady today stood in the legislative chamber to advocate on behalf of men for providing OHIP-covered access to PSA testing. “Speaker, I rise to advocate
By MPP Bobbi Ann Brady I’ve been hearing over and over from locals that while the Ontario government is welcoming thousands upon thousands of newcomers to Ontario, the cost of a home has become unattainable for many. Perhaps it’s time we look for innovative ways to house Ontarians. Last week while at Canada’s Outdoor Farm
By Bobbi Ann Brady, MPP The tourism industry, both locally and across Ontario, has been booming after a lapse due to COVID shutdowns. I learned more about the industry while attending the recent Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) conference in London. During a presentation, from several industry groups, I learned how important tourism has
By MPP Bobbi Ann Brady I am going to step outside my provincial realm today and write about a federal issue that has had me troubled for some time. It’s an issue I don’t believe is getting the attention it needs, and I feel it has huge implications for those of us who choose to
By MPP Bobbi Ann Brady People ask how politicians avoid answering questions. Truth, many talk about what they want you to hear rather than the question asked. While at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) in London recently, someone suggested to me that it’s a real talent to avoid the question and believes many
By MPP Bobbi Ann Brady Fall brings with it mixed emotions – the joy that a new season is upon us mixed with the realization that summer is over. The name says it all with Hagersville Summer’s End Festival taking place on Sept. 2. While in that area of Haldimand County, Ruthven National Historic Site
By MPP Bobbi Ann Brady I loathe getting groceries. I am indecisive, and I have been known to impulse buy. Surely, I am not alone in that a trip to the grocery store these days is downright depressing. The only highlight is coming across you, the constituents of Haldimand-Norfolk, who brighten the trip. That being