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Local Grade 12 Student Receives John Sawyer Academic Award

Local Grade 12 student, Devin Li, is this year’s recipient of the John Sawyer Academic Award, administered through the Oakville Community Foundation's Community Education Awards Hub. This grant of $1,000.00 will support Devin in their post-secondary endeavours at the University of Waterloo this fall.   John Sawyer was a dedicated…
 

Nominations Now Open: 28th Annual Oakville Awards for Business Excellence

Nominations are now open for the 28th Annual Oakville Awards for Business Excellence (OABE), presented by the Oakville Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Rotary Club of Oakville West. The eight award categories will be accepting nominations until October 31, 2022 at 4:00pm. Nominations can be submitted online at…
 

27th Annual Oakville Awards for Business Excellence: Event Program

As we approach the 27th Annual Oakville Awards for Business Excellence gala on June 22, the Oakville Chamber of Commerce & Rotary Club of Oakville West invite you to learn more about this year's 25 outstanding finalists. Within the Program: Meet the Finalists Meet the Recipients of our three Named…
 

Ontario Moving to Next Phase of Reopening on February 17

The Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, is easing public health measures sooner, with the next phase of measures being eased on February 17, 2022 at 12:01 a.m.   Effective February 17, 2022 Ontario will further ease public health measures, including, but not limited to:…
 

Applications Now Open: COVID-19 Small Business Relief Grant

The Government of Ontario is now accepting applications for the Ontario COVID-19 Small Business Relief Grant (OSBRG) from eligible small businesses that were required to close under the modified Step Two of the Roadmap to Reopen. The application portal will be open from February 9 to March 11 for applications…
 

Ontario Outlines Steps to Ease Public Health Measures

The Ontario government has released details of steps to ease public health measures, starting on January 31, 2022. Effective January 31, 2022 at 12:01 a.m Ontario will begin the process of gradually easing restrictions, while maintaining protective measures, including but not limited to: Increasing social gathering limits to 10 people…
 

Ontario Launches New Supports for Businesses

Ontario is introducing a new Ontario Business Costs Rebate Program and a six-month interest- and penalty-free period to make payments for most provincially administered taxes. Eligible businesses will receive rebate payments equivalent to 50 per cent of the property tax and energy costs they incur while subject to the current…
 

Ontario Further Strengthening Response to Omicron

In response to the rapidly-spreading and highly transmissible Omicron variant, the Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, is applying additional public health and workplace safety measures, including capacity and social gathering limits. To further strengthen its response to Omicron, Ontario is introducing a 50 per…