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 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…
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…
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:…
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…
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…
The Ontario Government announced a return to a modified version of Step Two of the Roadmap to Reopen effective Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at 12:01 a.m. for at least 21 days (until January 26, 2022). These measures include: Requiring businesses and organizations to ensure employees work remotely unless the nature…
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…
Today, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, announced the federal government’s intention to temporarily expand eligibility for key support programs. Using regulatory authority provided in Bill C-2, the government intends to introduce new regulations that would: - Expand the Local Lockdown Program to include employers…
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…
