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December 12 Ontario's Corn, Soybean and Wheat Producers Vote For One Marketing Board
11 New Chair of Ontario Farm Products Marketing Commission - McGuinty Government Selects Chair With Strong Agricultural Credentials
05 Campbell's Noodles to Remain "Made-in-Ontario" - McGuinty Government Helps Keep Noodle Production Local

November 28 High-Speed Internet Projects Get Green Light - McGuinty Government Partners With Rural Municipalities to Build Digital Highway
  28 High-Speed Internet Coming to South Glengarry, South Stormont, and South Dundas - McGuinty Government Supports Local Infrastructure Project
  28 High-Speed Internet Coming to Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield Township - McGuinty Government Supports Local Infrastructure Project
  28 High-Speed Internet Coming to Simcoe County - McGuinty Government Supports Local Infrastructure Project
  28 High-Speed Internet Coming to Ramara Township - McGuinty Government Supports Local Infrastructure Project
  28 High-Speed Internet Coming to Northumberland County - McGuinty Government Supports Local Infrastructure Project
  28 High-Speed Internet Coming to Middlesex County - McGuinty Government Supports Local Infrastructure Project
  28 High-Speed Internet Coming to Laurentian Hills - McGuinty Government Supports Local Infrastructure Project
  28 High-Speed Internet Coming to The City of Kawartha Lakes - McGuinty Government Supports Local Infrastructure Project
  28 High-Speed Internet Coming to Halton Hills - McGuinty Government Supports Local Infrastructure Project
  28 High-Speed Internet Coming to Haliburton County - McGuinty Government Supports Local Infrastructure Project
  28 High-Speed Internet Coming to Grey County - McGuinty Government Supports Local Infrastructure Project
  28 High-Speed Internet Coming to Greater Madawaska Township - McGuinty Government Supports Local Infrastructure Project
  28 High-Speed Internet Coming to Frontenac County - McGuinty Government Supports Local Infrastructure Project
  28 High-Speed Internet Coming to Bancroft and L'Amable Area - McGuinty Government Supports Local Infrastructure Project
  28 Eco-friend Arts Centre Coming to Hastings - McGuinty Government Invests in Community Project
  28 Potential Bio-Fuel Plant in Southwestern Ontario Explored - McGuinty Government Invests in Region's Bioeconomy
  21 Ontario Establishes Hog Industry Advisory Committee
20 Agricorp to Improve Service to Ontario Farmers - McGuinty Government Responds to Auditor, Farm Organizations
  17 Brighton to Create a New Waterfront Vision - McGuinty Government Invests in Brighton Revitalization Project
03 Farmers to Help Protect Lake Simcoe - McGuinty Government Encouraging Environmental Protection

October 29 Eastern Ontario at The Royal - McGuinty Government Helps Brand Eastern Ontario Agri-businesses
  17 Biogas Heats Up Green Innovation in Ontario - McGuinty Government Supports Development of Renewable Energy
  15 Celebrating Ontario's Fresh Food - McGuinty Government Supports Innovative Grocery Retailers
  07 Call Centre Opens Door to Employment Opportunities - McGuinty Government Invests In New State-of-the-Art Facility In Kapuskasing
  06 Commission Makes Decision on Future of Pork Board
  06 Dombrowsky Challenge: Put Ontario Food on Your Plate - McGuinty Government Celebrates Ontario Agriculture Week

September 29 Agri-Food Innovation in the Spotlight at Upcoming Conference - McGuinty Government Presents Outlook 2008
  26 Tamworth-Erinsville Plans For Sustainable Future - McGuinty Government Supports New Economic Opportunities
26 Town of Perth Looks To Become Tourist Hub - McGuinty Government Helps Make Lanark A Tourist Destination of Choice
  24 Ontarians Encouraged to 'Pear Up' in October - McGuinty Government Promotes Local Pears
  22 Norwich Ready to Attract More Investors - McGuinty Government Helps Township Set Economic Goals
  19 Marketing Hastings County as Investment Destination - McGuinty Government Supports Local Economic Revitalization Project
  19 Market Square Becomes Accessible, Year-Round Venue - McGuinty Government Supports Downtown Revitalization
  18 Agricultural Tourism Coming to Niagara Region - McGuinty Government Helps To Highlight the Vitality of Rural Communities in Niagara
  18 Caledonia Plans for Business Investment - McGuinty Government Helping County Set Economic Development Goals
  18 Conservation Centre Upgrades Take Root - McGuinty Government Supports Local Campaign
  17 Guelph Students Hit the Cookbooks - McGuinty Government Promotes Healthy Eating At School
  15 Flowers Canada (Ontario) Inc. Designated and Authorized to Collect Mandatory Licence Fees
  15 Kingsville Kick-Starts Downtown Revitalization -
McGuinty Government Supports Eco-Friendly Improvements
09 Campbellford To Create Waterfront Gateway - McGuinty Government Invests in Campbellford Revitalization Project
05 Ontario Helps Make New Cultural Complex A Reality - McGuinty Government Invests In Economic Development Project in Clarence-Rockland
05 Warkworth Enhances Community Gateway - McGuinty Government Supports Warkworth Revitalization
  05 Downtown Docks To Get Facelift - McGuinty Government Supports Waterfront Revitalization
04 Historic Railway Station To Be St. Thomas Showpiece
Province Supports St. Thomas Downtown Revitalization Projec
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03 Planting The Seeds For More Agri-Food Innovation - Premier's Innovation Awards Program Invites New Applications

August 29 Ontario Making Perth More Attractive For Investors - McGuinty Government Invests in County-Wide Community Development Project
29 Gibson's Whisky To Expand In Windsor - McGuinty Government Bringing Agricultural Business Home to Essex
29 New Arts Centre To Be Cultural Showpiece In Tweed - McGuinty Government Invests in Tweed Downtown Revitalization Project
25 Expression Of Opinion Vote to Be Held For Corn, Soybean And Wheat Producers
18 Ontario Expands Health Care Partnership In Huron - McGuinty Government Supports Innovative Health Care Retention Project

July 31 Downtown Upgrades To Showcase Sioux Lookout History -
McGuinty Government Supports Downtown Revitalization Project
31 Marketing Plan To Boost Local Economy - McGuinty Government Helps Market Dryden As A Destination of Choice
30 Local Groups Create Buzz For Local Food -
McGuinty Government Supports Industry, Community Marketing
23 One-Of-A-Kind Facility Coming To Central Huron - McGuinty Government Invests in Equine and Agricultural Centre
17 New Agricultural Framework To Focus On Bio-Products - McGuinty Government Brings Industry Partners Together
15 Ontario Helps Hearst Go Green - McGuinty Government Supports New Tourism Centre
15 Statement From Minister Dombrowsky With Regard To The Auditor General's Report On Agricorp
08 Ontario Invests In A New Vision For Downtown Grimsby -
McGuinty Government Supports Grimsby Downtown Revitalization Project
02 New Medical Centre To Be Lakefield Showpiece - McGuinty Government Supports Community Revitalization

June 26 Helping Rural Ontario Connect - McGuinty Government Invests in High-Speed Internet for Rural Southern Ontario
24 Farmers' Markets Get Boost From Province - McGuinty Government Expands Buy Ontario Campaign To Better Connect Farmers And Shoppers
18 Local Farms Receive Regional Innovation Awards - Vineland
18 Local Food Served Up At Toronto Restaurants - McGuinty Government Applauds IL FORNELLO For Savouring Ontario
06 Local Farms Receive Regional Innovation Awards - Thunder Bay
06 Fort Frances Has A Story To Tell - McGuinty Government Supports Fort Frances Heritage Tourism Project
05 Local Farms Receive Regional Innovation Awards - Simcoe

May 30 Local Farms Receive Regional Innovation Awards - Espanola
29 Ontario Making Hastings More Attractive for Investors - McGuinty Government Helping Township Set Economic Development Goals
26 Province Helps Revitalize Blue Mountains Commercial Areas - McGuinty Government Boosts Local Economy
23 WTO Agriculture Negotiations - Québec And Ontario Urge The Federal GovernmentTo Redouble Efforts To Defend Supply Management
23 Manitoulin to Run Tourism Pilot Project - McGuinty Government Supports Marketing Strategy for Manitoulin Island
21 Ontario Helping to Rejuvenate Bath - McGuinty Government Supports Loyalist Township Revitalization
21 Local Farms Receive Regional Innovation Awards - Belleville
20 Local Farms Receive Regional Innovation Awards - Lucknow
16 Local Farms Receive Regional Innovation Awards - Glencoe
15 Marketing Plan To Boost West Nipissing Economy -
McGuinty Government Helps Make West Nipissing a Tourist Destination of Choice
09 Local Farms Receive Regional Innovation Awards - Winchester
06 Community Partners Building Reliable Power - McGuinty Government Supports First Nation Standby Power Project
05 Marketing Plan To Boost Huntsville Economy
McGuinty Government Helps Make Huntsville a Year-Round Destination
02 New Medical Centre to be Madoc Showpiece - McGuinty Government Supports Madoc Revitalization

April
28 Ontario Renews Partnership with University of Guelph - McGuinty Government Inks Deal To Boost R&D, Food Safety, Environment
25 Ontario Invests In Leamington Arts Centre - McGuinty Government Supports Leamington's Revitalization
17 Ontario Boosts Green Community Initiative -McGuinty Government Supports Environmental Partnership in Stone Mills
16 Harvesting New Ideas for Agriculture - McGuinty Government Rewards On-Farm Innovation
03 Ontario's Greenhouse Floriculture Producers
Vote To Be Represented By Flowers Canada (Ontario)

March
17 Brock Plans For Business Investment - McGuinty Government Helps Maintain and Create Jobs

February
29 Ontario Takes The Cake - McGuinty Government Welcomes B.C. Dessert Manufacturer To London
 
28 Ontario Supports Cornwall Economy - McGuinty Government Helps Maintain And Create Jobs
 
11 Québec and Ontario Urge the Federal Government to Stand up for Agricultural Interests at the WTO
 
08 Federal and Provincial Governments Continue to Support Tree Fruit and Grape Growers in Ontario
 
07 Making Oxford County Even More Attractive to Visitors - McGuinty Government Helps Community Set Tourism Priorities
 
07 Making Ingersoll More Attractive for Investors - McGuinty Government Helping Town Set Economic Development Goals

January
31 Ontario Food Manufacturers To Get More Competitive - McGuinty Government Helps Increase Sector's Productivity, Energy Savings
 
28 Ontario Government Helps Small Meat Plants Meet Food Safety Standards - Funding Deadlines Extended for Small Freestanding Meat Plant Operators
 
23 More Resources On The Way For Farm Families - McGuinty Government Expands Training and Outreach Services
 
17 Supporting Ontario's Livestock Industry - McGuinty Government Responds to Cattle Industry Needs
 
15 Agriculture Investments Yield Long-Term Results - McGuinty Government Boosting Research, Competitiveness, Productivity

 

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