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From bricks to clicks and then back to bricks. That’s how the executive director of the Ontario Business Improvement Area Association (OBIAA) described the Digital Main Street program.

The Ontario government is giving St. Lawrence College $774,000 to run two programs aimed at training people for jobs in the skilled trades.

“Safe travels’” use to be a phrase used to wish a friend or acquaintance a decent journey, but Covid has changed that. Now the Safe Travels Stamp is a global badge that identifies businesses that follow safe travel protocols in a pandemic world.

Provinical Offences Act matters scheduled until October 16, 2020 will be rescheduled. Do not attend court.

All United Counties of Leeds and Grenville offices will be closed on Monday, September 7.  Normal office hours resume on Tuesday, September 8.

Brockville will get a new jail and an expansion of the St. Lawrence Valley Correctional and Treatment Centre as part of $500 million in Eastern Ontario Corrections spending announced by the provincial government on Thursday.

Upgrades Will Improve Public Safety, Modernize Facilities and Support Economic Recovery Ontario is making strategic investments in public safety and strengthening justice services by modernizing the adult correctional system across Eastern Ontario. New construction and building upgrades will update facilities, address issues of overcrowding, and create new spaces for the delivery of mental health services, inmate programming and staff training.

Expanded Manufacturing Facility Will Secure Domestic Supply Well into the Future. The Ontario and federal governments are partnering with 3M Canada to expand its Brockville, Ontario manufacturing facility to produce made-in-Ontario N95 respirators.

Applications open for the Ontario Automotive Modernization Program while province showcases leadership in autonomous vehicle development Toronto — The Ontario government is launching the next round of applications for the Ontario Automotive Modernization Program (O-AMP). An important part of the government's Driving Prosperity auto plan, the $10-million O-AMP provides auto parts companies with funding to invest in new technologies and support innovation in Ontario's automotive supply chains.

Brockville General Hospital president and chief executive officer Nick Vlacholias on Tuesday received the keys to the hospital’s new patient tower from lead contractor EllisDon construction manager Mike Armstrong. “This is a major milestone,” Vlacholias said in a prepared statement.