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Province hiring more ER nurses
May 19, 2010. Waterloo Chronicle

The provincial government is hiring nurses in Waterloo Region who will be dedicated to assisting patients arriving in emergency rooms by ambulance. “This initiative is an important part of our plan to increase access to emergency care,” said John Milloy, MPP for Kitchener Centre.[more]

Business owners wanted harmonized tax
May 21, 2009. Waterloo Region Record Opinions

“…The harmonized sales tax is something I and other business owners have been asking the provincial government to do for along time.” [more]

Canada and Ontario Invest in
Balsillie Centre of Excellence in Global Policy
May 25, 2009. Government of Ontario Newsroom

“…This investment is part of Ontario’s 2009 Budget commitment to invest in Ontario’s colleges and universities over two years and the federal government’s two-year, $2 billion plan to repair and expand research and educational facilities at colleges and universities across Canada.” [more]

Immigrant programs get financial boost
May 21, 2009. Waterloo Region Record

“Two local post-secondary institutions will see an investment of $1.1 million from the province for programs designed to help skilled immigrants transfer their international credentials.” [more]

Drayton Theatre plan for Cambridge gets $6 million
from Queen’s Park
May 21, 2009. Waterloo Region Record.

“…Kitchener Centre MPP John Milloy — the province’s minister of training, colleges and universities — confirmed Queen’s Park would chip in $6 million toward the $18-million project.” [more]

Downtown Kitchener medical campus will
enrol more students next fall
May 21, 2009. Waterloo Region Record.

“More first-year medical students will be coming to a downtown Kitchener campus as part of a provincewide boost to medical-school enrolment.” [more]

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