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Government of Ontario News - Businesses

1. Ontario Continues To Reduce Residual Stranded Debt

   Ontario ratepayers are closer to eliminating the residual stranded debt associated with the Debt Retirement Charge (DRC) that appears on monthly electricity bills. 

2. GO Transit Service Guarantee Begins This Fall
   Starting this fall, Ontario will offer refunds to GO Train riders whose trains are more than 15 minutes late, except when delays are caused by extreme weather, police investigations, accidents and medical emergencies.
3. Ontario Photo Card Available at Toronto-Area ServiceOntario Centres

   Ontario is making it easier for Toronto-area residents without a driver's licence to get official, government-issued photo identification.

4. Strong Action For Ontario's Economy

   The McGuinty government has appointed Gordon Nixon, President and CEO of the Royal Bank of Canada, as Chair of the Jobs and Prosperity Council.

5. M & M Painting and Sand Blasting Ltd. Fined $70,000 After Worker Injured

   Hamilton, ON - M & M Painting and Sand Blasting Ltd., of Cayuga, ON, was fined $70,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was injured.

6. Ontario Applauds Environmental Excellence
   Ontario is honouring outstanding local efforts to protect the environment through the Minister's Award for Environmental Excellence.
7. Statement From Minister Of Labour On Arthurs Report

   Today, Linda Jeffrey, Minister of Labour, released the following statement in response to Professor Arthurs' report on the WSIB:

8. Company Fined $70,000 After Worker Injured

   Toronto, ON - Cap Concrete Structures Ltd., a Concord-based concrete-forming company, was fined $70,000 for violating the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was injured.

9. City of Toronto Fined $60,000 After Asbestos Violation

   Toronto, ON - The City of Toronto was fined $60,000 yesterday for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after an asbestos violation.

10. Helping to Protect New and Young Workers

    Ontario is launching a four-month blitz to ensure students are safe and don't get injured while working on their summer jobs.

11. Elizabeth Witmer Nominated as Chair of WSIB

    Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty has nominated Elizabeth Witmer as Chair of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB).  

12. Ontario Supports Local Innovation, Creates 70 Jobs

    Ontario is helping Fibracast Ltd. bring to market made-in-Ontario technology that will help ensure clean water for families while creating up to 70 jobs.

13. Woodstock Auto Recyclers Ltd. Fined $60,000 After Workers Injured

    Woodstock, ON - Woodstock Auto Recyclers Ltd., a Woodstock automobile wrecking yard, was fined $60,000 for violations of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after three workers were injured.

14. Welded Tube of Canada Limited Fined $120,000 After Worker Injured

    Newmarket, ON - Welded Tube of Canada Limited, a Concord steel manufacturer, was fined $120,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was injured.

15. Minister's Statement On Toronto Transit Projects
    Today, Transportation Minister Bob Chiarelli issued the following statement in response to the Metrolinx Board recommendation on transit projects in Toronto: