Manitoba is extending free access to its provincial parks. Conservation and Climate Minister Sarah Guillemard said Tuesday that park visitors will get free access for a full week, instead of just a weekend as in past years. “We have been listening to how much Manitobans love their provincial parks and when the idea was […]
Read MoreBurlington’s RBG receives $1.7 million in federal, provincial funding to improve access
Posted on May 14th, 2021 by Best Brothers Group
Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG) in Burlington, Ont., is the recipient of the latest local funding announcement by the federal and provincial governments. RBG is receiving almost $1.7 million towards improvements and repairs to its properties. CEO Nancy Rowland says the work will include reconstruction of a boathouse, a viewing platform and a boardwalk as […]
Read MoreQuebec provincial police begin deploying body cameras nearly four years after purchasing them
Posted on April 26th, 2021 by Best Brothers Group
A pilot project that is equipping Quebec provincial police officers with body cameras began on Monday and will involve officers in four regions of the province. Ten Sûreté du Québec (SQ) officers in Rimouski, northeast of Quebec City, are kicking off the project and will wear body cameras for the next six months. The full project runs […]
Read MoreNova Scotia Sets Up Committees to Develop the First Provincial Accessibility Standards
Posted on April 1st, 2019 by Best Brothers Group
[ad_1] On Thursday, the province released the names of 20 people who are tasked with coming up with standards for making education more accessible, and 19 people who will concentrate on making buildings and public spaces more accessible. In Clayton Dauphinee’s opinion, the number of inaccessible public spaces is a major barrier. “We can make […]
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