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Wed May 15, 2013
As organizations, including the Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association and the National Capital Region Harness Horse Association, call on Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne to temporarily halt the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation’s modernization strategy until the Auditor General’s office has completed its review of the OLG’s new policy, the province’s leader tasked the Horse Racing Industry Transition Panel to work alongside the Crown agency to implement recommendations it made in its final report.
Wed May 15, 2013
Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath spent two hours Friday afternoon riding shotgun in a black pickup truck touring rural Flamborough.
Recent Comments
Saturday, May, 18, 2013 - 1:01:56 PM
Hamilton politicians express concerns over LRT costs "Forget the LRT. Add more buses to the existing B Line."
Friday, April, 05, 2013 - 7:07:11 PM
Waterdown BIA looks to harvest local farmers’ market "I tried going on to the waterdown website, but had no luck…
I love the idea of bringing back the farmers market, and it makes sense giving Waterdown’s motto is shop local
While living in Milton, i was able to enjoy the farmers market and loved "
Friday, February, 08, 2013 - 1:01:41 AM
OLG plan will create new jobs "Another OLG advertorial. As Bob McGowan said on the Fan " Godfrey has gone goofy " and the numbers don't add up. Even Paul Godfrey's partners at Rio Can have accused him of trying to destroy the downtown core with a casino.
Flynn's numbers are based"
Mon May 13, 2013
The Ontario government is calling on the Horse Racing Industry Transition Panel to bring forward a long-term plan to implement recommendations from its final report to ensure the success and sustainability of the province’s horse racing industry.
Fri Apr 05, 2013
As Ontario’s horse racing industry continues to pace itself towards the unknown, horsemen and women are feeling the heat. The number of race days has been slashed significantly, resulting in staff termination at two racetracks, including Flamboro Downs.
Mon Apr 01, 2013
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: With only a few days left before we reach the point-of-no-return, also known as the end of the Slots at Racetracks Program (SARP), the sense of uncertainty and hopelessness resonating throughout the horse racing industry is almost palpable.
Tue Mar 26, 2013
With only days to go before the Slots at Racetracks Program is set to expire, the province has reached a tentative transition funding agreement with Flamboro Downs, Georgian Downs and Fort Erie Race Track, which will allow horse racing to continue at these facilities beyond Mar. 31.
Tue Mar 26, 2013
The provincial government has reached tentative transition funding agreements with Flamboro Downs, Georgian Downs and the Fort Erie racetrack.
Thu Mar 21, 2013
Ontario Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak is demanding the Liberals open up the secretive negotiations the province has been holding with race track owners in an attempt to keep the horse racing industry viable.
Thu Mar 14, 2013
will live on at a minimum of six Ontario tracks and will benefit from “a future revenue stream.”
Thu Mar 14, 2013
Great Canadian Gaming (GCG) will continue to offer slots at Flamboro Downs after the British Columbia-based company reached an agreement in principle with the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG).
Fri Mar 08, 2013
Members of Ontario’s horse racing industry are encouraged to contribute to a new Facebook page, aimed at brainstorming ways to better enhance the sport of live racing in the province.
Fri Mar 08, 2013
The Ontario government announced this afternoon that it has reached tentative transition funding agreements with four more racetracks.
Thu Feb 14, 2013
As the deadline fast approaches for Hamilton city council to decide where a Hamilton casino would best be placed, Flamborough councillor Judi Partridge (Ward 15) continues to press for Flamboro Downs as the preferred location.
Wed Feb 06, 2013
There wasn’t much news, let alone good news, about the horse racing industry’s future emanating from a town hall meeting hosted by Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale Progressive Conservative candidate Donna Skelly last Monday night at the Dutch Mill Country Market.
Thu Jan 24, 2013
We are finally entering the homestretch in our epic eight-month battle with a self-dealing OLG determined, at all costs, to completely destroy Ontario racing as we have known it.
Thu Jan 24, 2013
Horse racing will live on at Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) facilities after the not-for-profit corporation reached an agreement in principle with the province and secured an undisclosed amount of transition funding.
Wed Jan 23, 2013
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation announced Wednesday (Jan. 23) that it has reached agreements in principal for slot operations at several gaming sites across the province.
Wed Jan 23, 2013
The province has reached a deal with Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) that, it says, will ensure racing continue at the Woodbine and Mohawk tracks as the horse racing industry transitions to a new, more sustainable model.