Drummond Report

OLG Comments On Baymount Legal Talk

Officials with the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. have commented on Baymount Incorporated's announcement that it has rejected an OLG offer and is considering litigation.

"We Haven't Been Asked To Help"

A solid night of stakes racing this past Saturday evening truly overshadowed Senator Bob Runciman's press conference at Georgian Downs, where he spoke about the utter decimation Ontario horse racing i...

OHRIA Plan Approved, Released

On Tuesday, the result of weeks of hard work by the OHRIA Task Force will be evident with the release of the Plan For The Future of the Ontario Horse Racing and Breeding Industry.

Baymount Rejects OLG Offer; Plans To Seek Legal Recourse

Baymount Incorporated, the company that had planned to build a new racetrack in Belleville, Ontario, has announced that it has rejected an offer by the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation and is co...

TO Casino Expansion On Front Street?

It has been reported that a proposed major redevelopment of the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, located in the heart of downtown Toronto on Front Street, could be a possible location of an expanded g...

Update From OHRIA On Task Force Plan, Negotiations With Government

"Believe me, OHRIA is weighing all the different options of handling this. And I know on the surface, to many, they don't feel OHRIA's been aggressive enough.

McNaughton On Liberals’ “Desperate And Greedy Cash Grab”

After having made his presence felt at Ontario racetracks over the past couple of weeks, Progressive Conservative MPP Monte McNaughton issued a press release Saturday, July 21 stating that the Ontario...

Runciman: "This Is Ill Thought Out"

Ontario Conservative Senator Bob Runciman hosted a media conference on Saturday, July 21 at Georgian Downs to highlight the negative economic impacts and significant job losses that will come from the...

Mohawk Backstretch To Become A Training Centre

The effects of the OLG and Ontario government's decision to end the slots-at-racetracks partnership with Ontario's horse racing industry has forced Canada's biggest track operator, Woodbine Entertainm...

Martin Echoes CAW's Call For Public Analysis

“The government shouldn’t be taking a step that will ruin these people’s lives and harm the whole economy on a whim, without at least clearly demonstrating what the net social and economic impacts wil...

Ont. Ombudsman Still Reviewing Complaints

According to Linda Williamson, the director of communications for Ontario Ombudsman Andre Marin, the office of the Ombudsman is still in the process of reviewing the numerous complaints regarding the ...

NHA Wants Post-SAR Racino In Northern Ont.

The Northern Horsemen’s Association (NHA) met today with Monte McNaughton PC MPP (Lambton, Kent, Middlesex) at the Robertson Training Centre in Chelmsford, Ont.