Monte Mcnaughton

Hiawatha, Dresden In The News Again

November 15, 2018

Both the Hiawatha Horse Park and Dresden Raceway have been in the mainstream news this week. Hiawatha has been mentioned in regard to when slots will be reintroduced at the track, while Ontario Minist...

MPPs Visit Ontario Racetracks

August 02, 2017

This summer, Ontario Racing has hosted several visits by elected Members of Provincial Parliament to local tracks to learn more about the importance of racing to the Ontario economy, and personally me...

OSS Featured On Canada Day Programs

Fans heading to Dresden Raceway, Hiawatha Horse Park and Mohawk Racetrack on Saturday will be treated to a variety of Canada Day festivities, including Ontario Sires Stakes action.

McNaughton Issues Letter, Re: Dresden

On Friday, March 14, MPP Monte McNaughton (Lambton-Kent-Middlesex) issued a letter to Ontario Racing Commission Chair Elmer Buchanan in which he reiterated his support for the Dresden Agricultural Soc...

Responses To Ontario’s Five-Year Plan

October 11, 2013

Responses to the five-year transitional plan for the Ontario Horse racing industry are continuing to be issued. The Standardbred Breeders of Ontario (SBOA) have released a response as well as Woodbine...

Connect With Premier Wynne

September 27, 2013

Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne is inviting the province to connect with her this weekend through what's being referred to as an "innovative platform consultation process."

OHRIA: Horse Racing Industry Job Losses Double That Of Blackberry

September 24, 2013

On Tuesday, September 24, the Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association issued a press release which states that the job losses caused by the cancellation of the Slots-at-Racetracks Program are more t...

Ont. Racing Discussed In Question Period

September 16, 2013

On Monday, September 16 during Question Period in the Ontario Legislature, Premier Kathleen Wynne defended the Ontario Liberals’ course of action in regard to the future of the provincial horse-racing...

Panel Comments On Price Tag

September 13, 2013

The three members of Ontario's Horse Racing Industry Transition Panel -- Elmer Buchanan, John Snobelen and John Wilkinson -- have commented on a report from MPP Randy Pettapiece that detailed the wage...

Wynne Sends Letter To Panel

September 11, 2013

On September 10, Ontario's Minister of Agriculture and Food -- as well as the province's Premier -- Kathleen Wynne issued a letter to the Horse Racing Industry Transition Panel asking for a five-year-...

OHRIA Response To Ontario Horse Racing Transitional Panel

August 16, 2013

The Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association (OHRIA) has responded to the proposals put forward by the Transition Panel’s Plan for Horse Racing in Ontario with what they consider "a more workable app...

McNaughton Statement On Ont. Racing

August 15, 2013

On Thursday, August 15, Lambton-Kent-Middlesex PC MPP Monte McNaughton issued a media statement regarding the ongoing situation in the Ontario horse-racing industry.

McNaughton Release On Horse Racing

On Monday, July 8, Lambton-Kent-Middlesex Progressive Conservative MPP Monte McNaughton issued a press release in which he stated that the government of Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne is continuing to...