Rally Planned As Liberal Support Slips April 12, 2012 The Ontario Harness Horse Association has offered its support of a rally scheduled for April 21, 2012 at Queen’s Park
Hamilton Council Backs Flamboro, Racing April 12, 2012 The pushback to the Ontario Liberal Party's decision to step away from the slots-at-racetracks program continues to gain force. On Wednesday, April 12, Hamilton City Council decided to unanimously thr...
Will Ontario's Budget Pass? April 11, 2012 "The ball is now in the government's court. If the government falls it will be squarely on the shoulders of the McGuinty Liberals."
Horwath Talks Budget On 570 News April 11, 2012 After unveiling the final set of NDP budget proposals on Tuesday, Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath will discuss the 2012 budget with Jeff Allen of 570 News on Wednesday morning
Tecumseh Adopts Ont. SAR Resolution April 10, 2012 Yet another Ontario jurisdiction has adopted the resolution for the Ontario Liberal Government to keep supporting the current slots-at-racetracks agreement, which ultimately leads to the employment of...
OHRIA Schedules Telephone Town Hall Meetings April 10, 2012 In a response to the Ontario government's decision to cancel the Slots at Racetrack Program, OHRIA President Sue Leslie and key members of the industry will taking their message to the public and will...
Horwath To Liberals: Protect Jobs, Help Horse Racing April 10, 2012 On Tuesday morning, Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath stated that she would not give approval to the 2012 Budget without plans to protect jobs in industries affected by the budget, including horse rac...
More Municipal Support For Racing April 09, 2012 Add the Mayor of Belleville, Neil Ellis to the long list of municipal leaders and horse racing industry participants irate and speaking out against the OLG modernization strategy
"A Resurrection Is In Order" April 06, 2012 It hasn't quite reached the cross just yet, but if Dwight Duncan, provincial minister of finance, and Paul Godfrey, chair of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, continue their destructive atta...
Eaves: WEG Tracks Are "Logical Sites" For Expanded Gaming April 05, 2012 "Our core objective through all of this is discharging our mandate, which is to maximize our financial performance so we can offer the highest-quality horse racing.
ORC Issues Clarification On OSS Payments April 04, 2012 The Program Administrator of the Standardbred Ontario Sires Stakes Program wishes to clarify information currently circulating in the industry
Liberal MPP Vic Dhillon Disputes Dwight Duncan's Job Claims April 03, 2012 "Our government understands the horse racing industry and the vital role it plays in Ontario. It's a $2-billion industry which is generating 65,000 jobs."
