Buses Set For Queen's Park Rally March 19, 2012 On the heels of a rally held at Queen's Park in February, a second rally has been confirmed for Monday
CAW, OPSEU Support Racing Industry March 19, 2012 Last week, Ontario Harness Horse Association board members and OHHA's general manager met with representatives of the National Automobile, Aerospace, Transportation and General Workers Union of Canada...
Horwath: OLG Plan "Makes No Sense" March 18, 2012 On Saturday, Ontario's NDP leader Andrea Horwath assigned the the new modern gaming strategy unveiled by the OLG and the Liberal government a failing grade, calling it the "beginning of a downward spi...
Yurek: "The Uncertainty Is The Worst Part" March 17, 2012 With the OLG’s announcement to eliminate its strategic partnership with the horse-racing industry, MPP Jeff Yurek (Elgin--Middlesex--London) has just one question: how is eliminating the OLG’s most fr...
Hudak Blasts OLG-Liberal Plan March 17, 2012 After serving as Fort Erie's MPP at Queen's Park when the slots-at-racetracks program was introduced, Ontario's Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak said Friday he will rally the caucus to urge t...
Heartbeat Of Ontario Horse Racing March 16, 2012 Of the more than 60,000 people involved with horse racing in Ontario, here are just a few of the individuals that make up the heartbeat of Ontario's vital and valuable industry
Sudbury Protest At MPP's Office March 16, 2012 “We want answers and we aren't getting any. We've got to raise awareness about what is going on."
Hanover Halts Expansion Project March 16, 2012 Hanover Bentinck and Brant Agricultural Society, which owns and operates Hanover Raceway, and is in the midst of constructing Carriage Hall, has voted to put any future tenders on 'hold', until furthe...
Poll: Ontarians Blast OLG Plan; Liberals' Popularity Falling March 15, 2012 A scientific poll conducted this week has found that 69 per cent of Ontarians are not in favour of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.'s recently-approved plan to open new gaming facilities in cities...
OHRIA Ramps Up Media Campaign March 15, 2012 The Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association (OHRIA) has increased the exposure for its value for money campaign both over the airwaves and on roadside billboards
Petition To Save Horse Racing: Sign It, Print It, Circulate It, Send In ASAP March 15, 2012 As the horse racing industry faces an unprecedented threat from the Government of Ontario with their latest announcement regarding the future of the OLG Slots at Racetrack Program, Standardbred Canada...
OHRIA: OLG Closures Leave Real Families Without Real Jobs March 14, 2012 The Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association (OHRIA) is strongly condemning the government's decision to force hundreds of hard working Ontarians out of work by closing the OLG slots at racetracks in...