The courtyard area outside Temecula’s City Hall building was filled with the smell of food as multiple restaurants and wineries set up shop for a good cause on April 26. It was the fourth annual Taste of Temecula Valley fundraiser and thousands of event attendees tried food, beer and wine… Continue reading
Ontario’s Lottery and Gaming Corp. failed to adequately consult municipalities before promising to increase revenues by building new casinos that it turned out cities don’t want, auditor general Bonnie Lysyk reported Monday. «OLG included projected profits from those casinos without first confirming that new casinos would be accepted, would be… Continue reading
Why is Ottawa mayor Jim Watson now saying he will support a new casino only if it can be built at Rideau Carleton Raceway? CBC reporter Alistair Steele and Ottawa Citizen columnist Joanne Chianello explain what they think is behind the mayor’s new stipulation for expanding gambling in Ottawa.
Ottawa is to be a one-casino town. Mayor Jim Watson heard from the Ontario finance minister…the Ontario government support only one casino in the capital. In turn, councillors voted ten-to-one in support of a Rideau Carleton Raceway location. City affairs columnist Joanne Chianello was at city hall for the vote…. Continue reading
