McGuinty government making it easier to access Ontario Services - July 9, 2007

Access to ServiceOntario Resources to Be Offered in Local Libraries.

CLINTON – The residents of Huron-Bruce can now expect to get faster and easier access to a range of government services at a library branch in their community, announced Huron-Bruce MPP, Carol Mitchell.

21 libraries in Huron and Bruce county and ServiceOntario are helping to make it easier for the people of their communities to access government information and services.

“This is wonderful news for the residents of Huron-Bruce” said Carol Mitchell, MPP Huron-Bruce. “It is vital that Ontarian’s have greater access to the government services they need, such as birth certificates and marriage certificates, right in their communities”.

“Our libraries are a great source of information for people in Huron-Bruce,” said Government Services Minister Gerry Phillips. “People told us that they expect government services to be more convenient and easier to access – and we’ve listened”.

Some of the online services available through serviceontario.ca at libraries will allow you to:

• Apply for a birth certificate – which is guaranteed to be delivered within 15 business days

• Renew your vehicle registration

• Apply for a marriage certificate – which is guaranteed to be mailed within 15 business days

• Register the name of a business

• Apply for a death certificate – guaranteed to be mailed within 15 business days

• Complete forms to apply for a master business license – which are guaranteed to be sent electronically within 2 business days.

• Book a road test

• Change the address on your health card, driver’s licence and outdoors card - all in one step.

• Renew you outdoors card.

Service Ontario is partnering with approximately 400 public and First Nations libraries and Band Offices in rural, remote and urban communities to improve access to government services and information through ServiceOntario’s website at www.serviceontario.ca. Library staff can help patrons navigate the ServiceOntario website to find the information and services they need.

The following libraries branches in Huron and Bruce County will have access to the ServiceOntario program at their site.

Bruce County Public Library
Huron County Library
Tobermory Branch
Bayfield Branch
Cargil Branch
Blyth Branch
Kincardine Branch
Brussels Branch
Lucknow Branch
Clinton Branch
Paisley Branch
Exeter Branch
Port Elgin Branch
Goderich Branch
Ripley Branch
Hensall Branch
Southhampton Branch
Howick Branch
Teeswater Branch
Seaforth Branch
Tiverton Branch
Wingham Branch
Zurich Branch

To learn more about ServiceOntario or to find the location of a ServiceOntario centre in your community, visit www.serviceontario.ca or call 1-800-267-8097. `

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Contact:
Carol Mitchell, MPP Huron-Bruce
519-482-5630