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Ontario puts $20M toward concrete barriers for daycares after toddler killed in crash

Published Dec 8, 2025 at 8:27pm

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Ontario puts $20M toward concrete barriers for daycares after toddler killed in crash

Two women look at the flowers and toys left by community members in front of a damaged window the day after an SUV crashed into a daycare in Richmond Hill, Ont., on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Eduardo Lima SDV

Ontario is establishing a $20-million fund in the name of a toddler who was killed this fall when a vehicle crashed into his daycare centre in Richmond Hill, and the province says it is meant to help prevent that from happening again.

Education Minister Paul Calandra says child-care centres will be able to apply for the Liam Riazati Memorial Fund early next year.

Community child-care centres operate out of a variety of spaces, which can include plazas and places of worship next to parking lots.

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