McGuinty Government Making Life Easier For Ontario Families Starting Wednesday, July 25th people in Thunder Bay can apply for Ontario’s new photo identification card. This new government-issued ID is now available at 21 ServiceOntario locations across the province, and will be available at [Read more]
McGuinty Government Supporting Improved Health Care in Northern Ontario TERRACE BAY, ON – July 20, the Hon. Michael Gravelle, MPP for Thunder Bay-Superior North, joined by representatives from the McCausland hospital announced the official opening of the new Wilkes Terrace Long-Term Care [Read more]
The members of the Mishkeegogamang First Nation who were evacuated last week have returned to their community from Dryden and Sioux Lookout. The 153 residents are the first to come home following the evacuation of 3,591 people from fire-threatened communities. Mishkeegogamang First Nation is [Read more]
Northwatch to host Nuclear Waste Workshop in Wawa July 28th, 7 to 9 pm NORTH BAY, ON – Several communities in northern Ontario are allowing themselves to be studied as the possible location for an underground repository for all of Canada’s highly radioactive nuclear reactor waste as [Read more]
For Immediate Release MARATHON, ON – Transportation logistics are currently being finalized to the 230 evacuees in Marathon to Thunder Bay and Sioux Lookout. “This move will help the evacuees get closer to Sandy Lake when they eventually get the go-ahead to move back home,” states Mayor [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Please be advised that the Township of Manitouwadge has received an email from Emergency Management Ontario thanking us for our support in volunteering to be a host community. The Ministry of Natural Resources does not anticipate any further evacuations unless the weather [Read more]
NORTHWATCH HOSTS PUBLIC ROUNDTABLE IN WAWA THURSDAY, JULY 28 Several communities in northern Ontario are allowing themselves to be studied as the possible location for an underground repository for all of Canada’s highly radioactive nuclear reactor waste as part of the nuclear industry’s [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – Today, the TBDHU announced it has been “redesignated” as a Baby-Friendly Organization by the World Health Organization (WHO) / United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). It is the first Baby-Friendly redesignation in Ontario among community health service [Read more]
FROM: Greenstone OPP INCREASE IN CALLS AT GREENSTONE OPP DETACHMENT Greenstone, ON – With the increase in population in Geraldton and Longlac the Ontario Provincial Police Greenstone Detachment has seen an increase in the [Read more]
FROM: Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service Headquarters RELEASE: July 22, 2011 NISHNAWBE-ASKI POLICE PROVIDE COMMUNITY SERVICE TO PETS NEW OSNABURGH, ON – Nishnawbe-Aski Police officers working to help evacuate and protect the community members of Mishkeegogamang First Nation [Read more]
Evacuation operations in the past few days have brought 3,591 people to safety. All required evacuations are now complete. No further evacuations are planned at this time. We are constantly re-assessing the need for future evacuations with First Nations Leadership. All necessary resources are [Read more]
*See header “Evacuation“ below for details of Headline Current Forest Fire Situation July 23, 2011 – 18:00 (6pm) Provincial Overview and Emergency Management Cloud, high humidity and precipitation kept fire behaviour low on many fires which will continue over the weekend in the [Read more]
Evacuation operations in the past few days have brought 3,591 people to safety. All required evacuations are now complete. No further evacuations are planned at this time. We are constantly re-assessing the need for future evacuations with First Nations Leadership. All necessary resources are [Read more]
Volunteers Needed to Assist Sandy Lake Evacuees WAWA, ON – The response from the Community of Wawa to assist the Sandy Lake evacuees has been tremendous. The Canadian Red Cross, Wawa and Area Victim Services, the Wawa Volunteer Fire Department, CHADWIC, the Michipicoten First Nation [Read more]
Thanks to James Murray, NetNewsLedger, for sharing this article/photos with OntarioNewsNorth.com readers. THUNDER BAY, ON – The Victoria Inn was the scene of a barbecue for the people of Sandy Lake First Nation who are currently evacuated from their homes due to the forest fires ravaging the [Read more]
