TERRACE BAY, ON – The school year is well underway now, and with it comes a host of new learning opportunities for students. Among these new opportunities, is a chance to learn about entrepreneurship and business being provided by Superior North Community Futures Development Corporation [Read more]
FROM THE EDITOR: It is interesting to note that though Manitouwadge Town Council rec’vd what they were hoping, which is a redistribution of Manitouwadge to the federal riding of Thunder Bay – Superior North; they admitted themselves that they did not realize this would not equate to a [Read more]
We hear a lot about the disappearing middle class these days and we should be hearing as much, or perhaps even more, about the plight of seniors mired in poverty. Whether it is because of pensions that underperform or vanish altogether, more seniors are requiring assistance from the [Read more]
From Grassy Narrows First Nation ON makes new plans for industrial clearcut logging at Grassy Narrows OTTAWA, ON – Today the Supreme Court of Canada granted leave to Grassy Narrows to appeal their legal action for Treaty rights and against clearcut logging to the highest court. The case [Read more]
The Prime Minister is once again showing his contempt for the work of parliamentarians SUDBURY, ON – The Conservative government’s decision to shut down Parliament will impact the lives of Canadians, says NDP MPs Glenn Thibeault (Sudbury) and Carol Hughes (Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing). [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – Louis LaPierre has tendered his resignation as Chair and member of the Marathon Mine Joint Review Panel for medical reasons: Original letter from Louis LaPierre: http://www.ceaa-acee.gc.ca/050/documents/p54755/94502E.pdf Marathon Mine Panel Co-Manager Marie LeGrow has [Read more]
It is pretty easy to view drug companies as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde type entities. For those who are relieved of symptoms or illness by proprietary drugs, they do good and important work. For those who struggle with side effects, receive little or no relief, have adverse reactions – or [Read more]
not rushing back to difficult question periods: Hughes ELLIOT LAKE, ON – Just days ahead of the International Day of Democracy (September15th ), the Prime Minister announced he will prorogue parliament which will delay the start of the fall sitting for a full month. While the move was [Read more]
It is well established that poverty has a strong correlation with life expectancy. It is one of the big holes in the government’s reasoning behind their plan to increase the age of eligibility for OAS. The government used numbers that tied the life expectancy of wealthier baby boomers to the [Read more]
Ontario Government Commits $2 million per year to foster Research and Innovation Ontario will commit up to $2 million per year to keep the Experimental Lakes Area open – the only fresh water research facility of its kind in the world – a decision that will see that the important [Read more]
FROM: Prof. Jules Blais, President of the Society of Canadian Limnologists OTTAWA, ON – Canada’s aquatic science community is committed to the continuity of the Experimental Lakes Area (ELA) in Northwestern Ontario, despite the federal government’s decision to end its support of the [Read more]
The Joint Review Panel has made a decision on the sufficiency of the Marathon Platinum Group Metals and Copper Mine Project Environmental Impact Statement and Additional Information. The decision is posted on the public registry as document #564 and can be found at the following link: [Read more]
If you watched Question Period during the last five weeks parliament sat in the spring, you didn’t see much of the Prime Minister. When Stephen Harper was around over that stretch, it was anything but smooth sailing. Day after day he faced a tough line of questioning from Tom Mulcair about [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – The Ring of Fire Aboriginal Training Alliance (RoFATA) is pleased to announce that it is receiving over $5.9-million from the Government of Canada’s Skills and Partnership Fund to provide training for employment in the mining sector for the people of Matawa First [Read more]
2:56 PM EDT Thursday 18 July 2013 Severe thunderstorm watch for Cloud Bay – Dorion issued Potential for severe thunderstorms today. This is an alert to the potential development of severe thunderstorms with large hail, damaging winds or heavy rainfall..Monitor weather conditions and keep [Read more]
