As one year passes and another unfolds, it’s time to make Tax Free Savings Account (TFSA) contributions. They’ve been around since 2009 and yet Canadians still largely misunderstand them. The annual BMO TFSA Report says 66 per cent claim to be knowledgeable about TFSAs, but only 22 percent [Read more]
Hypocrisy in Action: Greenpeace Encouraging False Information Attack Large eNGO attacking economic driver of northern communities with false information campaign allege The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities is condemning Greenpeace Canada’s attempt to use false information to [Read more]
From http://ejlavoie.wordpress.com A monograph in 7 chapters By Edgar J. Lavoie 1 ̶ Love It or Ship It There are just over 2 million fuel bundles sitting outside Canada’s nuclear power reactors. That’s right ̶ “outside”. Which is a good thing, because they are used fuel [Read more]
Published by CBC’s The National youtube channel, November 24th, 2014 Ottawa shooting: Federal security chiefs warned days before attack A top-level federal memo warning of a potential “violent act of terrorism in Canada” was distributed by the prime minister’s staff five [Read more]
NORTHWESTERN, ON – November 9-14, 2014 Bruce Hyer, MP for Thunder Bay-Superior North and Deputy Leader of the Green Party of Canada hosted a series of town hall meetings throughout the region. Meetings were held in Thunder Bay, Nakina, Geraldton, Longlac, Schreiber, and Manitouwadge with [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Royal Canadian Legion Branch 242 once again led Manitouwadge’s Remembrance Day parade with a colour guard which included the Legion, OPP and even a Brownie representing for the Girl Guides of Canada, leading students and teachers from the 3 local elementary schools; [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – ‘Lest We Forget’ became an important motto for our students and staff on this very important Remembrance Day. Our students and staff were pleased to be able to take part in the local ceremony with others from the community. We marched in the procession to the [Read more]
TERRACE BAY, ON – Township of Terrace Bay shared photos Tuesday, via their Facebook page, of the great turnout for their Remembrance Day ceremony at the municipality’s cenotaph. Cold weather did nothing to deter a large group of residents to join municipal staff, council and local [Read more]
5:38 AM EST Thursday 13 November 2014 Special weather statement in effect for: Nipigon – Rossport Beardmore – Jellicoe – Macdiarmid Gull Bay – Black Sturgeon Lake Heavy flurries continuing off Lake Nipigon. North to northwest winds off Lake Nipigon continue to generate lake [Read more]
11:40am EST Tuesday 11 November 2014 Winter storm warning in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Significant amounts of snow are expected. A major winter storm is occuring and is expected to produce total snowfall amounts of 30 to 50 cm of snow by mid-day [Read more]
5:21am EST Wednesday 12 November 2014 Snowfall warning in effect for: Manitouwadge – Hornepayne Snowfall, with total amounts of 15 to 20 cm is expected. The winter storm continues to produce significant snow although it will slowly wind down today and become lighter. Total snowfall amounts [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Recently MPS students and staff took part in a “Take me Outside Day“. The initiative is organized by www.TakeMeOutside.ca in partnership with the David Suzuki Foundation and the Child and Nature Alliance of Canada. It is a chance for schools across [Read more]
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency has issued a Public Notice announcing the Minister of the Environment’s decision regarding the environmental assessment of the Marathon Mine Platinum Groups and Copper Mine project. The copy of the Public Notice is available at: PN: [Read more]
The CP Holiday Train is North America’s longest rolling food bank fundraiser and since it started in 1999, the program has raised close to $9.5 million and 3.3 million pounds of food. Over the three weeks of the program, musicians will play more than 150 concerts from a boxcar [Read more]
Canada is at a turning point when it comes to resource development and conservation. I’m an ecologist and conservationist by training. Born in the United States, I helped coordinate the first Earth Day and create the first Department of Environmental Protection. I worked to establish protective [Read more]
