PETERBOROUGH, ON – Canadians are dusting off their rods, reels and tackle in preparation of casting a line during National Fishing Week, July 2nd to 10th. National Fishing Week is a week-long celebration of a heritage activity integral to our Canadian identity… recreational fishing. During [Read more]
Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health recognizes Minister as 2016 Champion of Mental Health THUNDER BAY, ON -The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister for Status of Women and Member of Parliament for Thunder Bay—Superior North has been chosen as the Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness [Read more]
This past week, the NDP has been holding the Liberal government’s feet to the fire on a number of issues. After promising better costs for seniors, it become clear that the Liberal government’s budget would nearly double the deductible on prescriptions for seniors and cause higher co-payments [Read more]
Movie lovers will be delighted to learn that some of the biggest movies of the year, actually some of the biggest movies ever, will be releasing over the next few weeks. Not a day goes by where we don’t get asked about “The Revenant”, the big budget adventure film which landed Leonardo [Read more]
QUEEN’S PARK, ON – At the legislature, the NDP’s Children and Youth Services Critic, Monique Taylor, delivered remarks outlining concerns of thousands of Ontario families whose autism services are being cut by the Liberal government. “I’m honoured to rise in my role as the Ontario NDP [Read more]
QUEEN’S PARK, ON – Ontario New Democrat Deputy Leader Jagmeet Singh, (MPP, Bramalea-Gore-Malton) says Kathleen Wynne’s system of requiring Cabinet Ministers to use their ministerial portfolios in a fundraising quota scheme may have broken Ontario’s integrity laws. Singh has [Read more]
FONOM Urging Members to Support Ontario Farmers KAPUSKASING, ON ‐ The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) is encouraging its membership to use their influence within their communities to support and promote Ontario farmers by purchasing French’s ketchup. In 2015, French’s [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – The Francophone Association of Northwestern Ontario (AFNOO) is proud to celebrate another award received by its Vice-President Claudette Gleeson, recipient of the Governor General’s Caring Canadian Award. Claudette received the award from his Excellency the Right [Read more]
Outstanding Canadians shape our country every day and while we celebrate the 99th anniversary of the very significant Battle of Vimy Ridge, locally, we should celebrate the battle to have the day recognized as well. Vimy Ridge marked a major Canadian victory and a turning point, in both World War I [Read more]
Young Ontarians Kick Off 9th Annual ChangeTheWorld Campaign Ontario is challenging high school students to “change the world” by volunteering for at least three hours in their communities. Markham area high school students helped kick off the ninth annual ChangeTheWorld – [Read more]
From the Editor: Days are getting longer, temperatures are rising (or trying to) and naturally, this results in larger numbers of Northern Ontario residents taking advantage of getting regular exercise outdoors. In my community, Manitouwadge, I’ve definitely notice a rise in the numbers of [Read more]
Roads are the arteries of our communities. We use them to move our kids from school to practice, to get to work and to move our goods from farm to table or markets abroad. They connect where we are today to where we have to go tomorrow. They are essential to our top priority of [Read more]
May the force be with you! Star Wars fans rejoiced when they learned that the rights had been acquired to re-launch the historic and epic franchise. When “The Force Awakens” debuted in theatres, the fans turned out in droves ultimately setting new records. When the dust finally settled, the [Read more]
Young Canadians today are on a razor’s edge when it comes to employment. They are often forced into precarious work and are more likely to take unpaid internships and part-time, casual, or temporary work. Just under half of Canadians between the ages of 15 and 29 are forced to accept this kind [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – On Wednesday March 23rd, the Township of Manitouwadge held an Easter Extravaganza for kids at the Manitouwadge Community Centre Auditorium. It was a great event for kids of all ages. There were very creative playstations, Egg Hunt, Egg Decorating and even a visit from [Read more]
