‘Northern Ontario Headlines’ Information
Written by Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities on 21 November 2017
Leaders Say Policy Must Consider Climate Change, Cumulative, and Socio-Economic Impacts A coalition of municipal and Indigenous leaders, chambers of commerce, unions, and forest professionals are coming to Queen’s Park on Wednesday, November 22nd to dispel misinformation about Ontario’s forest [Read more]
Written by Canadan Safety Council on 21 November 2017
Be Careful in the Kitchen – National Home Fire Safety Week 2017 With the holiday season quickly approaching, your mouth may be watering at the thought of turkey, apple pie and mashed potatoes. The season is usually accompanied by a variety of good foods, but it’s also too often marred [Read more]
Written by NDP Media on 21 November 2017
THUNDER BAY, ON – Sunday evening, Thunder Bay-Superior North NDP members nominated local small business owner Lise Vaugeois to represent their riding as the candidate in the next provincial election, set for June 2018. “As a small business owner I’m concerned about skyrocketing hydro [Read more]
Written by Press Release on 17 November 2017
BEARDMORE, ON, – Union Gas supports Greenstone Fire Department with a $1,500 grant to purchase CO alarms for the community. “At Union Gas, safety governs everything we do, whether we are building a pipeline or installing a gas meter at your home,” said Claude Baril, utility services [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 14 November 2017
James Bond is perhaps one of the best known and most familiar Hollywood spy/special agent. Jason Bourne, John Wick and Austin Powers (in a comedic setting) are a few other familiar names in this genre. This week, Charlize Theron shows off her special agent prowess in the aptly titles “Atomic [Read more]
Written by Superior East OPP on 10 November 2017
WAWA, ON – On Sunday November 5, 2017, at approximately 6:00 pm members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East (White River) Detachment responded to a local White River address regarding an altercation. At the scene investigation revealed that a female had assaulted a male. As [Read more]
Written by Press Release on 09 November 2017
You are invited to join the F. (Evan) Hill Legion Branch 242 in their Remembrance Day service on Saturday, November 11, 2016. The parade will line-up at 10:15 a.m. at KG’s and proceed to the cenotaph. After a brief pause to place a memorial wreath, the procession will continue to the [Read more]
Written by Superior East OPP on 08 November 2017
WAWA, ON – On Wednesday November 1, 2017, at approximately 3:45 pm members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment responded to a local Wawa address regarding a threatening incident. At the scene investigation revealed that the male in question had threatened two [Read more]
Written by NDP Media on 07 November 2017
Horwath determined to improve working conditions for all QUEEN’S PARK, ON – On Wednesday at Queen’s Park, Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath tabled sweeping labour amendments aimed at improving the working conditions – fixing the areas in which Kathleen Wynne’s labour bill is [Read more]
Written by Press Release on 03 November 2017
Research Shows “Unimpaired” Status for Phytoplankton & Zooplankton Populations Organizations involved in the Thunder Bay harbour cleanup, or Remedial Action Plan (RAP), are recommending that “Degradation of Phytoplankton and Zooplankton Populations” be removed from the list of [Read more]
Written by Schreiber OPP Detachment on 02 November 2017
SCHREIBER, ON Members of the Schreiber Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating a missing person in the Terrace Bay area. On Wednesday, November 1st, 2017, at 6:00 pm am OPP were notified that Andrew SAVAGE, 35, of Terrace Bay, Ontario, was missing. SAVAGE was last [Read more]
Written by Canadan Safety Council on 31 October 2017
National Senior Safety Week November 6 – 12, 2017 Thoughts of reduced stress and activity levels go hand in hand with the idea of retirement, whether the job you’re leaving has been interesting, motivating, dull or mind numbing. A lifetime of hard work and perseverance has finally paid [Read more]
Written by Press Release on 30 October 2017
From Concerned Citizens of Renfrew County and Area OTTAWA, ON – The multinational consortium running Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) and managing Canada’s federally-owned radioactive waste announced on Thursday (October 26th) that it will remove intermediate-level waste, which [Read more]
Written by Ontario Newsroom on 30 October 2017
Premier Kathleen Wynne released the following statement yesterday after meeting with Senator Bernie Sanders: “It’s an honour and a compliment that Senator Bernie Sanders chose to come to Ontario to learn more about single payer, universal health care. In our province, we take pride in a [Read more]
Written by ManitouwadgeMarathon OPP on 30 October 2017
MARATHON, ON – On Sunday October 29, 2017 members of the Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charged two males after hearing gun shots near the scene of an MVC involving a cattle truck on Saturday October 28, 2017 west of Marathon on Highway 17, just west of the Little Pic River Bridge. [Read more]