McGuinty Government Finalizes Reforms To Lower Generic Drug Prices Ontario is lowering generic drug prices and making improvements to the province’s drug system to benefit all Ontarians.These improvements include: Lowering the price of most generic drugs by at least 50 percent. Eliminating [Read more]
Area Businesses Benefit from Manitouwadge HST Seminar by Karina Hunter Monday, June 7th a full house packed Township of Manitouwadge Council Chambers as service organizations representatives and business owners, having come from as far as Dubreuilville, attended an HST Information Seminar at the [Read more]
A Message from the organizers of Dorion’s 7th Annual Canyon Country Challenge The 7th Annual Canyon Country Challenge is fast approaching! It takes place THIS Saturday morning, June 12th at the Dorion Community Centre in Dorion. The first races start at 10am, but be sure to be there well in [Read more]
Please scroll down for the JUNE 8TH, 2010 North East & West Fire Region Reports. WAWA MNR CO-OPERATORS FOREST FIRE INFORMATION Valid: June 8th, 2010 Geraldton – Longlac – Caramat – Manitouwadge – Hornepayne – Dubreuilville Today..Sunny. High 20. UV index 7 or high. [Read more]
East Fire Region June 7, 2010 The Ministry of Natural Resources has lifted a Restricted Fire Zone (RFZ) that remained in two zones of north eastern Ontario. The RFZ ends as of Monday June 7 at 1800. The RFZ had been declared for Zones 20 and 21- Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury and North Bay areas [Read more]
Thunder Bay-Superior North MP Michael Gravelle’s office was receiving many calls regarding the new Harmonized Sales Tax. In response to this, Gravelle’s Spring Newsletter focuses on answering questions about the HST and how it affects constituents of his riding; it also includes some [Read more]
Superior District 3B Seniors to continue to Oshawa by Karina Hunter MANITOUWADGE , ON – 06.05.10 Competitors from Marathon, Manitouwadge, Schreiber, Pic Mobert and White River wrapped up 2 weeks of competition Thursday evening as a buffet-style banquet was held at the Manitouwadge Golden Age [Read more]
West Fire Region Sunday, June 06, 2010 No new fires were reported by the end of the day on June 05. Red Lake Fire 32 is Being Held at 4417ha. Crews continue to extinguish hot spots. No probelms are anticipated. Personnel and equipment are being released back to their home bases. The eight monitored [Read more]
East Fire Region June 6th, 2010 At 12:01 a.m. June 4, the Restricted Fire Zone across much of northeastern Ontario, including Manitoulin Island, was lifted. However, it remains in place for areas south of Wawa including the districts of Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury and North Bay due to continuing dry [Read more]
HUGHES CALLS ON GOVERNMENT TO SPLIT UP TROUBLING OMNIBUS BILL OTTAWA, ON – Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP Carol Hughes delivered a speech in the House of Commons yesterday calling on members to vote against the Conservative government’s sweeping budget implementation bill. “To put it [Read more]
West Fire Region Saturday, June 05, 2010 No new fires to report in the West Fire Region today. Most of the region received rain in the last 24 hours and more is in the forecast. Red Lake Fire 26 is showing no fire behaviour at this time and resources continue to be removed from that [Read more]
HST Cuts Red Tape, Creates Jobs June 4, 2010 2:15 PM McGuinty Government Making It Easier To Do Business Ontario is cutting red tape as part of its plan to create jobs and grow the economy. It will eliminate over 5,000 pages of outdated rules, regulations and operating procedures by implementing [Read more]
Forest fire situation update- East Fire Region June 5, 2010 At 12:01 a.m. June 4, the Restricted Fire Zone across much of northeastern Ontario, including Manitoulin Island, was lifted. However, it remains in place for areas south of Wawa including the districts of Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury and [Read more]
Recognizing International Trail Day, Algoma-Manitoulin MP Mike Brown Encourages Constituents to Enjoy Riding Trails Today Today (June 5th) is International Trails Day, in recognition of this annual celebration encouraging people in communities worldwide to get outdoors, be active and enjoy their [Read more]
Please scroll down for the JUNE 5TH, 2010 Co-operators Report. East Fire Region June 4, 2010 At 12:01 a.m. today, the Restricted Fire Zone across much of northeastern Ontario, including Manitoulin Island, was lifted. However, it remains in place for areas south of Wawa including the districts of [Read more]
