Mapping the North: Northern Ontario Infrastructure now just a click away Northern Policy Institute is pleased to launch the Northern Ontario Infrastructure Map, an interactive tool that displays various infrastructure assets within Northern Ontario. According to map designer Julien Bonin, the [Read more]
Parks Canada welcomes visitors on Canada Day Pukaskwa National Park, ON – Parks Canada Agency Parks Canada places represent the very best that Canada has to offer. They tell stories of who we are, including the history, cultures, and contributions of Indigenous peoples. Pukaskwa National [Read more]
WAWA, ON – On Monday June 27, 2016 at approximately 11:24 am officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment were advised of a Break and Enter and mischief incident which had taken place at a local Wawa business. During the incident the person(s) responsible [Read more]
Goose Droppings We have had a June meeting, a social and an election. We have enjoyed the beginning of summer and the return of the necessary rain. We may have followed the political and/or financial developments on both sides of the Atlantic…but that is another story, either an exciting or scary [Read more]
MP and Minister of Status of Women Patty Hajdu Announces First Issuance of the Canada Child Benefit in Thunder Bay-Superior North THUNDER BAY, ON – Today, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, MP for Thunder Bay-Superior North and Minister of Status of Women announced that families eligible for the [Read more]
Way back in 2002, movie audiences were introduced to the Portokalos family- an eclectic group of Greeks living and working in Chicago. One member of the family, a young lady named Toula, fell head over heels for a non-Greek man- a fact that her family had a hard time accepting. Toula was played by [Read more]
Rec’vd from the office of MPP Michael Mantha June 22, 2016 ___________________ 16 June, 2016 The Hon. Glenn Thibeault, Minister of Energy 4th Floor, Hearst Block 900 Bay Street Toronto, Ontario M7A 2E1 Re: Gas Prices Dear Minister, People across Ontario, and especially the North, are being [Read more]
TERRACE BAY, ON – Terrace Bay’s Public Swimming Pool opened for the 2016 season Tuesday, June 21st and there are a variety of scheduled swim times offered for all ages. Northshore residents wanting to cool off with a swim can pay to swim for just one day ($5) or save by purchasing a [Read more]
SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – Parks Canada is pleased to announce that Canada’s treasured places in Northern Ontario are open for the 2016 season. Sault Ste. Marie Canal and Fort St. Joseph National Historic Sites, Pukaskwa National Park, and Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area look [Read more]
KAPUSKASING, ON ‐ The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) is encouraged that on June 16, 2016, the National Energy Board (NEB) determined that TransCanada’s Energy East project applications are complete and it will now enter a 21 month review process before it goes to the [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – On May 30, 2016 members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marathon Detachment received a report of mischief at the Penn Lake Park, Marathon, Ontario. An unknown subject drove a motor vehicle into the park and by spinning the tires on the property damaged the road and the [Read more]
Province Enhancing Digital Infrastructure in the North Ontario is providing more communities in the North with access to broadband internet service. With an investment of more than $2.3 million through the province’s Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC), the Chukuni Communities [Read more]
If you see what you think may be a sick, injured or abandoned animal, don’t remove it from its natural habitat. It may not need assistance and you could do more harm trying to help. Determining if Wildlife is abandoned Some species leave their offspring alone temporarily, especially during the [Read more]
Scroll down to view release in English Avez-vous des postes qualifiés à combler ? • Gestion • Professionnel • Techinique • Métiers spécialisés À partir du 1er juin 2016, avec le nouveau programme de Mobilité francophone, il sera possible de recruter des travailleurs étrangers [Read more]
KAPUSKASING, ON ‐ The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) is pleased that all four Northern Liberal MPPs will hold important Cabinet portfolios as announced yesterday by Premier Kathleen Wynne at Queen’s Park. The massive midterm Cabinet shuffle saw the addition of seven new [Read more]
