Investment Supports Business Development and Growth in the Superior East Region WAWA, ON – Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario (FedNor) – APRIL 28, 2016, Terry Sheehan, Member of Parliament for Sault Ste. Marie, on behalf of the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of [Read more]
Province Increasing Port Capacity, Strengthening Local Economy Ontario is helping Thunder Bay Port Authority expand its dock-side operations and construct a new storage facility to handle more cargo. With an investment of $1 million through the province’s Northern Ontario Heritage Fund [Read more]
Cash reserves held by Canadians have risen significantly since the global financial crisis. Earlier this year, CIBC World Markets reported that Canadians currently hold $75 billion in cash. That’s almost 10 per cent of the total value of overall personal liquid assets in Canada. CIBC also [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]
An unconventional treatment Is it really possible that there’s a link between a person’s overall well-being and their financial well-being? At least one Ontario doctor thinks so. That’s why he’s been at the forefront of a new initiative at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto where his [Read more]
With its first budget, the Government of Canada vowed to take a different path, and indicated its intention to adopt a new approach to economic and fiscal policy. Batchewana First Nation Chief and Council are encouraged to see positive attempts towards rekindling the relationship between First [Read more]
Dear Editor, As a resident of Greenstone, I am following the Environmental Assessment (EA) process and the Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) for the proposed open pit gold mine. And, as a citizen journalist (i.e., serving without pay), I am digging into the process and statements because they [Read more]
Projects Approved Under the Small Communities Fund Ontario and the federal government are providing 13 small communities with over $10 million to build and repair critical infrastructure and help create jobs across the province through the Small Communities Fund.Patricia A. Hadju, Federal Minister [Read more]
Province Creating Jobs, Building Up Critical Infrastructure in in Small, Rural and Northern Communities “By expanding the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund from $100 million to $300 million, our government is showing municipalities across Ontario that we’re committed to working with them to [Read more]
First Nation Access to Credit Webinar THUNDER BAY, ON – On Tuesday, March 22 at 1:00 pm (EDT) the Assembly of First Nations will be hosting a webinar entitled “First Nations Social Innovation and Social Finance; First Nation Access to Credit”, with speakers from Employment and Social [Read more]
It Pays to Play TORONTO, ON – Congratulations to Agatha Grisdale of Sault Ste. Marie for winning $100,000 with ENCORE (January 16, 2016 LOTTO 6/49 draw). Agatha matched six of seven winning numbers on her ENCORE selection on the ticket she purchased at Mac’s on Dacey Road in Sault Ste. [Read more]
Ontario’s Minimum Wage Remains the Highest in Canada Ontario will raise the general minimum wage from $11.25 to $11.40 on October 1, 2016 – keeping Ontario’s wage the highest of any province in Canada. Minimum wage rates for liquor servers, students under the age of 18, hunting and [Read more]
When you cheat on your taxes or make a mistake, you can expect to pay the price, but that’s not always the way it works, especially if you’re among the most wealthy in the country. Canadians are learning about this double standard in the wake of the recent KPMG scandal which sends the wrong [Read more]
The independent research and consultancy firm ETFGI confirms 2015 was another banner year for the global ETFs/ETPs industry, with US$372.0 billion in net new assets – a 10% increase over the 2014 record of US$338.3 billion. Global assets under management grew from US$2.784 trillion to US$2.992 [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) Chair, Thunder Bay – Superior North MPP Michael Gravelle was in Marathon this yesterday (03.15.2016) to share details of NOHFC funding being provided for 5 Northern Ontario communities to explore the potential benefits [Read more]
