2015 Seasonal Snowmobile Trail Permit Offers 30% Savings if Purchased on or before November 1 BARRIE, ON – Last year, the Old Farmer’s Almanac forecast a snowy, cold winter for Ontario and it was right. Now, with the Old Farmer’s Almanac predicting another good, old-fashioned Ontario winter [Read more]
Another Stretch of Four-Lane Highway About to Open The Ontario government is continuing to invest in highway infrastructure across Northern Ontario, supporting economic growth and creating jobs. “I am incredibly pleased with the progress we are continuing to see on the Highway 11/17 [Read more]
Elderly Persons Centres Keeping Seniors Connected to Their Communities Ontario is helping seniors stay healthy, active and connected to their communities by supporting Elderly Persons Centres. The province is providing $11.5 million to support 265 centres across the province. Elderly Persons [Read more]
Investment Will Help Create Jobs, Enhance Safety Premier Kathleen Wynne was in Sudbury today, where she announced that the government is investing in mining industry research that will create jobs, reduce operating costs and enhance miner safety. ” We are making smart investments through [Read more]
Ontario Strengthening Local Economy, Creating Jobs Ontario is helping the Wauzhushk Onigum Nation move forward on its plans to establish a community development centre that will support local economic growth and create nine jobs. “I would like to thank the NOHFC board for partnering with us in [Read more]
Province Allowing Wood Frame Buildings up to Six Storeys Ontario is introducing safer, more flexible and affordable design options for the construction of wood frame buildings. Through changes to the Ontario Building Code, wood frame buildings can now be built up to six storeys high, raising the [Read more]
TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games Will Drive Tourism, Boost Economy The TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games are in a prime position to boost the economy, build communities and showcase Ontario internationally, following the province’s additional investment of up to $74 million for Games [Read more]
Métis Nation of Ontario and TransCanada Sign Engagement Agreement for the Energy East Pipeline Project Today, the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) announced it has signed a Communications and Engagement Funding Agreement (CEFA) with TransCanada Oil Pipelines (TSX:TRP). The CEFA will guide the [Read more]
Conservatives bow to Chinese pressure and ratify FIPA behind closed doors OTTAWA , ON – Bruce Hyer, MP for Thunder Bay-Superior North and Deputy Leader of the Green Party of Canada denounced Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s unprecedented move to ratify the Canada-China Foreign Investment [Read more]
FROM: RealTerm Energy MARATHON, ON – Savings in municipal expenses and energy costs are two clear reasons why Marathon is upgrading to light‐emitting diode (LED) streetlights. Installation begins in mid-‐September upgrading the 495 fixtures to energy-‐efficient LEDs [Read more]
Conservatives bow to Chinese pressure and ratify FIPA behind closed doors OTTAWA, ON – Ever since September 2012, when news of Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Hu Jintao of China witnessing the signing of the Canada-China Investment Agreement in Vladivostok Russia, Green Party MPs Bruce Hyer [Read more]
Providing more choices for people, businesses and communities THUNDER BAY, ON – North Star Air continues expanding services to Northern Ontario starting Sept 15th 2014. They will be introducing more Flex Flight services that are designed to inter-connect a corridor of Northern Ontario [Read more]
QUEEEN’S PARK, ON – Andrea Horwath, Leader of Ontario’s New Democrats, vowed to fight the privatization of Ontario’s hydro system and campaign against the sell-off of public assets by the Liberals. “Resurrecting botched schemes from the Mike Harris days to privatize hydro will [Read more]
A New Era of Cleaner Air in Ontario Ontario is now home to North America’s largest power plant fuelled completely by biomass. The Atikokan Generating Station conversion is complete and the station is now generating electricity and helping meet local power needs in northwestern Ontario. [Read more]
NIAGARA FALLS, ON – NDP Economic Development critic Wayne Gates says that today’s Statistics Canada jobs numbers show the jobs crisis in Ontario continues to deepen as the province’s unemployment rate remains above the national average. “Families across the province are struggling to [Read more]
