GRASSY NARROWS FIRST NATION, ON – The Grassy Narrows First Nation continues its fight to protect its traditional territory and treaty rights. May 17th, our lawyers filed our application for leave to appeal the recent decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal which overturned the carefully [Read more]
WAWA, ON – June 6th, 2013, The Economic Development Corporation of Wawa is hosting Wawa’s Funders Forum in the Michipicoten Memorial Centre at 3 Chris Simon Drive. The event will begin at 9:00am run till 3:30pm. At this event representatives from various funding organizations will present [Read more]
QUEEN’S PARK – Tomorrow, MPPs will debate and vote on Michael Prue’s Private Member’s Bill, “Bill 49: The Protecting Employee’s Tips Act.” Michael Prue has been fighting to stop restaurant and bar owners and management from stealing their employees’ tips since 2010. This is the [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – May 27th, Donna Jalbert-Gilles and her helpers were wrapping up the move of Threads to Shebandowan Drive, the previous location of the Manitouwadge Learning Centre. The gently used clothing and housewares store will continue to be a fundraiser for the Manitouwadge Museum [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – May 22nd Daryl Skworchinski, Chair of the Nawiinginokiima Forest Management Corporation provided attendees of the “Evening with Michael” dinner in Marathon, with an update on work and progress of Ontario’s first local forest management corporation. NFMC was [Read more]
Anyone in business knows that when money doesn’t come in the venture won’t last long. This critical point seems to escape the minds of Conservatives who have allowed uncollected tax to balloon under their watch. It is hurting Canada and punishing those who play by the rules. Since the [Read more]
During the week of May 6, 2013, Stillwater Canada Inc. submitted additional responses to some of the information requests (IRs) issued by the Marathon Joint Review panel last November and December. The additional responses are as follows (a link to the posting on the registry is provided): Response [Read more]
Ontario Strengthening Northern Economy, Creating Jobs Ontario is creating about 150 jobs with improvements to infrastructure on Highway 17 near Nipigon. More than 31 kilometres of Highway 17 east of the Highway 11 junction is being resurfaced. The project will include the replacement Jackfish River [Read more]
The Township of Terrace Bay recently released its Economic Update which provides a snapshot of the local economy. The Terrace Bay economy has been growing significantly since the reopening of the local pulp mill in August 2012. The reopening of the mill has seen a drastic increase in hiring [Read more]
I was pleased to receive news early this week that 2013 Chi-Cheemaun Ferry service will begin on Friday, May 17, with the 8:50 am scheduled departure from Tobermory. This is a big win for our communities as the Chi-Cheemaun not only provides an essential transportation link for travel, but also [Read more]
Ontario Government Creating Jobs, Building a Stronger Economy Ontario is making major improvements to the province’s highways, roads and bridges, which is supporting more than 20,000 construction jobs across the province and making travel easier for families and businesses. Key highway [Read more]
Since the 2008 financial crisis, active management has been a hot topic. Although many investors believe it to be the best approach for the current market environment, statistics don’t support that assumption. Standard & Poor’s S&P Indices Versus Active Funds (SPIVA) Scorecard found [Read more]
The Township of Terrace Bay began its housing study last month by asking major employers what they thought the future held for their workforce. The next step in the process is to ask current residents in Terrace Bay and the region what their thoughts are on housing. The survey, which is [Read more]
An application to the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) by Dougall Media’s General Manager, Don Caron, to move CFNO-fm Radio Station’s office from its current location in Marathon Ontario, to Thunder Bay Ontario, has been met with much concern by many [Read more]
Faced with the financial challenge of moving with the film industry to convert to a digital format, a Collaborative consisting of the Town of Marathon, the Marathon Library, the Marathon & District Museum and Marathon Theatre, was formed in 2012. The Collaborative envisioned an underutilized [Read more]
