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Written by Greenstone OPP on 26 December 2010
FROM/DE: Greenstone OPP DATE: December 23, 2010 Greenstone, ON – It was a lovely day for the Second Annual Greenstone OPP Stuff-a-Cruiser for the Harvest Cupboard. The event took place on December 18 in [Read more]
Written by Ontario Newsroom on 22 December 2010
December 22, 2010 Children’s Activity Tax Credit To Benefit More Than A Million Families The McGuinty government is helping Ontario families with the cost of activities that keep their kids healthy and active. Through the new, permanent Children’s Activity Tax Credit, parents can claim [Read more]
Written by Ontario Newsroom on 22 December 2010
*Scroll down for links to details of infrastructure projects in Pays Plat, Manitouwadge, Marathon, Red Rock, Schreiber and Terrace Bay. December 22, 2010 McGuinty Government Support Helps Enhance Communities And Boost The Economy Across the province, Ontarians are enjoying winter activities at [Read more]
Written by Ontario Newsroom on 22 December 2010
December 21, 2010 McGuinty Government Keeping Ontario Strong And Families Working From newly constructed colleges and hospitals to freshly paved roads and highways, Ontario has seen an unprecedented year of infrastructure investments and development. Over 700 infrastructure stimulus projects have [Read more]
Written by Ontario Newsroom on 21 December 2010
December 20, 2010 McGuinty Government Cutting Red Tape, Helping More Students Succeed Starting this year, college and university students are spending less time filling out loan and grant applications and standing in back-to-school line-ups. They are also receiving their financial support faster. [Read more]
Written by Press Release on 21 December 2010
PRESS RELEASE from TOWN of MARATHON December 21, 2010 MARATHON, ON – For the better part of twelve months, the Town of Marathon and the Marathon Economic Development Corporation have been working with a private proponent, strategizing and completing business due diligence to complete a [Read more]
Written by Press Release on 20 December 2010
The NSFC is Falling into Action! The Northeast Superior Forest Community (NSFC) has released our Fall 2010 edition of The Forest News. The Forest News is a great way to stay informed not only about the activities of the NSFC (one of 15 Forest Community and Model Forest sites across Canada), but [Read more]
Written by Ontario Newsroom on 20 December 2010
December 19, 2010 Multi-pronged approach needed to solve savings challenge Today the Provinces of Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Manitoba, British Columbia and Ontario called on the federal government to keep a modest CPP enhancement on the table as part of a package of reforms [Read more]
Written by Ontario Newsroom on 17 December 2010
December 17, 2010 McGuinty Government Saves Ontarians $50 Million In Annual Interest Costs Ontario announced the official renewal of Teranet Inc.’s exclusive licences to provide electronic land registration and writs services to the province. This will keep the system modern, user-friendly, [Read more]
Written by Press Release on 17 December 2010
LSDP To Present To Nipigon Town Council Lake Superior Discovery Place Inc. (LSDP) has been invited by Nipigon Mayor Richard Harvey to make a presentation to the Nipigon Town Council to explore the idea of locating LSDP in Nipigon. Nipigon has identified a potential site for a Lake Superior [Read more]
Written by Ontario Newsroom on 17 December 2010
December 16, 2010 McGuinty Government Provides Flexible And Secure Investment Options For Ontarians The interest rate set at 1.25 per cent for Variable-Rate Ontario Savings Bonds (OSB) will remain unchanged for the next six months. This update does not affect the Fixed-Rate and Step-Up Ontario [Read more]
Written by admin on 17 December 2010
December 15, 2010 McGuinty Government Supporting Ideas That Create Jobs Ontario’s 3-D future is already paying dividends in jobs and investment for today’s digital inventors and entrepreneurs. Premier McGuinty visited the Digital Media Zone (DMZ) at Ryerson University Wednesday to [Read more]
Written by admin on 16 December 2010
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Township of Manitouwadge Community Services Department issued a press release today, confirming that the hill is scheduled to open prior to Christmas. Snow making and other preparations have been on-going since the beginning of the month, good news to Northshore skiers [Read more]
Written by Ministry Northern Development Mines and Forests on 16 December 2010
December 16, 2010 McGuinty Government Supporting Local Economy, Preparing For Future Jobs The Kiashke Zaaging Anishinaabek First Nation plans to more effectively market itself to investors to attract economic development. With support from the Northern Communities Investment Readiness (NCIR) [Read more]
Written by Ontario Newsroom on 16 December 2010
December 15, 2010 McGuinty Government Improving Full-Day Kindergarten Program Parents will soon have more flexible options for the before- and after-school programs for children enrolled in full-day kindergarten. This year, a third of schools offering full-day kindergarten also offer before- and [Read more]