December 15, 2010 McGuinty Government Releases 2011 Smart Consumer Calendar Ontario is helping more consumers protect themselves with the release of the 2011 Smart Consumer Calendar. The calendar features different consumer protection themes and tips each month. Topics include what consumers need [Read more]
*From the Editor: As with all Letters to the Editor, the views and opinions expressed below do not necessarily represent views or opinions of OntarioNewsNorth.com or it’s advertisers. It is up to the reader to research facts/opinions expressed in letters to the editor to form your own [Read more]
December 14, 2010 12:20 PM McGuinty Government Banning Public Sector Perks, Reducing Agencies Ontario is eliminating waste and finding savings by proposing to ban public sector perks, eliminate unnecessary government agencies and cancelling awards. The proposed ban on perks would eliminate funding [Read more]
December 13, 2010 McGuinty Government Strengthening Northern Economies The Township of Nipigon is looking at transforming an abandoned rail line into a tourist attraction to create jobs and promote economic development. With support from the Northern Communities Investment Readiness (NCIR) program, [Read more]
December 13, 2010 Jim Garber, P.Geo., joins the MetalCorp team. THUNDER BAY, ON – MetalCorp Limited (TSXV — MTC) is pleased to announce that Richard James (Jim) Garber, P.Geo., has joined MetalCORP as Manager of Exploration. Jim is a senior geologist, with nearly 40 years of [Read more]
Statement From Minister Sandra Pupatello Congratulating Bombardier Aerospace Canada December 10, 2010 Minister Sandra Pupatello issued the following statement regarding Bombardier Aerospace’s agreement with India’s SpiceJet Airline to provide them with 15 Q400 NextGen turboprop [Read more]
December 9, 2010 Legislative Session Sees Improving Economy And Progress On Clean Energy Plan Ontario is moving towards economic recovery as tax cuts and job growth help make things a little easier for families. The Ontario Legislature today ended a fall session that saw the government take action [Read more]
The Welcome to Ontario booklet which will now have a mobile version. McGuinty Government Helps Local Economies Grow Ontario is helping communities attract investment, talent, and stimulate economic growth to create jobs for families. Fifteen communities will receive support to enhance their local [Read more]
TERRACE BAY, ON – The Township of Terrace Bay continues to rebrand its image with the recent completion of a new marketing project. Terrace Bay worked with the Thunder Bay design company Shout Media to develop new tourism brochures and a tradeshow style display unit to more effectively [Read more]
Monday, December 6th, the provincial government announced that beginning January 1, 2011, the province will accept applications from Mixed Martial Arts promoters who want to stage professional events in Ontario; ‘A major MMA event in Ontario could attract up to 30,000 fans and generate up [Read more]
GAS PRICES DRIVING UP INFLATION BAD NEWS FOR NORTHERN ONTARIO: HUGHES hughesGasPricesDec8EN1 (CLICK to hear Hughes at Question Period) hughesGasPricesDec8EN2 (CLICK to hear Hughes at Quesion Period #2) OTTAWA, ON – Gas prices are rising again and the HST is contributing to the pain [Read more]
December 8, 2010 McGuinty Government Passes Ontario Clean Energy Benefit Ontario is taking 10 per cent off monthly electricity bills for families, farms and businesses to help them manage rising electricity prices for the next five years. The Ontario Clean Energy Benefit (OCEB) will help more [Read more]
December 8, 2010 Tax Cuts And Credits Help Ontario Become Hub for Digital Media Jobs Ontario’s plan to cut business taxes and offer tax credits is helping to create the jobs of the future by making the province a great place to launch innovative new companies. The Premier today visited Polar [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – December 8th a Public Information Session was held at the Moose Lodge in order to provide information about the environmental assessment process for the Marathon Platinum Group Metals and Copper Mine project near the Town of Marathon. In addition to representatives from [Read more]
Apology To Local Businesses The Manitouwadge Economic Development Corportion would like to apology to OntarioNewsNorth.com and Wok ‘n’ Rolls for omitting their businesses in our flyer for the Buy-Local Campaign. They had graciously agreed to accept the EXTREME DOLLARS and we apologise for our [Read more]
