OTTAWA, ON – First Nations are being asked to accept changes to Canada’s Environmental Assessment Act on faith alone according to MP, Carol Hughes. The MP contends that negotiations without an even application of appropriate notice highlight the government’s questionable commitment in [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – Schreiber’s Mayor Don McArthur, is taking a leave of absence to become town manager in Pickle Lake and has not yet established if or when he will return in his role as Mayor of Schreiber. Don McArthur was acclaimed as Mayor in the 2010 municipal elections and has been quoted [Read more]
QUEEN’S PARK, ON – Today in Question Period, Andrea Horwath pressed the McGuinty Liberals about the impact of high electricity prices on creating value-added jobs from the Ring of Fire and called on the government to review the role of private power contracts in driving up prices. “Has the [Read more]
Everyone has a gripe about auto insurance in Ontario and when you look at the facts, it’s easy to see why. Ontario has the highest auto insurance rates in the country. According to a recent Auditor General report, Ontario premiums – which average just over $1,400 per vehicle – are as much as [Read more]
Taux d’assurance automobile élevés en Ontario ALGOMA-MANITOULIN, ON – Toute personne vivant en Ontario a de quoi se plaindre pour ce qui est de l’assurance automobile dans la province et, quand on regarde les faits, c’est facile de comprendre pourquoi. L’Ontario a les [Read more]
ORDRE DU JOUR/Agenda Séance régulière du conseil qui aura lieu à 18 h 30, le 10 mai 2012 Regular Council meeting scheduled for May 10, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. 1. OUVERTURE /CALL TO ORDER 2. PRÉSENCE / ROLL CALL 3. APPEL ET DÉCLARATION D’INTÉRÊT PÉCUNIAIRE / DECLARATION OF CONFLICT 4. [Read more]
May 9th, 2012 Editor Karina Hunter spoke with the Honourable George Valin, Chair of the 2012 Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Ontario regarding Manitouwadge Town Council’s interest in being redesignated to the Thunder Bay – Superior North riding (from the [Read more]
GREENSTONE, ON – Mayor Renald Beaulieu of Greenstone, the closest municipality to the Ring of Fire mineral find, was underwhelmed by today’s announcement from Cliffs Natural Resources to locate the chromite refinery near Sudbury. “It is truly unfortunate that Cliffs and the [Read more]
McGuinty Government Supports Responsible Ring Of Fire Mining Development Cliffs Natural Resources has announced a $3.3-billion investment to build a chromite mine, transportation corridor and processing facility in Northern Ontario’s Ring of Fire that would lead to a new generation of [Read more]
First Nation seeks Freedom of Information for Confidential Agreements between Mining Firm and Province AROLAND FIRST NATION, ON – Aroland First Nation has filed a request for disclosure to the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines (MNDM) on information relating to Cliffs Chromite [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Since OntarioNewsNorth.com last interviewed Mayor MacEachern in March (CLICK HERE for that interview) he has attended Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) and Ontario Good Roads Association (OGRA) meetings, council has set a date for their Nuclear Waste Management [Read more]
QUEEN’S PARK, ON – Northern Development and Mines Critic and Algoma–Manitoulin MPP Michael Mantha called on the government to release details of their discussions with Cliff Resouces on the Ring of Fire and to ensure all the resources [Read more]
Festivals culturels, artistiques et autres évènements communautaire d’Algoma-Manitoulin en été 2012 Le temps se réchauffe et ici, à Queen’s Park, il nous reste moins d’un mois avant que la session de l’Assemblée législative ne soit levée pour l’été. J’ai hâte de [Read more]
PUBLIC NOTICE REGULAR MEETING OF COUNCIL SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 9th IS CANCELLED but is RE-SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY, MAY 14th WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS MAY CAUSE THANK YOU [Read more]
Copyright ownership of postal codes would harm small biz, NGOs, economy OTTAWA, ON – Bruce Hyer, MP (Thunder Bay-Superior North) is calling on the Harper Government to intervene in a Canada Post lawsuit in order to foster innovation and small business growth in Canada. In what could become a [Read more]
