‘Northern Ontario Politics’ Information
Written by admin on 23 November 2011
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Township of Manitouwadge Town Council will have their first regular council meeting in a month tonight, after November 9th’s meeting had been cancelled. Tonight’s meeting will, as always, be broadcast live on OntarioNewsNorth.com’s home page at 7pm. [Read more]
Written by Manitouwadge Public School on 09 November 2011
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Our school board has formed a Student Senate whose purpose is to include the student voice in the decision making process within our Board. Two young ladies have ben chosen, Kennedy Quade and Chelsea Malakoff, who sit on the MPS School Council and now are also our [Read more]
Written by NDP Media on 06 November 2011
OTTAWA, ON – Wednesday’s tragic helicopter crash near Clear Lake which took the life of three Northern Ontario residents will echo throughout the communities of Kapuskasing and North Bay for a long time. Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP, Carol Hughes is joining with her provincial counterpart, [Read more]
Written by admin on 29 October 2011
MARATHON, ON – Monday, October 24th OntarioNewsNorth.com Editor/Publisher Karina Hunter had the opportunity to meet with Town of Marathon Mayor Rick Dumas prior to his regular council meeting that evening. He share with OntarioNewsNorth.com his thoughts regarding the results of the recent [Read more]
Written by admin on 29 October 2011
Wants Canada Post to find a new location in Dorion to replace loss of current outlet OTTAWA, ON – MP Bruce Hyer is demanding that Canada Post find a replacement location for the postal outlet that is closing in Dorion this year. The current postal outlet, located in Canyon Country Service, is [Read more]
Written by NDP Media on 28 October 2011
TIME TO ACT IN ORDER TO SAVE RAIL OPTIONS FOR NORTHERN-EASTERN ONTARIO OTTAWA, ON – A critical stretch of rail between Mattawa and Pembroke must be preserved if North-eastern Ontario will once again be connected by rail to the eastern seaboard and cities like Montreal and Ottawa the House of [Read more]
Written by NDP Media on 26 October 2011
HUGHES FOCUSES ON SMALL OPERATORS AND FOOD SECURITY DURING WHEAT BOARD DEBATE OTTAWA, ON – Local food networks need to be fostered and agriculture policy needs to be balanced if the government is serious about food security, according to Carol Hughes. The Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing, MP [Read more]
Written by Ontario Newsroom on 20 October 2011
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty today introduced a strong, experienced cabinet that will guide Ontario through an uncertain global economy by focusing on job creation and economic growth. Dwight Duncan remains Minister of Finance and adds Deputy Premier to his responsibilities. Deb Matthews also [Read more]
Written by NDP Media on 17 October 2011
Health Canada warnings on cell phones need to be clearer and widely heard In the summer of 2010 I wrote about a group of parents in Collingwood who were fighting to have wifi taken out of their children’s school. I heard their story while sitting as a member of a parliamentary committee [Read more]
Written by admin on 13 October 2011
DUBREUILVILLE, ON – Regular meeting of Dubreuilville Town Council will take place as per the usual schedule, tonight, at 6:30pm (18h30) at the Council Chambers of the township office. To view/print the Agenda, please CLICK HERE. Be involved in YOUR community; stay in the know and in touch [Read more]
Written by NDP Media on 13 October 2011
It was good news when the House of Commons unanimously passed a New Democrat motion this past week that took aim at another economic downturn. The document contained a number of measures intended to help Canada weather its second bout of recession in the last half-decade. It focused on job [Read more]
Written by admin on 13 October 2011
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Wednesday, October 12th, 2011 Manitouwadge Town Council held it’s regular meeting of the 2nd Wednesday of the month (Mtgs are every 2nd and last Wednesday of the month) at the Township of Manitouwadge Council Chambers. All members were in attendance; Mayor John [Read more]
Written by admin on 12 October 2011
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Live tonight from the Township of Manitouwadge Council Chambers OntarioNewsNorth.com will broadcast the October 12th Regular Meeting of Manitouwadge Town Council. Download the Agenda PDF to view or print by CLICKING HERE. Below is a screen capture of the agenda as, you [Read more]
Written by admin on 08 October 2011
ALGOMA-MANITOULIN, ON – Hier soir, le 6 octobre, les voteurs d’Algoma-Manitoulin dans le nord-ouest de l’Ontario (incluant Manitouwadge, Hornepayne, Dubreuilville, Wawa, ect.) on voté pour un changements. Depuis plus de 25ans que Michael Brown (Libéral) avait servi comme [Read more]
Written by admin on 07 October 2011
MPP Michael Gravelle Pleased Premier Is Prioritizing Northern Ontario NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO – Election Night (October 6, 2011) OntarioNewsNorth.com Editor Karina Hunter spoke with successful candidates from Algoma-Manitoulin (NDP Michael Mantha) and Thunder Bay-Superior North (Liberal Michael [Read more]