December 3, 2010 The following statement was made yesterday by the Minister of Infrastructure, Bob Chiarelli: “Premier McGuinty led the way to protect the jobs these projects are creating, and we are pleased the federal government has listened. Some projects need a little extra time, and it [Read more]
December 2, 2010 TAX HAVEN DISCLOSURE HOLIDAY ADDS TO LIST OF GOVERNMENT FUMBLES ON THE ISSUE: HUGHES HUGHESTaxHavenHoliday _ EN (Click to hear MP Carol Hughes) OTTAWA, ON – Canadians hoping that the government will recover some of the billions of dollars lost to offshore tax havens will be [Read more]
WHITE RIVER, ON – Wednesday, December 1st, White River’s new Town Council including acclaimed Mayor Angelo Bazzoni went through the formality of being sworn in. White River’s new council includes: MAYOR Angelo Bazzonni COUNCILLORS: Rodney Swarek, Louise Seguin, Kevin Morgan, and [Read more]
TERRACE BAY, ON – Wednesday, December 1st, approximately 40 residents attended a public forum in Terrace Bay to discuss the future direction of their community. The forum began with the swearing in of the ‘new’ Council which was acclaimed during October’s Municipal [Read more]
November 24, 2010 McGuinty Government Helps Support Mining Sector, Create Jobs Northern mining supply and services companies will learn about new opportunities to increase sales in international markets and create jobs throughout Northern Ontario. Through the Export Readiness Training (ERT) [Read more]
Billions shielded through tax havens, more transparency and resources needed tax havens EN (Click to listen) OTTAWA, ON – Corporations and super-rich Canadians avoid paying billions of dollars in taxes each year because of the Harper government’s lax approach in dealing with tax havens. Today, [Read more]
HUGHES CALLS FOR ACTION ON POVERTY: FOOD BANK USE GROWS AS STIMULUS SET TO END OTTAWA, ON – Ontarians are being forced to do more with less and the growth in poverty statistics has been mirrored by a huge increase in the number of people dependant on Food Banks, according to [Read more]
McGuinty Government Introduces New Measures to Help Ontario Families and Reduce Debt The Ontario government introduced yesterday, the Ontario Clean Energy Benefit (OCEB), which would provide a 10 per cent benefit to help consumers manage rising electricity prices for the next five years. The [Read more]
McGuinty Government Introduces New Measures to Help Ontario Families and Reduce Debt November 18, 2010 Michael Gravelle, MPP for Thunder Bay-Superior North is delighted to see the McGuinty government’s 2010 Fall Economic Statement introduced the Ontario Clean Energy Benefit (OCEB) which would [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Wednesday, November 10th, 2010 Manitouwadge Mayor and Council met for their regular bi-weekly meeting at the Township Council Chambers. A significant audience, in comparison to other council meetings, was in attendance many to hear what would come of a request to council [Read more]
Ontario provides funds for expansion projects, reduced wait times The Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) will receive nearly $475,000 from the Ontario government as a result of expansion projects, and improvements on some specific ER wait times. The province is expanding services [Read more]
For the past week, OntarioNewsNorth.com Manitouwadge readers have had access to re-elected Mayor John MacEachern’s Thank you video on the home page. To share this with others or watch it again, bookmark this page. [Read more]
OTTAWA, ON – Canada needs to update its copyright law to match both technological advances and consumer needs according to Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP, Carol Hughes. Speaking to the government bill that attempts to update our law and bring us in line with international treaties that [Read more]
Life at Holy Angels School Voting in the Classroom SCHREIBER, ON – 5,6,7….That was the sound heard on October 22nd in the Grade 5/6 classroom. Miss Kruse counting votes! It all started on Monday when she announced that we would need to form into parties because we would be having a [Read more]
Cigarettes still killing but the message isn’t getting through Canada’s cigarette packages have used the same health warnings for almost 10 years. Canadians have seen each warning billions of times according to a report Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada will publish later this year. The [Read more]
