TORONTO, ON – Today during Question Period, Ontario NDP Deputy Leader Jagmeet Singh called on the Liberals to fully commit their government to the clean-up of mercury from the Wabigoon-English River in Grassy Narrows First Nation and to put that commitment in writing. “Last week the Minister of [Read more]
Province Ensuring Safe Learning Environments for Children and Students Ontario is protecting children and students by making the disciplinary process for school teachers more clear and transparent. Today, Bill 37, the Protecting Students Act, 2016, passed third reading following a debate in the [Read more]
Be Alert and Follow the Rules of the Road this Halloween As another spooktacular Halloween approaches, Ontario is reminding drivers and pedestrians to be aware and stay safe while trick-or-treating. Excited ghosts, goblins and ghouls are roaming the streets after dark on Halloween and may forget [Read more]
Province Supporting NBCUniversal Production to Boost Local Economy Ontario is helping strengthen and diversify the economy and create good jobs for people in the North by supporting the rapidly-growing television production sector. Michael Gravelle, Minister of Northern Development and Mines, made [Read more]
Above: Trailer for ‘Born to be Blue’ It’s an exciting time for film production in Northern Ontario. Movies filmed in Thunder Bay, Sudbury, and throughout the North are screening at the top international film festivals including the Toronto International Film Festival and the Cannes [Read more]
Province Ensuring Children and Students are Safe at School Ontario is protecting children and students by re-introducing legislation that would make the disciplinary process for the province’s educators more clear and transparent.If passed, the Protecting Students Act and subsequent [Read more]
Province Promoting its Mining Sector and Attracting Investment Ontario is kicking off the 2016 Mines and Money Americas forum, one of world’s largest investment forums devoted to the mineral sector, today in Toronto. The Mines and Money forum attracts investors, financiers, brokers and mining [Read more]
Wynne government risked public safety by opening Nipigon River bridge despite knowing it had structural problems: NDP QUEEN’s PARK, ON – Today during Question Period, Michael Mantha, NDP northern development critic, and MPP for Algoma-Manitoulin, demanded answers from the Wynne government [Read more]
QUEEN’S PARK, ON – Nickel Belt MPP France Gélinas called on the Wynne government to stop ignoring the ongoing environmental disaster in Gogama and order CN to remove all of the oil from the water. “The people of Mattagami First Nation and Gogama were promised that their natural environment [Read more]
La province appuie le développement culturel L’Ontario accorde 119 458 $ pour rénover le Centre francophone de Thunder Bay, aidant ainsi à créer cinq emplois et à encourager la croissance économique et le développement culturel et artistique au sein de la communauté francophone dans [Read more]
Ontario Supporting Critical Municipal and First Nation Infrastructure Projects Projects Will Help Grow Local Economies and Create Jobs Ontario and the federal government are investing over $88 million in 35 municipal and First Nation projects to build and repair critical infrastructure, help create [Read more]
Finalists Announced for Premier’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts Province Recognizing Important Contributions of Ontario’s Arts Community Twelve finalists have been announced for the Premier’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts. The awards celebrate the outstanding achievements of [Read more]
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne released the following statement today: “Labour Day is an opportunity to celebrate the rights that every worker deserves — and to pay tribute to the pioneers of the labour movement and the hard-working people who help keep our province going every day. My [Read more]
Province Supporting Parent Engagement in Children’s Learning Ontario is providing over 2,300 grants to help more parents get involved in their children’s education.This year, under the Parents Reaching Out (PRO) Grants program, the province is making investments in over 2,200 schools and [Read more]
Province Funding 300,000 Dedicated Nursing Hours to Reduce Emergency Wait Times Ontario is providing more than $226,012 to help patients receive quicker access to care in hospital emergency rooms in City of Thunder Bay. The province will provide funding to 20 municipalities across Ontario for [Read more]
