Ontario Supporting Careers in Ring of Fire, Other Mining Developments Ontario is investing in training programs that will support jobs and improve the quality of life for First Nations communities near the Ring of Fire. “I’m extremely proud of the support our government continues to show for [Read more]
Historic Agreement to Move Ring of Fire Development Forward The Province of Ontario and Matawa-member First Nations are taking another step forward by reaching a landmark agreement that will ensure First Nation communities benefit from the proposed Ring of Fire development. The regional framework [Read more]
Final Agreement Would Support New Economic Development Opportunities Ontario, Canada and Pic Mobert First Nation have signed an agreement that will enhance social supports while strengthening the local economy and creating jobs. The agreement would add about 16 square kilometres of provincial Crown [Read more]
From the Editor: Thank you to Louis Kwissiwa for sharing this photo of the young man and woman, members of Pic Mobert First Nation elected by their peers as youth council representatives February 22nd, 2014. OntarioNewsNorth.com plans, in the weeks ahead, to learn more about their roles and the [Read more]
LUNSA Spring Powwow March 14-16 THUNDER BAY, ON – The Lakehead University Native Student Association is hosting its annual powwow at the C.J. Sanders Fieldhouse from Friday, March 14 until Sunday, March 16. The theme for this year’s powwow is re-uniting the community, which was decided [Read more]
As I travel across Algoma-Manitoulin I continue to hear your frustration with rising electricity costs. This week at Queen’s Park New Democrat leader Andrea Horwath unveiled our plan to cut hydro waste and pass the savings on via $100 rebate. Ontarians are paying the highest electricity prices in [Read more]
Last week more Ontarians went to the polls in two by-elections in Niagara Falls and Thornhill. The results: more and more voters are rejecting the same-old parties offering the same-old solutions. Families across this province are feeling squeezed and this current liberal government has not been [Read more]
Province Moving Infrastructure Development Forward Ontario is taking another step towards the development of the Ring of Fire. The firm Deloitte LLP has been brought on to help establish the development corporation, which will be responsible for infrastructure in the Ring of Fire region. Deloitte [Read more]
Ontario Improving Access to Remote Communities A winter roads network throughout northern Ontario is making it easier to get vital goods and health care services to remote First Nations communities. With support from the provincial and federal governments, 28 First Nations organizations and the [Read more]
December 17, 2013 – The Joint Panel reviewing the proposed Marathon Platinum Group Metals and Copper Mine project today announced that it has received sufficient information to proceed to the public hearing. The hearing will begin in Marathon, Ontario on February 4, 2014, and will be completed [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – Tuesday November 26, 2013 around 5:00 am, two females were walking eastbound along Mobert Road in the Pic Mobert First Nation community. A pickup truck was driving westbound and struck one of the females as she crossed the road in front of the vehicle. Superior North EMS attended [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON — Ontario Regional Chief Stan Beardy and the First Nation leadership in Ontario are united in their rejection of the federal proposal on a First Nations Education Act and have announced plans to implement their own education vision through a direct action strategy which will be [Read more]
Supporting Growth in Ontario’s Forest Industry Ontario is helping to build a stronger, more diverse northern economy while supporting approximately 40 jobs in Wawa. Beginning with the Wawa pellet facility, which will currently be our largest pellet plant, and together with our Atikokan [Read more]
This week in the legislature the voices of many in Algoma-Manitoulin and across the north were heard. For over a year I have been receiving calls from constituents requesting that the Ministry of Transportation change the definition of an Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) under the Highway Traffic Act [Read more]
Ontario Leading the Creation of a Development Corporation for Ring of Fire Infrastructure Ontario is taking a significant step forward toward the development of the Ring of Fire. The province will lead the creation of a development corporation that would bring together private and public partners, [Read more]
