From: Northwatch Federal Report is Flawed – Ontario Must Take Action QUEENS PARK, ON – Calling the federal review report issued last week on a proposal to bury nuclear waste beside Lake Huron “deeply flawed”, one hundred public interest groups have issued an “Open Letter to the [Read more]
Police Urge Area Residents to Dispose of Unused Prescription Medications **For details regarding Drop-Off Days in WAWA & GREENSTONE, click here. WAWA, ON – Prescription Drug Drop-off Day is an important public safety initiative to encourage Ontario residents to dispose of old and unused [Read more]
Thursday, April 16, the First Nations whose lands and resources will be most affected by the proposed Ring of Fire development met to sign a protocol agreement. Marten Falls First Nation and Webequie First Nation entered into a “Negotiation Protocol Respecting Early Exploration in the Ring of [Read more]
Today (December 5th), the Statistics Canada Stats numbers were released. They are showing 34,000 people have lost their jobs, clearly this is just more evidence that the Liberals have failed to address the province’s jobs crisis and their austerity budget will only make matters worse. These [Read more]
NORTHWESTERN, ON – Highway 17 East of Terrace Bay to Marathon (and at times through to White River) was closed repeatedly this past weekend due to freezing rain and packed ice. Travelers who made it through the portion of highway between Saturday afternoon and Monday morning were [Read more]
Smart Grid Fund Helps Secure Ontario’s Energy Future Ontario is building a smarter electricity grid by supporting 17 new energy projects through its Smart Grid Fund program. The province will provide almost $24 million, supporting about $54 million in total electricity sector investment, [Read more]
#PrideHouseTO Inclusion and Diversity to be a Centrepiece of Games Ontario is continuing to make inclusion and diversity a priority for the TORONTO 2015 Pan American and Parapan American Games. With provincial support, PrideHouse Toronto (PrideHouseTO) is committed to making the 2015 Games a [Read more]
Ontario is supporting medical research that will lead to improved care for patients while creating jobs in Thunder Bay. With nearly $900,000 in support from the province’s Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation(NOHFC), two projects are enhancing health care research and boosting the [Read more]
Highway Construction Improves Roads, Bridges and Creates Jobs in Northwestern Ontario Ontario continues to expand and improve highways throughout Northern Ontario, creating and sustaining more than 5,500 construction jobs annually while making travel safer and more efficient for families, visitors [Read more]
NDP presses Liberals to move forward on Ring of Fire as unemployment in Thunder Bay rises THUNDER BAY, ON – The NDP’s critic for Northern Development and Mines, Michael Mantha, said the job numbers for October 2014 released today, showing rising unemployment in Thunder Bay, is a clear [Read more]
Ontario Strengthening Protections for Vulnerable Workers Today, Bill 18, the Stronger Workplaces for a Stronger Economy Act, 2014, passed third reading with all party support in the Ontario legislature. The new act supports Ontario’s Poverty Reduction Strategy, and is designed to further [Read more]
Ontario Launches Remote Electrification Readiness Program Ontario is helping to prepare remote First Nation communities in northwestern Ontario for future connection to the province’s electricity grid. The Remote Electrification Readiness Program will support the development of community [Read more]
Today Dr. Eric Hoskins, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, and Dr. David Mowat, Interim Chief Medical Officer of Health, issued the following statement on Ontario’s preparedness for Ebola virus disease in Ontario: “We know that Ontarians may have concerns related to the ongoing [Read more]
Nearly $2.4 Billion in Orders for the $500 Million Offering Ontario has successfully launched a green bond program with a bond issue of $500 million, making it the first government in Canada to issue green bonds. There was strong demand for Ontario’s first green bond, with orders [Read more]
Province Acts on Initial Findings from Mining Safety Review Ontario is improving the health and well-being of workers in the province’s underground mines by acting on its advisory group’s early work. “As one of the top mining jurisdictions in North America, our government fully [Read more]
