OTTAWA, ON – Community Living Associations remind us about the good that is being done in Canada on a local level says Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing, MP, Carol Hughes. The MP praised these non-profit associations in the House of Commons Tuesday, for the work they undertake helping people with [Read more]
New Fires No new fires reported on September 3. No new fires were reported by the time of this report on September 4. Fire arrivals for the next few days are expected to be low with minimal fire behaviour. Active Fires Existing fires are remotely situated in the Cochrane district and are being [Read more]
More and more people want to be able to eat locally produced food. Whether the motivation is political or merely based on a desire to support local producers and get fresh food, the idea of eating locally is on an upward trajectory. Recently, the Manitoulin Island Community Abattoir (MICA) [Read more]
The Auditor General gave the Conservative government a $3.1 billion dollar black eye this week when he revealed that amount of money is missing in action from Canada’s anti-terrorism efforts. Stephen Harper says this is just ‘an issue of lack of clarity,’ but for a party that rode into Ottawa [Read more]
CHAPLEAU, ON – February 24, 2013 the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Chapleau Detachment were advised of a break in to a residence on Richard Street. The break in occurred sometime overnight and investigation revealed that the home had been entered via a basement window. Over 250 prescribed [Read more]
Article below Originally published Feb.26, 2013 QUEEN’S PARK, ON – Algoma-Manitoulin MPP Michael Mantha made the following statement in the legislature today after the government made further cuts to ServiceOntario hours and jobs in the community and throughout the North. [Read more]
21 MONTH OLD BABY DIES AS RESULT OF DROWNING SOUTH BAY, ON – Monday July 23, 2012 at 7:30pm a young couple along with their 6 children attended a family picnic to celebrate the couple’s anniversary. The picnic was located on the shore of South Bay in Assiginack Township south of [Read more]
There were three new forest fires confirmed in the Northwest Region by early evening on July 21. Additional resources have been requested by Ontario to help support the firefighting effort. Such request go through the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It had been a [Read more]
Outdoor Burning Restricted In Parts of Northeastern Ontario A Restricted Fire Zone Order previously in place for Northeastern Ontario has been replaced with a smaller Restricted Fire Zone Order. This adjusted order encompasses the general areas of Espanola, Sudbury, Manitoulin Island, North Bay and [Read more]
July 10, 2011 FROM ALGOMA-MANITOULIN NDP RIDING ASSOCIATION At a packed nomination meeting, with about 70 people in attendance at the francophone seniors’ centre in Elliot Lake, on Sunday evening, July 10th, Michael Mantha was declared the winner of the contest to be the candidate for the local [Read more]
NOSM Researcher and Aboriginal Organizations Collaborate Internationally to Reduce a Common Chronic Childhood Disease Scientists from Canada, Australia, and New Zealand Join Forces An Associate Professor at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) is partnering in a unique new research [Read more]
Hefty Fine For Trespassing To Hunt A Sudbury man has been fined $1,500 and had his firearm confiscated for hunting deer on private property. Kresimir Peter Severinac pleaded guilty to trespassing while hunting white-tailed deer on Manitoulin Island. The firearm seized during the investigation will [Read more]
East Fire Region June 2, 2010 There is a Restricted Fire Zone in place for northeastern Ontario. This restriction includes areas north of the French River to the James Bay coast and from the Quebec border west to the Pic River including Manitoulin Island. The Restricted Fire Zone will be in [Read more]
