Ontario Creating Jobs, Strengthening Northern Economy Ontario is helping to build a stronger, more diverse northern economy while creating jobs in the Algoma-Manitoulin area. With $4.3 million in support from the province’s Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation(NOHFC), seven projects [Read more]
Op-Ed by Natural Resources Minister David Orazietti In Ontario, the Ministry of Natural Resources monitors moose populations and carefully regulates hunting to ensure populations remain sustainable. This past winter, the ministry completed moose aerial inventory surveys for 25 wildlife management [Read more]
While the Liberals and Conservatives continue to battle it out in a “he said, she said” libel lawsuit over gas plant scandal accusations; New Democrats continue to listen to your concerns and take action. This week my colleague MPP Sarah Campbell, Kenora Rainy River, used her Private Members [Read more]
From: East Algoma OPP THESSALON, ON – April 8, 2014, at 12:24 p.m. officers from the East Algoma OPP detachment responded to a single motor vehicle collision East of Desbarats on Highway 17 near Deplonty Road. The collision resulted in one fatality and other passengers being sent to hospital for [Read more]
WAWA, ON – As part of the Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario’s (CSCNO) Aboriginal Education Program, students from Wawa’s École Saint-Joseph will welcome Mrs. Janique Labelle to their school on Friday, April 11. This Métis and Anishinaabe visitor will lead a drumming [Read more]
‘Nero fiddled while Rome burned’ may not be a historically accurate phrase, but it describes being occupied with unimportant matters while faced with a more urgent crisis. That is pretty much what is happening with Stephen Harper who leads a government that has clearly demonstrated their [Read more]
Last week we highlighted the recent news that the Ontario Provincial Police were pursuing criminal charges against the former Liberal Premier’s chief of staff. Police allege that the Premier’s top advisor was responsible for overseeing a massive removal of emails related to the gas plant [Read more]
Ontario Investing in Northeastern Transportation Services and Infrastructure Ontario will continue to operate the motor coach, Polar Bear Express, rail freight, and refurbishment services of the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission (ONTC) as a government-owned transportation company. “I [Read more]
CHAPLEAU, ON – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Chapleau Detachment is currently assisting Timmins Police Service, Sault Ste Marie Police Service and the Winnipeg Police Service with a fraudulent cheque investigation. A number of cheques of various denominations have been cashed on [Read more]
It was a noteworthy week in Canadian politics despite the fact that it was a constituency week for MPs. What made it interesting were announcements that Olivia Chow and Jim Flaherty are stepping down to pursue other options. We know that Olivia is leaving to run for Mayor of Toronto, while Mr. [Read more]
Ontario Helping More Patients in Northwestern Ontario Receive the Right Care at the Right Time and at the Right Place Ontario is improving access to local doctors, nurses and other health care providers to help patients in Thunder Bay get the care they need, when and where they need it. The [Read more]
SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – Social Entrepreneurship Evolution de l’entrepreneuriat social (SEE), a cross-cultural collaborative that works alongside diverse youth in Northern Ontario announced a design contest for individuals aged 18-35 in Northern Ontario to create a new, dynamic logo for the [Read more]
Province Building Stronger Communities, Creating Jobs Ontario is investing close to $27 million to support improvements to critical infrastructure while creating local construction jobs in Northeastern Ontario. The province is supporting 28 projects through the Small, Rural and Northern [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]
A Thunder Bay man has pleaded guilty to illegally shooting his firearm while on a road. Eugenio Berardi was fined $1,500 under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act for the offence. In addition to the fine, Berardi is banned from hunting in Ontario for a year. Court heard that Ministry of Natural [Read more]
