SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – The Ministry of Education is encouraging schools boards serving Espanola to address student accommodation needs. The Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board (HSCDSB), Rainbow District School Board and the Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario are [Read more]
It is pretty easy to view drug companies as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde type entities. For those who are relieved of symptoms or illness by proprietary drugs, they do good and important work. For those who struggle with side effects, receive little or no relief, have adverse reactions – or [Read more]
not rushing back to difficult question periods: Hughes ELLIOT LAKE, ON – Just days ahead of the International Day of Democracy (September15th ), the Prime Minister announced he will prorogue parliament which will delay the start of the fall sitting for a full month. While the move was [Read more]
WAWA, ON – September 8, 2013 the Superior East Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were advised that a 25-year-old male from Sault Ste. Marie was lost on the Orphan Lake Trail in Lake Superior Provincial Park. The call was received shortly after 8:00 pm. The male had been hiking the trail [Read more]
WAWA, ON – The Superior East Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is currently investigating a break and enter to a camp located on Magpie River in Musquash Township. The owner advised that the break in occurred between Sunday August 25 and Friday August 30, 2013. The camp was entered by [Read more]
WAWA, ON – September 7, 2013 the Superior East Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were advised of a male laying on the roadway at the intersection of Highway 17 and 101 just south of Wawa. OPP located the male sleeping on the fog line of the roadway just after 10:00 pm. Officers detected an [Read more]
It is well established that poverty has a strong correlation with life expectancy. It is one of the big holes in the government’s reasoning behind their plan to increase the age of eligibility for OAS. The government used numbers that tied the life expectancy of wealthier baby boomers to the [Read more]
The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) met with representatives from seven Provincial Ministries including five Ministers during the recent Association of Municipalities of Ontario held in Ottawa. Alan Spacek, Mayor of Kapuskasing, and President of (FONOM), said that “FONOM was [Read more]
ONTARIO PREMIER SAYS NEW SCHOOL WILL CREATE JOBS, OPPORTUNITIES FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS SUDBURY, ON – Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne cut a ceremonial ribbon yesterday to officially launch the Laurentian University School of Architecture, the first school of architecture to open in Canada in [Read more]
HEARST, ON –The Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service (NAPS) and the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have made another arrest in connection with the death of 23 year old Myles SHAGANASH of Constance Lake First Nation. The ongoing police investigation initiated on June 15, 2013, has resulted in a second [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]
Jeffrey Taylor of Constance Lake First Nation was fined $800 for shooting a moose on private lands after permission to hunt on the property was denied by the landowner. Court heard that on or about November 5, 2012, Taylor obtained permission from the Templeton Township landowner to use a private [Read more]
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CHAPLEAU, ON – Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Chapleau Officers are currently investigating a break and enter that occurred between August 14 and 16, 2013 to a home on Minto Street. Stolen from the home were a gaming system and 7 games for the system. Anyone with any information is asked [Read more]
The Hon. David Orazietti, Minister of Natural Resources explains the current reorganization of his ministry and changes to the bear management program. RELATED LINKS NDP MPP VANTHOF MISLEADS NORTHERNERS ON MNR TRANSFORMATION (Aug.30.2013) NDP: MNR cuts ignore Northern needs (Aug. 28.2013) Another [Read more]
