Ontario is making travel easier and safer across Northern Ontario by investing $560 million in highway infrastructure projects in 2015-16 through the Northern Highways Program. As the construction season wraps up, Northern Highway Program projects are adding passing lanes, resurfacing roads, [Read more]
WAWA, ON – Sunday November 15, 2015, at approximately 3:15 a.m. officers from the Superior East Wawa Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint located on Highway 101 just East of Wawa. Officers observed the motor vehicle in question stopped along the [Read more]
Ontario is taking further action to protect communities from the significant social, economic and ecological impacts of invasive species by passing the Invasive Species Act. November 3rd, the Act received Royal Assent, following its passage in the Legislature on October 21, 2015. This legislation [Read more]
Given the recent media coverage on In-Car Cameras (ICCs), often referred to as “Dash Cams,” I want to clarify some of the misinformation that was conveyed in relation to the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). In 2004, the OPP installed approximately 80 cameras in front-line police vehicles as [Read more]
ELLIOT LAKE, ON – A pilot project to help emergency workers identify people with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is an important step in making sure these people receive the best health care, according to Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing, MP, Carol Hughes. Hughes delivered opening remarks at [Read more]
This week marked another constituency week where I had the opportunity to tour many communities in the riding and host clinics to assist constituents. I always enjoy coming home and reconnecting with people and hearing your concerns. People across Algoma-Manitoulin continue to raise concerns over [Read more]
Two Winners Share $1 Million Top Prize With Instant Extreme Millions Pictured above, Gerald Francis and Deborah Warren of Elliot Lake proudly show off their big cheque after winning a $1 million top prize with an Instant Extreme Millions ticket they purchased at the Esso on Highway 108 in [Read more]
ESC Trillium Coyotes win NSSSAA basketball championship Following a perfect season of play, the girls’ junior basketball team from Chapleau’s École secondaire catholique Trillium won the North Shore Secondary School Athletic Association (NSSSAA) in Manitouwadge on November 10. In the morning, [Read more]
The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair features more than one million square feet of displays and competition facilities, attracting approximately 300,000 visitors and thousands of students each year. Billed as Canada’s largest indoor agricultural fair, the annual 10-day event, which runs [Read more]
ELLIOT LAKE, ON – As part of the social studies program, Grade 3 and 4 students at Elliot Lake’s École catholique Georges Vanier studied First Nations culture. Among items studied was the strong belief of First Nations in stories and legends told by the shaman. In his dreams, spirits were [Read more]
New study shows inconsistencies in acute care hospital visiting policies OTTAWA, ON – The Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement (CFHI) today released a study revealing inconsistencies in visiting policies at hospitals – frequently limiting visiting by family members and loved ones [Read more]
Séance régulière du conseil qui aura lieu à 18 h 30, le 10 novembre 2015 Regular Council meeting scheduled for November 10, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. OUVERTURE / TO ORDER PRÉSENCE / ROLL CALL APPEL ET DÉCLARATION D’INTÉRÊT PÉCUNIAIRE / DECLARATION OF CONFLICT ADOPTION DE L’ORDRE DU [Read more]
This week the Ontario Mining Association (OMA) held their annual “Meet the Miners” event at Queen’s Park. This annual event is held to bring recognition to the importance of the mining sector in our province and inform politicians of the successes and challenges within the industry. Many [Read more]
Profit Motive Will Be CN’S Epitaph The announcement by CN Rail not to operate a special passenger train service along the Algoma Central Railway (ACR) to help property owners winterize their dwellings from damage, nor to permit a one-off hi-rail vehicle on the line for the same purpose, shows [Read more]
CHAPLEAU, ON – Friday October 23, 2015, at approximately 4:00 p.m. officers from the Superior East Chapleau Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting R.I.D.E. checks on Highway 101 Chapleau Township. Officers had occasion to stop a pick up truck and speak with the driver [Read more]
