So…it really is October now! And at the Drop In that means ….Turkey Pies!!! We know many of you and your friends want to get in on the goodies. What that really means is that all of you need to get your orders in since we only make to fill them. To make on spec [Read more]
FROM THE EDITOR: It is interesting to note that though Manitouwadge Town Council rec’vd what they were hoping, which is a redistribution of Manitouwadge to the federal riding of Thunder Bay – Superior North; they admitted themselves that they did not realize this would not equate to a [Read more]
We hear a lot about the disappearing middle class these days and we should be hearing as much, or perhaps even more, about the plight of seniors mired in poverty. Whether it is because of pensions that underperform or vanish altogether, more seniors are requiring assistance from the [Read more]
MATTAWAN TWP., ON – September 25, 2013 the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB) North Bay Drug Enforcement Unit supported by the members of the North East Regional Support Team (NERST) and the Emergency Response Team (ERT) executed a search warrant at a [Read more]
WAWA, ON – The agenda for the Municipality of Wawa’s regular meeting of Town Council can be viewed by visiting: CivicWeb: Regular Council – 01 Oct 2013 – Agenda – Pdf [Read more]
QUEEN’S PARK, ON – Residents, municipalities and groups throughout the North have been expressing growing concern about the increase in nuisance bear activity and the dangers that presents. Today, Bill Mauro, MPP Thunder Bay-Atikokan announced that he will be introducing a Private [Read more]
The Prime Minister is once again showing his contempt for the work of parliamentarians SUDBURY, ON – The Conservative government’s decision to shut down Parliament will impact the lives of Canadians, says NDP MPs Glenn Thibeault (Sudbury) and Carol Hughes (Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing). [Read more]
HEARST, ON – A Hearst man has been fined for dredging the shore lands of Pivabiska Lake. Leandre Lachance pleaded guilty and was fined $2,000 for contravening the Public Lands Act. Court heard that during the summer of 2012, Lachance, after purchasing a cottage lot on Pivabiska Lake, cleared [Read more]
Three Chelmsford men have been fined a total of $6,000 for fishing quota violations. Joel Rouleau, Ryan Lalonde and Guy Brosseau were each fined $2,000 for unlawfully possessing an over-limit of walleye. Court heard that on June 22, 2013, a conservation officer inspected the three men on the Rush [Read more]
HEARST, ON – Two Hearst men have been fined a total of $1,500 for operating an illegal commercial baitfish operation. Remi-Serge Gosselin and Roger Neron were found guilty of operating an illegal commercial baitfish operation and fined $750 each. Court heard that on August 21, 2013, a [Read more]
SUDBURY, ON – Results for Conseil scolaire public du Grand Nord de l’Ontario (CSPGNO) students have been on the rise during the last few years in the EQAO (Education Quality and Accountability Office) provincial testing. In order to determine if they met the provincial standard set by the [Read more]
Vale Canada Limited Fined $1,050,000 After Two Workers Fatally Injured SUDBURY, ON – Vale Canada Limited Vale Canada Limitée (“Vale”), a Toronto-based company which owns and operates an underground mine in the City of Greater Sudbury called the Stobie Mine was fined $1,050,000 [Read more]
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]
