NEW LISKEARD, ON – NDP Natural Resources Critic John Vanthof says the Liberal government continues to demonstrate a lack of understanding about Northern issues by downsizing staff within the Ministry of Natural Resources. “Much of the work MNR does is focused on the North, so it’s always [Read more]
WAWA, ON – The Superior East Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is currently investigating the theft of a set of high performance tires and rims from Wawa’s Scrapyard. The OPP received the complaint on August 24 and it is believed the tires were stolen sometime between 4:00 pm on August 23 and [Read more]
Editor’s Note: though Manitouwaning is not in the OntarioNewsNorth.com readership this tragedy is being shared in the hopes of reminding people of the danger of pools and the importance of always being certain children are supervised near them (not to insinuate there was any lack of [Read more]
New Fires Three new fires were reported on August 23. Parry Sound 29 is out at 0.5 hectares and is located west of Bear Lake. Timmins 10 is out at 0.1 hectares and is located north of McBride Lake. Wawa 15 is out at 0.1 hectares and is located north of Caramat. Four new fires [Read more]
If you watched Question Period during the last five weeks parliament sat in the spring, you didn’t see much of the Prime Minister. When Stephen Harper was around over that stretch, it was anything but smooth sailing. Day after day he faced a tough line of questioning from Tom Mulcair about [Read more]
Last month five by-elections were called in electoral districts of Etobicoke-Lakeshore, London West, Ottawa South, Windsor-Tecumseh and Scarborough-Guildwood. Many were disappointed that Premier Kathleen Wynne set the voting date for August 1st, the day before the long weekend when people are [Read more]
ORDRE DU JOUR / Agenda Séance régulière du conseil qui aura lieu à 18 h 30, le 8 août 2013 Regular Council meeting scheduled for August 8, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. 1. OUVERTURE / CALL TO ORDER 2. PRÉSENCE / ROLL CALL 3. APPEL ET DÉCLARATION D’INTÉRÊT PÉCUNIAIRE / DECLARATION [Read more]
Northeast Region – August 4, 2013 New Fires August 4: No new fires were reported. August 5: One new fire was reported at the time of this report on August 5. Sudbury 28, a lightning fire, is not under control at 0.1 hectares. There are no issues anticipated. A number of the existing fires [Read more]
Brunswick House First Nation man has been fined $1,500 for illegal hunting northwest of Chapleau, Ontario. Jonathan Tangie was convicted for unlawfully discharging his firearm in a travelled roadway while hunting moose in the Chapleau Crown Game Preserve. His hunting rifle was seized and will be [Read more]
A Brunswick House First Nation man has been fined $1,000 for illegal hunting northwest of Chapleau. Daniel Jacques pleaded guilty to unlawfully discharging his firearm in a travelled roadway. His hunting rifle was seized at the time of the incident and will be returned once his fine is paid. [Read more]
SUDBURY, ON – NDP MPP France Gélinas renewed New Democrats call for Ombudsman oversight after Andre Marin once again sounded alarm bells about his lack of power to respond to thousands of citizen complaints about hospitals, schools, universities and municipalities. “Yet again we see a [Read more]
Last week writs were issued for five by-elections in the electoral districts of Etobicoke-Lakeshore, London West, Ottawa South, Windsor-Tecumseh and Scarborough-Guildwood. Premier Kathleen Wynne set the voting date for August 1st, the day before the long weekend. The timing of these elections [Read more]
WAWA, ON – PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Special Council meeting scheduled for Tuesday, July 16, 2013, at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, 40 Broadway Avenue, has been cancelled. Please contact the Corporate Services Department at 856-2244, extension 222, should you have any questions [Read more]
WAWA, ON – The sewage treatment lagoons are located west of the town site and consist of four treatment cells. The two cells closest to the bluff along Superior Avenue have piping installed in the bottom to provide air which assists in the treatment of sewage and also aides in odour [Read more]
Northeast Region – July 12, 2013 New Fires One new fire was reported and confirmed on July 11. Sault Ste. Marie 7 was a human-caused fire that has been called out. It was 0.2 hectares in size. Active Fires There are now 12 active fires in the region. Most are located in the Cochrane [Read more]
