Posts Tagged ‘northeastern ontario newspaper’
Written by admin on 17 January 2014
DUBREUILVILLE, ON – The Dubreuilville Minor Hockey Association’s 18th annual Out of Breath Hockey Tournament is being held this weekend at the Dubreuilville Community Centre Arena. The 4 on 4 tournament includes a Men’s Open Division, Men’s Rec Division and Women’s [Read more]
Written by Superior East OPP on 10 January 2014
HORNEPAYNE, ON – December 22, 2013 at 6:00 am officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Hornepayne Detachment were advised that a 2003 Ford F-150 had just been stolen from a residence on Riverside Drive in Hornepayne. This vehicle was recovered shortly thereafter and [Read more]
Written by admin on 10 January 2014
WAWA, ON – January 5, 2014 at 11:00 am officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment were directing traffic at a motor vehicle collision scene on Highway 17 in Laronde Township. A black Ford F-150 was observed driving in a dangerous manner and was stopped by [Read more]
Written by Environment Canada - Environnement Canada on 09 January 2014
Manitouwadge – Hornepayne – Wawa – Pukaskwa Park 4:24 PM EST Thursday 09 January 2014 Snow, rain and freezing rain for Northeastern Ontario Friday night into Saturday. A deepening low pressure system will track through Northeastern Ontario on Saturday reaching Southern James Bay [Read more]
Written by Superior East OPP on 05 January 2014
WAWA, ON – December 22, 2013 just after 1:00 am the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment stopped a vehicle on Caverhill Street in Wawa. Based on the observations made by the investigating officer the driver was asked to provide a breath sample. The driver refused [Read more]
Written by MPP Michael Mantha on 20 December 2013
For months New Democrats have been raising concerns and highlighting issues facing Personal Support Workers (PSW’s) in the province. After contract negotiations fell through almost two weeks ago the provinces PSW’s have been on strike. The union representing the workers has indicated that [Read more]
Written by Huron Superior Catholic District School Board on 20 December 2013
Sault Ste. Marie, ON – Lindsay Liske was acclaimed Chair of the Board of Trustees for Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board and Leslie Cassidy-Amadio as Vice-Chair at the monthly Board of Trustees meeting on Wednesday night. Liske, an Espanola resident, will be entering his second [Read more]
Written by Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources on 11 December 2013
A Northeastern Ontario man has been fined $1,000 for illegal moose hunting. Cory Bernas of Sundridge pleaded guilty under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act and was fined for hunting moose without a licence. October 7, 2013, Ministry of Natural Resources conservation officers contacted a moose [Read more]
Written by admin on 08 December 2013
NORTH BAY, ON – North East Region Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is now Tweeting! For those that would like to follow along, you can find us @OPP_NER for English Tweets and@PPO_Nordest for French Tweets. We will be covering all detachments and specialty units in our area; to the south West [Read more]
Written by Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources on 07 December 2013
Ontario Government Working to Create a Stronger, More Diverse Northern Economy Premier Kathleen Wynne hosted a Northern Leaders’ Forum in Timmins yesterday to discuss ways to drive job creation and economic growth in Northern Ontario communities. The forum is brought together northern [Read more]
Written by Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources on 07 December 2013
A Mattawa man has been fined $8,000 for the commission of two offences related to the illegal harvest of Crown timber in Papineau Township. Doug Bangs pleaded guilty to harvesting trees without the authority of a licence, an offence under Ontario’s Crown Forest Sustainability Act. A guilty plea [Read more]
Written by MPP Michael Mantha on 07 December 2013
Like municipalities across the province, many Northern communities rely on property tax as a key source of revenue. In turn, this means they are reliant on the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) to assess reasonable tax values on local properties for the purposes of collecting [Read more]
Written by Ministry Northern Development and Mines on 04 December 2013
On Monday, December 2, 2013 the Minister of Northern Development and Mines, Michael Gravelle issued the following statement: “I was pleased to meet today with my advisory committee on the ONTC. Together, we took the opportunity to further explore options as we move forward with the ONTC [Read more]
Written by Environment Canada - Environnement Canada on 04 December 2013
3:30 PM EST Wednesday 04 December 2013 Freezing rain tonight. A strengthening low pressure system over Iowa this afternoon will track northeast to reach Lake Superior tonight and James Bay Thursday evening. An area of snow and ice pellets ahead of the low is moving into Northeastern Ontario today [Read more]
Written by NDP Media on 29 November 2013
NDP to Libs: Open the books on Cliffs documents QUEEN’S PARK, ON – In the wake of Cliffs Natural Resources’ decision to withdraw from the Ring of Fire, NDP Northern Development and Mines Critic Michael Mantha says the Liberal government should be upfront about agreements they had with [Read more]