Improving Access for Northern Households and Businesses Canada and Ontario are helping the Greenstone region better connect to the information highway. An investment in telecommunications infrastructure will bring modern, high‑speed broadband technology to residents, businesses and community [Read more]
KENOGAMISSI LAKE, ON – July 4, 2015 at around 2:45 p.m., South Porcupine Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers responded to the report of a found human skull that was located on an embankment in MacKeown Township in the Kenogamissi Lake area. The OPP North East Region Crime Unit, under [Read more]
Statement by Ontario NDP Finance Critic Catherine Fife (MPP Kitchener-Waterloo) regarding Ontario Chamber of Commerce “Empowering Ontario” report “According to the Ontario Chamber of Commerce nearly 4 in 10 businesses say that the cost of electricity is causing them to delay or cancel [Read more]
Will we toss aside our agricultural producers the same way we did our manufacturing sector? The push is on to finalize negotiations on the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal and the implications of a rushed deal could harm the growing agricultural sector in Northern Ontario. While we [Read more]
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry laid 35 charges and issued 81 warnings during a three-day enforcement blitz on Highway 105, between Ear Falls and Vermilion Bay, Ontario. From June 16 to 18, 2015, conservation officers checked 824 anglers, including 712 non-residents, for compliance [Read more]
I am adamantly opposed to the Conservative government’s Bill C- 51. It undermines the foundations of Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms – and what it means to be Canadian. Because of its very fuzzy definitions of “terrorism,” “safety,” and “security,” [Read more]
Here in Northern Ontario we know what winter driving is. Many in Northern Ontario must drive daily in dangerous conditions, to and from work, taking our children to school and sports practices, driving to medical appointments and so on. Yet-many of those making decisions on how our winter roads [Read more]
KAPUSKASING, ON ‐ The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) is pleased with the recent introduction of election reform legislation that will see the number of ridings in the North remain at 11. Ontario is acting on the province’s Chief Electoral Officer’s recommended changes [Read more]
This week legislature rose however the session was marked by chaos, Hydro One sell-off and criminal investigations. Opposition parties were on fire in the legislature debating the sell-off of Hydro One and the utter lack of respect for hard-working families in Ontario. New Democrats held several [Read more]
Vital link in their overall strategic plan to self-sufficiency THUNDER BAY, ON – Poplar Hill First Nation and Kashechewan First Nation announced today that they have signed a strategic business agreement with North Star Air and its affiliate Cargo North. Poplar Hill and Kashechewan have now [Read more]
Reel Canada, a non-profit cinema-supporting organization, has declared April 29th National Canadian Film Day. It’s the 2nd year National Canadian Film Day is celebrated and ‘The Grand Seduction‘, a film set in Newfoundland, topped the roster as the fan-favourite requested for [Read more]
If you’ve ever travelled on Bass Lake Rd. or attended the Bass Lake Resort, you will know what I’m talking about. Railroad Crossing Safety is an issue on Bass Lake Rd. Safety is a concern at this crossing due to the following: Railroad approaches road on a narrow angle, cutting the line of site [Read more]
Thursday, April 16, the First Nations whose lands and resources will be most affected by the proposed Ring of Fire development met to sign a protocol agreement. Marten Falls First Nation and Webequie First Nation entered into a “Negotiation Protocol Respecting Early Exploration in the Ring of [Read more]
Canadians consistently put healthcare at the top of the list of issues that are most important to them. 83% of Canadians believe that the federal government needs to take a leadership role in health care, and 80% of Canadians want a stronger healthcare system. In spite of this, Canada has no [Read more]
Ontario, OPP Remind People to Be Safe as Bears Come out of Hibernation Ontario and the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are reminding people to take simple precautions this spring to prevent attracting black bears as they come out of hibernation. “I urge Ontarians to take simple precautions and [Read more]
