2015 Seasonal Snowmobile Trail Permit Offers 30% Savings if Purchased on or before November 1 BARRIE, ON – Last year, the Old Farmer’s Almanac forecast a snowy, cold winter for Ontario and it was right. Now, with the Old Farmer’s Almanac predicting another good, old-fashioned Ontario winter [Read more]
Another Stretch of Four-Lane Highway About to Open The Ontario government is continuing to invest in highway infrastructure across Northern Ontario, supporting economic growth and creating jobs. “I am incredibly pleased with the progress we are continuing to see on the Highway 11/17 [Read more]
Province Allowing Wood Frame Buildings up to Six Storeys Ontario is introducing safer, more flexible and affordable design options for the construction of wood frame buildings. Through changes to the Ontario Building Code, wood frame buildings can now be built up to six storeys high, raising the [Read more]
The Ontario NDP held a provincial council meeting this past weekend, topics included the recent election, and the party’s plans for the future. In attendance were NDP members from across Ontario. The video above, from the Ontario NDP Caucus, includes highlights from NDP Leader Andrea [Read more]
Wednesday, September 10, 2014, the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Federal Minister of Health, announced the launch of the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA), a national initiative aimed at tackling the growing onset of dementia and related illnesses and improving the lives of [Read more]
Ontario’s New Democrats, vowed to fight the privatization of Ontario’s hydro system and campaign against the sell-off of public assets by the Liberals. The Liberal Government of Ontario is currently reviewing proposals to sell off a significant amount of our shared public assets. This [Read more]
Providing more choices for people, businesses and communities THUNDER BAY, ON – North Star Air continues expanding services to Northern Ontario starting Sept 15th 2014. They will be introducing more Flex Flight services that are designed to inter-connect a corridor of Northern Ontario [Read more]
All information, photo/video courtesy InfoSuperior.com Video by InfoSuperior (Click to visit channel): of a morning of hiking, followed by a morning of kayaking the Lower Nipigon River to view this area of concern. Video originally published on Sep 5, 2014 Nipigon Bay is one of 42 locations [Read more]
A New Era of Cleaner Air in Ontario Ontario is now home to North America’s largest power plant fuelled completely by biomass. The Atikokan Generating Station conversion is complete and the station is now generating electricity and helping meet local power needs in northwestern Ontario. [Read more]
Province Acts on Initial Findings from Mining Safety Review Ontario is improving the health and well-being of workers in the province’s underground mines by acting on its advisory group’s early work. “As one of the top mining jurisdictions in North America, our government fully [Read more]
“It’s good to see that the committee work continues and is making progress. A database that tracks the health of miners on the job is a good idea and should be implemented without delay. However, I also want to remind this government that re-announcing old initiatives does not count for action. [Read more]
During the last five months, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) has been collaborating with Northern Ontarians to develop the School’s Strategic Plan for 2015-2020. Wednesday, September 17, 2014 will be the final day to complete the School’s Strategic Planning survey (available in [Read more]
OPP SEARCHING FOR SUSPICIOUS MAN MARATHON, ON – The Marathon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is currently looking for a suspicious male involved in a dispute earlier this morning. Upon arriving at the call for service, police learned that the male left the [Read more]
Province Supporting Growth in the North Ontario has taken another step to drive progress in the Ring of Fire region, delivering on its July 3, 2014 commitment to establish a development corporation within 60 days. With headquarters to be located in Thunder Bay, the ROF Infrastructure Development [Read more]
A number of Manitouwadge residents have been asking me about this year’s Nite on the Town Entertainment Series (NOTES) and I feel that I should let everyone know what is going on. The series for this year is not operating as it has in the past. We have no grants to cover expenses but we [Read more]
