NORTH BAY, ON – July 31, 2015 marks the ten year anniversary of a fatal motor vehicle collision that occurred on Highway 17 at Mooze Miikan Road, Commanda Township, and claimed the lives of three people. At approximately 4:15 p.m. on July 31, 2005, a westbound 2005 Hyundai was forced to take [Read more]
MARATHON ON – Wednesday July 29, 2015 approximately 07:05pm, officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marathon/Manitouwadge detachment were advised of a motor vehicle fire involving a tractor trailer on Highway 17 near Rouse Lake approximately 35km east of Marathon ON. An [Read more]
KAPUSKASING, ON – The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) travelled North to the President’s community of Kapuskasing on July 16, 2015 for the regular meeting of the Board of Directors. The Board discussed a number of key topics affecting the region including the sale of [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – As a result of high demand with summertime use of the soup kitchen continuing to spike combined with low donation levels during the usual summer decline, Shelter House Thunder Bay is asking the community for urgent food donations to keep our soup kitchen service stable. [Read more]
WAWA, ON – Tuesday July 21, 2015, at approximately 2:00 pm members of the Superior East Wawa Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a theft incident at a local Wawa business. Police were advised that the theft had taken place earlier that day between the hours of 9:00 [Read more]
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TORONTO, ON– The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) announced today that it will recognize communities in the areas of Schreiber, Ontario, and Creighton, Saskatchewan, that actively participated in recently concluded Preliminary Assessment studies and engagement for Canada’s deep [Read more]
WEBEQUIE, ON – Webequie announced July 20th that they had signed a strategic business agreement with North Star Air. Webequie has now joined with the other partners, a total of ten First Nations communities, including Muskrat Dam, Sachigo Lake, Cat Lake, Deer Lake, Neskantaga, North [Read more]
Northerners can’t get a break from their rising hydro bills. Whether you are trying to stay warm in the winter or cool in the summer, the bills continue to skyrocket. Tens of thousands of Ontarians signed petitions, demonstrated at Queen’s Park and across the province, joined Facebook groups, [Read more]
People who feed wildlife usually have the best intentions. But feeding wild animals almost always turns out badly for both humans and animals. Wildlife are normally wary of people, even in urban areas. This helps keep wild animals safe – they keep their distance from people and find natural food [Read more]
SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – Bryan Hayes, Member of Parliament for Sault Ste. Marie, on behalf of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, today announced infrastructure investments totalling more than $16 million in Pukaskwa National [Read more]
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]
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]
Trains Needed Outside of Toronto The recent launch of the UP Express to move travelers via rail from Pearson Airport to downtown Toronto is a good move to ease traffic congestion and pollution in Canada’s largest city. All levels of government in Ontario now need to demonstrate the same [Read more]
