NIPIGON, ON – Clean out your basements and garages, and haul your hazardous waste to the Nipigon Public Works Garage (2 Wadsworth Dr.) on Saturday, October 27th from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Fluorescent light bulbs, paint, corrosive materials, etc. CLICK HERE to view a PDF of the image [Read more]
-UPDATE #1- WAWA, ON – On July 30, 2017 at approximately 5 p.m., Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) members of the Superior East Wawa Detachment were notified of found human remains in the Lake Superior Provincial Park area south of the Municipality of Wawa. Superior East OPP members, with the [Read more]
ELLIOT LAKE, ON – NDP Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Critic Michael Mantha issued the following statement regarding recently-announced funding for the cleanup of mercury contamination in the English-Wabigoon River: “After forty years and of living with the toxic legacy of the [Read more]
Statement from MPP Kathryn McGarry; “Our government fully supports our forestry sector and the critical role it plays in the success of the provincial economy. Generating over $15.5 billion in revenues and supporting approximately 172,000 direct and indirect jobs, the sector is a significant [Read more]
QUEEN’s PARK, ON – After listening to serious concerns raised at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) conference, which brings together the mining and finance industry, Ontario NDP critic for Northern Development and Mines Michael Mantha again demanded that Premier [Read more]
$4,027 Fine and Costs of Forest Fire Suppression A Minnesota man has been fined and ordered to pay forest fire suppression costs under the Forest Fires Prevention Act. Timothy Brown of St. Paul was fined $500 for starting a fire without a permit. He was also ordered to pay $3,527 for the cost of [Read more]
WAWA, ON – On Thursday February 4, 2016 members of the Superior East Wawa Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting radar patrols on Highway 17 in the Township of Vasiloff when they observed a motor vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed. The driver was stopped for a [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]
Day after day, week after week, without a doubt the number one concern raised in our offices is the skyrocketing cost of hydro. Absolutely nothing has been done since this Liberal government was given a majority mandate to alleviate the crippling costs of hydro on hardworking families across this [Read more]
Today (December 5th), the Statistics Canada Stats numbers were released. They are showing 34,000 people have lost their jobs, clearly this is just more evidence that the Liberals have failed to address the province’s jobs crisis and their austerity budget will only make matters worse. These [Read more]
Nearly $2.4 Billion in Orders for the $500 Million Offering Ontario has successfully launched a green bond program with a bond issue of $500 million, making it the first government in Canada to issue green bonds. There was strong demand for Ontario’s first green bond, with orders [Read more]
Elderly Persons Centres Keeping Seniors Connected to Their Communities Ontario is helping seniors stay healthy, active and connected to their communities by supporting Elderly Persons Centres. The province is providing $11.5 million to support 265 centres across the province. Elderly Persons [Read more]
QUEEN’S PARK, ON – “Today New Democrats made it clear that we have lost confidence in the Liberals and their endless waste. The Liberal budget is a desperate attempt to distract Ontarians from the countless scandals by making promises we know they won’t keep. “People in Algoma-Manitoulin [Read more]
From the Editor… It has been a long time since I published anything in regards to my ongoing dealings with Multiple Sclerosis (MS); not because problems no longer exists, more because of the feeling that nothing would/could change, hopelessness I guess would best describe it. It is quite [Read more]
January 19, 2011 Minister Clement Announces Support For Small Businesses in Northern Ontario The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for FedNor, today announced that small businesses across Northern Ontario will have greater access to services, support [Read more]
