Accountability is best assured by dismissing scrutiny. That is the message the Harper government inadvertently makes every time they rush legislation through the House of Commons. How else can they justify their incredible run of closure used on debate? The sad fact is the Conservatives set a [Read more]
This week marked another constituency week where I had the opportunity to tour the riding and offer clinics. I visited several communities in the northwestern part of the riding and heard many of your concerns. Unfortunately things are not improving for many families. Affordability continues [Read more]
From the Editor: Thank you to Louis Kwissiwa for sharing this photo of the young man and woman, members of Pic Mobert First Nation elected by their peers as youth council representatives February 22nd, 2014. OntarioNewsNorth.com plans, in the weeks ahead, to learn more about their roles and the [Read more]
LUNSA Spring Powwow March 14-16 THUNDER BAY, ON – The Lakehead University Native Student Association is hosting its annual powwow at the C.J. Sanders Fieldhouse from Friday, March 14 until Sunday, March 16. The theme for this year’s powwow is re-uniting the community, which was decided [Read more]
Ontario Government Building Stronger Communities, Creating Jobs The Ontario Liberal government is investing more than $3 million to support improvements to three critical infrastructure projects in Thunder Bay-Superior North. The province is supporting these improvements through the Small, Rural [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – Matawa First Nations Management (Non-profit Tribal Council) is holding an open house to show case its environmental services group Four Rivers. The open house is Tuesday March 18 from Noon (12) until 5:30pm at 233 Court St. N. in Thunder Bay at the corner of Court and [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Manitouwadge Town Council will gather tonight for the regular meeting and the agenda is certainly a long one including a late addition to the agenda; a request from the NFMC to harvest near the cemetery. It is likely that Councillor Connie Hunter, will declare a conflict [Read more]
Province Building Stronger Communities, Creating Jobs Ontario is investing close to $27 million to support improvements to critical infrastructure while creating local construction jobs in Northeastern Ontario. The province is supporting 28 projects through the Small, Rural and Northern [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – Regular meeting of the Township of Schreiber Council and Committee of the Whole March 11, 2014 will be held in the Council Chambers and streamed live on OntarioNewsNorth.com’s home page at 6:30pm. Below is the meeting’s agenda. {A Special meeting with agenda item [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – The North West Local Health Integration Network (LHiN)’s March 2014 issue of LHINfo Minute includes details of how partner organizations have worked together to create the first Health Link within the North West LHIN. CLICK HERE to learn more about how the Health [Read more]
As I travel across Algoma-Manitoulin I continue to hear your frustration with rising electricity costs. This week at Queen’s Park New Democrat leader Andrea Horwath unveiled our plan to cut hydro waste and pass the savings on via $100 rebate. Ontarians are paying the highest electricity prices in [Read more]
Ontario Government Strengthening Northern Economy, Creating Jobs Ontario is creating 10 new jobs while improving infrastructure near Balmertown. The Nungesser River Bridge, north of Highway 125, is being upgraded to improve travel and safety for families and businesses while strengthening tourism [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – As long as kids have been going to school, students have welcomed the opportunity to have a ‘Spring Break’. This week Manitouwadge Public School students will enjoy their much deserved rest and they are well prepared, in all aspects, for the interaction [Read more]
This week, the Nuclear Waste Management Organization had open houses taking place in Schreiber (March 6 and 7) and Pays Plat First Nation (March 8). We spoke to Mayor Don McArthur about the open houses, why it is important for people to attend regardless of if they have previously and how the [Read more]
FROM THE EDITOR: Thank you to MPP Michael Mantha’s office for sharing the correspondence below with OntarioNewsNorth.com that we may keep the public informed as to the ongoing efforts, by the Algoma-Manitoulin MPP, to keep the issue of repairs to Industrial Road (a.k.a. Hwy 625) moving [Read more]
