English version below. Les coupes de Doug Ford en éducation : Un nouveau coup pour les étudiant(e)s en enseignement Video: https://www.dropbox.com/s/rxjryumaki8eiv5/Q7-West-Bourgouin.mp4 QUEEN’S PARK, ON – Mardi le 26 novembre, lors de la période des questions, les députés [Read more]
TORONTO, ON – Newly elected NDP MPP Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong) was sworn in with an addition to the formal Oath of Office – a pledge to respect the treaties signed with First Nations. Mamakwa took the oath in Oji-Cree as well as English. “And, I solemnly affirm that, in the carrying out [Read more]
Investments to Bring More Visitors to the North While Boosting the Economy Ontario is helping communities create jobs and boost economic growth by supporting projects that will revitalize, expand and increase accessibility in the province’s Northern tourism sector. Bill Mauro, MPP for Thunder [Read more]
WAWA, ON – On Thursday March 15, 2018 at approximately 1:00 am members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East (Wawa) Detachment responded to a Hawk Junction address regarding a mischief incident. At the scene police observed damage to a passenger van. As a result of this [Read more]
Fort William First Nation to Host Ontario’s Indigenous Youth and Community Wellness Secretariat Ontario and First Nations leadership marked a significant milestone today, with the opening of a new office in Fort William First Nation to support Indigenous youth in their community–the first [Read more]
Ontario Strengthening Representation for People in the North Ontario is taking steps to create additional ridings in Northern Ontario to improve representation and ensure that people across the North have a stronger voice in the provincial legislature. Today the government introduced legislation [Read more]
Helping Seniors Stay Healthy, Active, Independent and Socially Connected Ontario is creating more spaces and programs to help seniors stay healthy and active by supporting 40 new seniors’ centres across the province. Dipika Damerla, Minister of Seniors Affairs, made the announcement at 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]
QUEEN’S PARK, ON – On Thursday, Jamie-Lee Ball – a patient turned patient-advocate after a horrific experience in an Ontario hospital – joined NDP Leader Andrea Horwath at Queen’s Park to fight for an end to hallway medicine. Together, they called on Premier Kathleen Wynne to make it a [Read more]
UPDATE: Ontario Community Environment Fund (OCEF) Watersheds Canada has been awarded an OCEF grant of over $960 from funds collected from environmental penalties. The organization will use the funds to improve two existing walleye spawning beds on Twin Sisters Lake by first making an assessment of [Read more]
TORONTO, ON – (Marketwired) – Copper Lake Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:CPL)(FRANKFURT:W0I) (“Copper Lake” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce it has entered into a mineral property option agreement to acquire up to 100% of four separate properties made up of [Read more]
On International Women’s Day, National Indigenous leaders, federal, provincial and territorial Ministers of Indigenous Relations and Status of Women, senior officials and Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne met with delegates for the fifth National Indigenous Women’s Summit. Held in Toronto, [Read more]
ECHO BAY, ON – On Saturday, NDP Leader Andrea Horwath joined the leadership of Echo Bay, Desbarats, Bruce Mines, Hilton Beach and the Township of St. Joseph to speak out about skyrocketing hydro bills – which are putting their community hubs at risk. “The Johnson Township Community Centre [Read more]
Premier Kathleen Wynne issued the following statement regarding MPP David Orazietti’s resignation: “I want to thank David Orazietti for 13 years of dedication and leadership on behalf of the people of Sault Ste. Marie, and people all across Ontario. David and I were both first elected as [Read more]
More Questions Raised For Liberals QUEEN’S PARK, ON – NDP House Leader Gilles Bisson says successful second reading of his Putting Voters First Act puts the governing Wynne Liberals between a rock and a hard place. The Act, which would make it illegal to “apply for, accept or agree to [Read more]
