November 30, 2010 McGuinty Government Helping Community Prepare Ring of Fire Investment Opportunities Marten Falls First Nation is preparing for what would result from developing the Ring of Fire. With support from the Northern Communities Investment Readiness (NCIR) program, the First Nation will [Read more]
November 30, 2010 The Hon. Frances Lankin, P.C., Dr. Munir Sheikh To Lead Commission Ontario is launching the largest review of social assistance programs in over 20 years. The review will examine social assistance and its relationship with other federal, provincial and municipal income security [Read more]
November 29, 2010 McGuinty Government And Right To Play Launch Hockey Program This winter, Aboriginal children and youth in Moose Cree and Sandy Lake First Nations will be hitting the ice to receive hockey lessons and compete in hockey games. Promoting Life-skills for Aboriginal Youth (PLAY) is a [Read more]
November 29, 2010 McGuinty Government Helps Improve Access To Goods And Services For Northerners A network of winter roads will make it easier and less costly for residents in the far north to travel and bring in supplies. Temporary roads over frozen ground and waterways will connect 31 northern [Read more]
November 24, 2010 McGuinty Government Helps Support Mining Sector, Create Jobs Northern mining supply and services companies will learn about new opportunities to increase sales in international markets and create jobs throughout Northern Ontario. Through the Export Readiness Training (ERT) [Read more]
November 23, 2010 McGuinty Government Plan Will Ensure Reliable Supply, Improve Air, Create Jobs The Thunder Bay Generating Station will stop burning coal and convert to natural gas – a move that supports jobs in the community and takes the province another step closer to eliminating all [Read more]
McGuinty Government Introduces New Measures to Help Ontario Families and Reduce Debt The Ontario government introduced yesterday, the Ontario Clean Energy Benefit (OCEB), which would provide a 10 per cent benefit to help consumers manage rising electricity prices for the next five years. The [Read more]
McGuinty Government Making Schools Safer For Students Ontario schools and police services are partnering up to make schools safer by reducing the number of students engaging in bullying and violence. Police services across the province were invited to apply to the Safe Schools Grants program and [Read more]
McGuinty Government’s New Tax Credit To Benefit More Than A Million Families From music and painting to sports and dance, Ontario families will now be able to get a tax credit for enrolling their children in a wide range of extra-curricular activities. With the new, permanent Children’s [Read more]
McGuinty Government Introduces New Measures to Help Ontario Families and Reduce Debt November 18, 2010 Michael Gravelle, MPP for Thunder Bay-Superior North is delighted to see the McGuinty government’s 2010 Fall Economic Statement introduced the Ontario Clean Energy Benefit (OCEB) which would [Read more]
November 15, 2010 McGuinty Government Launches Bullying Awareness And Prevention Week Ontario has designated the third week of every November as Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week. The week is a valuable opportunity to raise awareness of bullying-related issues and make a difference in school [Read more]
November 12, 2010 McGuinty Government Honours Employers For Apprenticeship Training Four Ontario employers have been honoured, selected from 16 nominees, to receive a Minister’s Apprenticeship Employer Recognition Award for their exceptional commitment to apprenticeship training. The annual [Read more]
Ontario provides funds for expansion projects, reduced wait times The Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) will receive nearly $475,000 from the Ontario government as a result of expansion projects, and improvements on some specific ER wait times. The province is expanding services [Read more]
McGuinty Government Recognizes Innovations That Improve Patient Care Ontario recognized six health care organizations from across the province for their innovations in health care over the past year. The winners were announced at the Celebrating Innovations in Health Care Expo, held November [Read more]
