Today New Democrats announced they would call for a referendum to approve sale of public assets in the upcoming legislative session. NDP Leader Andrea Horwath put the Liberals on notice that any sale of OLG, LCBO, Hydro One or OPG will have to be put to a referendum. We believe our public assets [Read more]
Ontario’s New Democrats, vowed to fight the privatization of Ontario’s hydro system and campaign against the sell-off of public assets by the Liberals. The Liberal Government of Ontario is currently reviewing proposals to sell off a significant amount of our shared public assets. This [Read more]
QUEEEN’S PARK, ON – Andrea Horwath, Leader of Ontario’s New Democrats, vowed to fight the privatization of Ontario’s hydro system and campaign against the sell-off of public assets by the Liberals. “Resurrecting botched schemes from the Mike Harris days to privatize hydro will [Read more]
A New Era of Cleaner Air in Ontario Ontario is now home to North America’s largest power plant fuelled completely by biomass. The Atikokan Generating Station conversion is complete and the station is now generating electricity and helping meet local power needs in northwestern Ontario. [Read more]
Workshop in Mindemoya in Advance of July 5th Deadline to Register MINDEMOYA, ON – A federal hearing on a proposal to bury a mix of radioactive wastes on the shore of Lake Huron has been announced, with only seventeen days for members to public to register their interest in participating. A [Read more]
The two main tourist attractions in Terrace Bay are now officially open for the season. The Terrace Bay Lighthouse is open from 9am to 9pm daily featured in the middle of Simcoe Plaza. The Lighthouse draws 10,000 visitors annually and people can climb the stairs and take in the amazing views [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Recently OntarioNewsNorth.com spoke with business owner Jim Moffat, Manitouwadge Economic Development Corporation Board Member and one of the 9 delegates who participated in a Southern Ontario tour, including among its stops the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station [Read more]
March 15, 2011 McGuinty Government Helps AbitibiBowater Stay Competitive, Create Jobs AbitibiBowater will soon be providing more clean power for Northwestern Ontario and adding 56 permanent jobs.Through an agreement with the Ontario Power Authority (OPA), AbitibiBowater will increase its [Read more]
TERRACE BAY, ON – In March 2010, a partnership was formed between Terrace Bay Home Hardware, EcoSuperior, Ontario Power Generation and the Township of Terrace Bay to offer recycling of fluorescent bulbs and tubes. Home Hardware in Terrace Bay is the drop-off site with bins prominently [Read more]
