Premier McGuinty Pays Tribute To Soldiers At Queen’s Park Ontarians gathered at a Ceremony of Remembrance at Queen’s Park Thursday to honour our war veterans. Premier Dalton McGuinty joined Brigadier-General F.A. Lewis, Major-General Richard Rohmer (Retired), members of the Canadian [Read more]
The 2010 forest fire season ended on October 31 and provincially, the fire statistics show 929 fires and 14, 823 hectares burned. Provincially the final cost was approximately $99.7 million compared to approx $92 million last year as the result of 60 percent more fires occurring in 2010. During the [Read more]
The 2010 forest fire season ended on October 31 and provincially, the fire statistics show 929 fires and 14, 823 hectares burned. Provincially the final cost was approximately $99.7 million compared to approx $92 million last year as the result of 60 percent more fires occurring in 2010. During the [Read more]
McGuinty Government Opens Nominations To Celebrate Excellence In Education Nominations are now open for this year’s Premier’s Awards for Teaching Excellence. There are six award categories that recognize individuals who make a difference in education: Teacher of the Year New Teacher [Read more]
West Fire Region October 29, 2010 Please Note, the 2010 Fire Season Synopsis will be published later next week. Only one new fire has been reported since October 18 in the West Fire Region. Thunder Bay FireRangers put out a fire October 29 in the Kakabeka Falls area. This fire was small at [Read more]
Forest Fire Situation Update West Fire Region October 22, 2010 Although snow flurries are in the forecast, and some northern locations have already received snow in the West Fire Region, it was in fact a busy week of fire for the Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services program. Two prescribed [Read more]
October 21, 2010 McGuinty Government Compensates William Mullins-Johnson The government will be providing William Mullins-Johnson with $4.25 million in compensation for his wrongful conviction. This payment is being provided under the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Guidelines for Compensation of [Read more]
Forest Fire Situation Weekly Update West Fire Region October 14, 2010 Currently, there are two active fires in the West Fire Region. Both fires are located in the Fort Frances District. One fire, located within Quetico Provincial Park is being monitored rather than suppressed in order to allow for [Read more]
West Fire Region October 8, 2010 Next update scheduled for October 15 There have been eight new fires in the West Fire Region since October 1 2010. The fire hazard for northwestern Ontario is moderate. Three of these fires are now out, and five are receiving suppression efforts. There are no [Read more]
Improving Access to Government Services in Schreiber and Terrace Bay October 6, 2010 Schreiber and Terrace Bay residents have newly integrated ServiceOntario centres and can access health card and driver and vehicle services under one roof, as of October 4, 2010. Routine health card services [Read more]
West Fire Region October 1, 2010 Next update scheduled for October 8 One new fire was reported in the Dryden District, which happened Sunday September 26. FireRangers responded to this fire and no further resources were required. The public is reminded that the Forest Fires Prevention Act of [Read more]
West Fire Region September 24, 2010 Next update scheduled for October 1 There have been no new fires in the West Fire Region since the last update on September 17. There are no fires burning in Ontario. The fire hazard remains low for the province. The Ministry of Natural Resources Aviation, Forest [Read more]
East Fire Region September 24, 2010 This is the last media advisory for the East Fire Region. There have been no new fires in the East Fire Region since Friday September 17. The fire hazard remains low. The 2010 fire season started early, Sudbury Fire 01 occurred March 15 on Manitoulin Island. This [Read more]
Rigo Pastora, 2nd Career Student September 23, 2010 12:15 PM McGuinty Government Building A Highly Skilled And Educated Workforce A survey of Second Career students shows that 93 per cent of students have graduated, and over 60 per cent have found jobs within an average of three months. Second [Read more]
September 20, 2010 7:30 PM McGuinty Government Invites Feedback From Ontarians The government is seeking input from Ontarians as it updates its Long-Term Energy Plan. This updated plan will help guide the province as it continues to build a reliable, clean and cost-effective electricity system for [Read more]
