MP Bruce Hyer joins other Canadians to ‘walk a mile in their shoes’ in remote fly-in reserve THUNDER BAY, ON — MP Bruce Hyer joined 25 other Canadians today flying to Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI), a remote First Nation community 600 km north of Thunder Bay. The initiative, started by KI [Read more]
Ontario Government Expands Popular Program for Local Students Ontario is expanding its Specialist High Skills Majors program to help more Thunder Bay high school students succeed and prepare for their future careers. Beginning this September, Superior Collegiate and Vocational Institute will [Read more]
Abuses of confidence to end with restriction on PM’s ability to declare matters of confidence OTTAWA, ON — The Prime Minister’s prerogative to declare any vote a matter of confidence is an excessive power open to abuse and must be reformed, contends Bruce Hyer, Independent MP for Thunder [Read more]
Grand-reopening of Theatre made possible by OTF grant MARATHON, ON– The Marathon Theatre & Cultural Centre celebrated today the grand-reopening by hosting MPP Michael Gravelle and other dignitaries and ushering a new era of theatre and film in the community. Thanks in part to a $75,000 grant [Read more]
Vince Mirabelli, president of the Thunder Bay – Superior North Federal Liberal Riding Association congratulates MPP Michael Gravelle and MPP Bill Mauro for their involvement in securing provincial support for the Experimental Lakes Area (ELA). “This was an issue that many people in the [Read more]
The provincial Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs will be traveling to Thunder Bay on April 3rd. The committee has been traveling across the province listening to the budget submissions of Ontarians and recently announced it would add a stop in Thunder Bay. Through the subcommittee [Read more]
Le nouveau gouvernement de l’Ontario crée des emplois et bâtit une économie plus forte dans le Nord La construction d’un nouveau pont à haubans le long de la route 11-17 élargie, à l’est de Thunder Bay, aidera à faciliter les déplacements et à accroître la sécurité au profit des [Read more]
New Ontario Government Creating Jobs, Building a Stronger Northern Economy The construction of a new cable-stayed bridge along the Highway 11-17 expansion east of Thunder Bay will make travel easier and safer for families and businesses while strengthening tourism and the economy in the north. This [Read more]
The North West Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) announced today that it will provide more than $988,000 in funding to increase crisis withdrawal and stabilization services at St. Joseph’s Care Group’s Balmoral Withdrawal Management Centre (Detoxification) in Thunder Bay. As part of a [Read more]
Gravelle announces funding for cultural mapping, digitizing projects Ontario is helping two area municipalities and two Aboriginal organizations tap into cultural creativity to generate opportunities for economic growth, create new jobs and increase access to historical information. The Ministry of [Read more]
SCHREIBER/TERRACE BAY, ON – The Townships of Schreiber and Terrace Bay are pleased to announce the arrival of a new specialized transit vehicle. The acquisition was initiated earlier this year when the Joint Handi-Transit committee which includes members from both Townships, issued the [Read more]
Video added Nov. 22, 2012 Statement by Michael Gravelle, MPP – Thunder Bay-Superior North and Minister of Natural Resources. Early in October, I had an appointment with my family doctor for a complete physical examination. As a result of concerns raised during [Read more]
The $15 billion takeover of Nexen Inc., one of Canada’s largest oil & gas companies involved in the oil sands, by Chinese state-owned China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) has been in the news a lot lately. Many in Canada’s corporate sector have rightly noted that Canada must [Read more]
Before this year’s omnibus budget was passed, Conservative Member of Parliament David Wilks discussed it with his constituents. They were upset with many of the clauses, and Wilks explained that, even though he agreed with many of their concerns, it was impossible for him to vote against the [Read more]
Parliament has determined that Ontario should have 15 additional electoral districts, raising the total number of electoral districts in the province from 106 to 121. When readjusting electoral boundaries, the Commission is required to apply the principles contained in the Electoral Boundaries [Read more]
