The Northeastern Superior Mayors Group views the introduction of the Growth Plan for Northern Ontario as a great step towards a long journey back to prosperity for Northern Ontario. Over the next 25 years, the plan will ensure a strategic framework that sets out policies and actions on how the [Read more]
The 2011 Budget Continues to Support Thunder-Bay Superior North The 2011 Ontario Budget continues to support the McGuinty government’s initiatives for Northern Ontario. The budget renews the focus on eliminating the deficit while protecting education and health care, and creating jobs. The budget [Read more]
Time to fix Ottawa say New Democrats ELLIOTT LAKE, ON - New Democrat candidate Carol Hughes kicked off her re-election campaign today in Algoma – Manitoulin – Kapuskasing following an historic vote that found the Conservative government in contempt of parliament. “Stephen Harper has no [Read more]
Election launched as government the first in Commonwealth history found in contempt OTTAWA, ON – The Harper Government’s refusal to provide key documents requested by Parliament, and its misleading of the House of Commons on altered documents, has led to its defeat on historic Contempt of [Read more]
Listen to Hughes Listen_to_hear_CarolHughes_H2Oa Listen_to_hear_CarolHughes_H2Ob OTTAWA, ON –Access to drinking water shouldn’t be a privilege for Canadians according to Carol Hughes. The MP for Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing rose in Question Period to grill the government on the snail’s [Read more]
Agenda Regular Council meeting March 24, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. 1. OUVERTURE / CALL TO ORDER 2. ADOPTION DE L’ORDRE DU JOUR / APPROVAL OF AGENDA (Résolution) 3. ANNONCES ET AVIS / ANNOUNCEMENTS AND GIVING OF NOTICE 4. APPEL ET DÉCLARATION D’INTÉRÊT PÉCUNIAIRE / DECLARATION OF PECUNIARY [Read more]
Joins other New Democrats calling for liberation therapy in Canada OTTAWA, ON – Canadians feeling the benefit of CCSVI (liberation therapy) are a motivating force in urging the government to take a closer look at the treatment for Multiple Sclerosis and make it available in Canada according to [Read more]
Helping Northwestern Ontario Better-Serve Its Residents Gravelle & Mauro announce additional support for local communities Ontario is helping a number of communities in Northwestern Ontario fund local priorities, including social programs that assist its most vulnerable residents, through the [Read more]
Tonight (Tues.March 22) and tomorrow (Wed.March 23) win a $25 Prepaid VISA Card just for watching Town Council broadcast LIVE! on OntarioNewsNorth.com. At the beginning of each broadcast a ‘secret word’ will be shared (chosen by OntarioNewsNorth.com at from the Council Agenda) [Read more]
ALGOMA-MANITOULIN-KAPUSKASING – “In order to highlight to Canadians that a caring and compassionate alternative to the Harper government exists, the Liberal Party is talking about its plan to provide new support for family caregivers,” said Liberal candidate François Cloutier today. [Read more]
The combined tragedies that hit Japan last week are horrible enough to begin with. The sheer destruction of the earthquake and its tsunami swept away lives, communities and changed Japan in mere moments. The events that unfolded in the aftermath, at two separate nuclear facilities, have the [Read more]
The combined tragedies that hit Japan last week are horrible enough to begin with. The sheer destruction of the earthquake and its tsunami swept away lives, communities and changed Japan in mere moments. The events that unfolded in the aftermath, at two separate nuclear facilities, have the [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]
Standing up for Canada doesn’t involve dismantling it “You won’t recognize Canada when I get through with it.” Those are the words of our Prime Minister in the 2006 federal election. With the catch-phrase “standing up for Canada,” the Conservatives took power from the Liberals [Read more]
March 11, 2011 McGuinty Government Supporting Mining Exploration, Creating 80 Jobs Activation Laboratories will expand its mineral analysis services across Northern Ontario. This will create about 80 permanent jobs in the North. Through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC), the [Read more]
