Province Increasing Travel Options in Underserved Areas Ontario is making it easier and more convenient for people to get where they need to go by improving transportation services within and between communities across Northern Ontario. Michael Gravelle, Minister of Northern Development and Mines, [Read more]
Government of Canada Investment Supports Jobs, Growth and a Strong Economy in the Fort Frances and Rainy River Regions FORT FRANCES, ON – Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario – FedNor Don Rusnak, Member of Parliament for Thunder Bay—Rainy River, on behalf of [Read more]
Ensemble, l’École de médecine du Nord de l’Ontario (EMNO), la population et les communautés du Nord de l’Ontario créent un plan stratégique pour les années 2015-2020. De mai à septembre 2014, le Dr Roger Strasser, le doyen et directeur général de l’EMNO, le Dr David Marsh, le doyen [Read more]
Latest Update – May 19 at 10 p.m. At the request of leaders of the First Nation, Attawapiskat residents who had been evacuated to communities in Ontario and Québec over the last three days, will start to move back home on May 20. Community leaders and officials from the Ministry of Natural [Read more]
PIC MOBERT FIRST NATION, ON – A State of Emergency has been declared in Pic Mobert due to flooding. Emergency Management Ontario has announced that 29 residents of Pic Mobert, those identified as being “more vulnerable” will be taken to Thunder Bay tomorrow (May 11th). [Read more]
WAWA, ON – Municipal Staff and Volunteers continue to work towards the termination of the Emergency that was declared in Wawa on October 25, 2012 due to torrential rains and massive flooding. The Community Control Group continues to debrief while Emergency Measures Ontario is actively [Read more]
STATE OF EMERGENCY IN WAWA WAWA, ON – The Ontario Provincial Police Superior East Wawa Detachment advise that Highway 17 at Wawa continues to be closed both north bound and south bound. The highway has been closed as a result of high levels of water has caused the road to erode away. [Read more]
Provincial Overview and Emergency Management Successful initial attack by fire crews and aircraft kept new fires small and no further problems are anticipated from new occurrences on August 6. More lightning caused fires are expected to be detected. Progress continues on fires near communities in [Read more]
Wawa’s Volunteers are the Best WAWA, ON – “Wawa’s volunteers are the best”; that was the quote from Mayor Linda Nowicki as she helped volunteers from the Wawa and Area Victims Services and others make beds out at the Superior Court Motel for the evacuees from Sandy Lake first nation. [Read more]
*See header “Evacuation“ below for details of Headline Current Forest Fire Situation July 23, 2011 – 18:00 (6pm) Provincial Overview and Emergency Management Cloud, high humidity and precipitation kept fire behaviour low on many fires which will continue over the weekend in the [Read more]
2,730 People Evacuated From Northwestern Ontario The province is sending the Emergency Medical Assistance Team (EMAT) to support forest fire evacuees in Northwestern Ontario. EMAT will be on hand to provide medical assessment to evacuees arriving in Thunder Bay, to address a range of immediate [Read more]
1,500 Residents Airlifted To Safety The Cabinet Committee on Emergency Management convened today and ensured that firefighters and personnel on the ground have the resources needed to evacuate people to safety and extinguish the fires. The evacuation of residents of First Nations communities in [Read more]
UPDATE #12 AND #13NORTHWEST ONTARIO FIRES AND EVACUATIONS Smoke caused by numerous forest fires continues to cause concerns in many First Nations communities in the Northwest. First Nations officials in Cat Lake and Keewaywin have decided to evacuate their most vulnerable residents. 248 of the most [Read more]
