Alan Spacek, Mayor of Kapuskasing, and President of the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM), expressed his satisfaction with a high level meeting held with Premier Kathleen Wynne and Cabinet Members Zimmer, Orazetti, Gravelle, Jeffrey, Murray and Parliamentary Assistant to the [Read more]
This coming Tuesday, the Ontario Legislature is finally getting back to business. My colleagues and I look forward to being back in Queen’s Park, getting positive results for the people of Ontario. When the Legislature resumes, so too does Question Period. As a member of the opposition, Question [Read more]
Rick Bartolucci, Minister of Northern Development and Mines, released the following statement Friday (Nov.9,2012) on consulting with Aboriginal communities on mineral exploration and development: “Our government is responsible for managing Crown lands and the natural resources of this province. [Read more]
QUEEN’S PARK, ON – Algoma-Manitoulin MPP Michael Mantha rose in question period today to ask Natural Resources Minister Michael Gravelle about allegations that some MNR employees are acquiring crown lands contrary to Public Lands Act. ONTora has long made allegations of this kind [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]
PETERBOROUGH, ON –The Ontario Conservation Officers Association (OCOA) is pleased to announce that Randy Pepper was presented with a number of awards as the 2011 Conservation Officer of the Year. The presentations were at the annual OCOA convention held in Sudbury this past weekend. Randy [Read more]
UPDATE ON NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO FOREST FIRES AND EVACUATIONS Bulletin Ontario has begun helping almost 400 residents return to their homes in Eabametoong/Fort Hope and Sandy Lake, using five planes with 13 flights. About 100 Sandy Lake residents returning will be preparing the community to welcome [Read more]
