Province Increasing Port Capacity, Strengthening Local Economy Ontario is helping Thunder Bay Port Authority expand its dock-side operations and construct a new storage facility to handle more cargo. With an investment of $1 million through the province’s Northern Ontario Heritage Fund [Read more]
QUEEN’S PARK, ON – Ontario New Democrat Deputy Leader Jagmeet Singh, (MPP, Bramalea-Gore-Malton) says Kathleen Wynne’s system of requiring Cabinet Ministers to use their ministerial portfolios in a fundraising quota scheme may have broken Ontario’s integrity laws. Singh has [Read more]
Province Creating Jobs, Building Up Critical Infrastructure in Small, Rural and Northern Communities Ontario is providing the Municipality of Schreiber with a $1.9 million investment to install a clearwell for treated water storage and upgrades to controls, pumps and piping at the Schreiber Water [Read more]
Province Supporting 10 Projects to Help Libraries Meet Changing Needs MILTON, ON – Michael Coteau, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport, announced today, January 26, 2016, that Ontario is investing $1.6 million to support 10 projects in public libraries across the province that will improve [Read more]
Pre-Budget Consultations Taking Place in Communities Across Ontario Ontario is seeking input from individuals, organizations and businesses across the province to help shape Ontario’s upcoming budget. Today, Charles Sousa, Minister of Finance, was in Thunder Bay as part of a provincewide tour [Read more]
Helping Ontarians Grow their Families As of December 23rd, 2015, 50 clinics across Ontario will be offering government-funded fertility treatments, including the North Shore Fertility Centre in Thunder Bay. Ontario is making fertility treatments more accessible by contributing to the cost of one [Read more]
The week has been a busy week back in the riding. I have held numerous constituency clinics and met with many folks. People are gearing up for the holidays with their loved ones and attending many local holiday events and craft shows. Back at Queen’s Park the gas plant scandal has resurfaced. [Read more]
QUEEN’S PARK, ON – Ontario NDP MPP Cindy Forster called on the Minister of Labour to launch an immediate investigation into the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board’s (WSIB) interference with the medical care of injured workers. “Today we’re joined by a number of doctors from [Read more]
QUEEN’S PARK, ON – Today, NDP Deputy Leader Jagmeet Singh’s motion to stop arbitrary and discriminatory police street checks, or “carding”, in Ontario passed in the Legislature. “Arbitrary or discriminatory carding has deeply impacted communities across Ontario. Community activists and [Read more]
Matawa Chiefs Council to Release Candidate Responses To The Chiefs’ Priorities It is estimated that First Nation eligible voters have the potential to decide the outcome of the election in over fifty ridings across Canada. This federal election is different from past elections. This election, [Read more]
Funding Part of Largest Infrastructure Investment in Province’s History Ontario is increasing tourism and supporting economic growth in the Northeast by investing in local businesses. With investments totalling $659,000 through the province’s Northern Ontario Heritage Fund [Read more]
This week, Ontario’s Auditor General issued a report detailing the failings of the Wynne Liberals when it comes to home care across the province. An audit was conducted of 14 Community Care Access Centres (CCAC’s) across the province. It concluded that of the $2.4 billion in tax dollars that [Read more]
My colleagues and I have received numerous calls regarding the increase in Bear activity throughout Northern Ontario. The NDP has continuously pressured the Minister of Natural Resources to step up and take some responsibility on the issue of wildlife management in the north. Liberal budget cuts to [Read more]
Strategic Framework Provides a Roadmap for Public Spaces to Better Serve Communities Premier Kathleen Wynne’s Community Hub Framework Advisory Group has released a report to guide the creation of community hubs. The report, Community Hubs in Ontario: A Strategic Framework and Action Plan, is [Read more]
A Mine Once Stood Here From BarrickBeyondBorders.com Visitors to the former David Bell mine near Marathon, Ontario, would never know that there used to be a mine there. Hundreds of saplings dot re-contoured areas, and it’s not uncommon to see black bears rummaging through reclaimed fields for [Read more]
