This is the most recent report received, as of Aug.29-04:25 from the East Fire Region; to read Saturday, Aug.28th‘s report from the West Fire Region CLICK HERE Forest Fire Situation Update East Fire Region August 27, 2010 No new fires were reported on August 26. Two hundred staff will be [Read more]
Forest Fire Situation Update West Fire Region Saturday August 28, 2010 The forest fire hazard is high across northwestern Ontario. There is one new fire today in the West Fire Region. Thunder Bay Fire 60 is a small 0.1ha lightning caused fire burning on an island at Amik Lake north on hwy 527. All [Read more]
August 27, 2010 11:20 AM McGuinty Government Helping Build New Schools, Creating Jobs Thirty brand new schools will open their doors for the first time when students return to class in September, and another 34 schools have been improved through new additions, renovations or major retrofits. In [Read more]
August 26, 2010 6:00 PM McGuinty Government Adding More Clean Power, Creating Local Jobs Ontario is turning off coal and switching on biomass at the Atikokan Generation Station – a move that supports jobs in the community and takes the province another step closer to eliminating all [Read more]
ONE SMALL STEP FOR ENGINEERS, A GIANT LEAP FOR THE SAULT CANAL Engineers set foot in bottom of lock to begin inspections The lock was drained in just two days using three 50 hp pumps located in the historic site’s original powerhouse. The bottom of the lock is lined with wooden [Read more]
McGuinty Government Earns an A+ on National Energy Efficiency Report Card Ontario has jumped to the top of the class for its energy conservation efforts and earned an “A+” on the latest report card from the Canadian Energy Efficiency Alliance. The top mark caps several years of [Read more]
August 19, 2010 11:40 AM McGuinty Government Earns an A+ on National Energy Efficiency Report Card Ontario has jumped to the top of the class for its energy conservation efforts and earned an “A+” on the latest report card from the Canadian Energy Efficiency Alliance. The top mark caps [Read more]
West Fire Region Tuesday, August 17, 2010 There were no new fires reported in the West Fire Region by the evening of August 17. Four fires remain active in the far north. They are being monitored. Some Ontario fire fighting resources in British Columbia have reached the end of their 14 day tour of [Read more]
August 17, 2010 1:35 PM McGuinty Government’s Proposed Change to Have Little to No Impact on Residential Bills Ontario is proposing to help the province’s largest industrial companies and manufacturers conserve energy in a way that will have little to no impact on electricity bills [Read more]
Investing More In Clean, Safe Water for Rural and Northern Ontario August 16, 2010 10:20 AM McGuinty Government Ensuring Reliable Water and Wastewater Services Ontario is helping families in small rural and Northern communities receive clean, safe and affordable water and wastewater services by [Read more]
East Fire Region August 12, 2010 One new fire was confirmed in the East Fire Region on Wednesday, August 11. Sudbury 148, north of Sudbury near Athlone Lake, is under control at 0.5 hectares. There are no issues anticipated. So far today, August 12, there has been one confirmed fire. North Bay 90, [Read more]
West Fire Region Wednesay, August 11, 2010 There were no new fires reported in the West Fire Region by the evening of August 11. Active fires continue to be monitored and no problems are anticipated. Ontario personnel in Saskatchewan are demobilizing resources and planning a return to Ontario. [Read more]
August 11, 2010 10:15 AM McGuinty Government Brings Investment and up to 1,400 Jobs To Ontario The province’s first-ever wind turbine blade manufacturing plant and a new solar module manufacturing facility will serve Ontario’s growing clean, green energy industry and create up to 1,400 [Read more]
East Fire Region August 10, 2010 Three new fires were confirmed on August 9. Sault Ste. Marie 32, near Sand Bay, has been called out. Cochrane 35, south of the James Bay coast and ignited by lightning, was 0.1 hectares and has been called out. Algonquin Park 11, in the southwest area of the park, [Read more]
West Fire Region Tuesday, August 10, 2010 Thunder storms with heavy down pours of rain, high wind gusts and lots of lightning scattered over northwestern Ontario in the last 24hrs have dropped the forest fire hazard to low. The humid and hot weather experienced between down pours will continue. [Read more]
