West Fire Region September 24, 2010 Next update scheduled for October 1 There have been no new fires in the West Fire Region since the last update on September 17. There are no fires burning in Ontario. The fire hazard remains low for the province. The Ministry of Natural Resources Aviation, Forest [Read more]
East Fire Region September 24, 2010 This is the last media advisory for the East Fire Region. There have been no new fires in the East Fire Region since Friday September 17. The fire hazard remains low. The 2010 fire season started early, Sudbury Fire 01 occurred March 15 on Manitoulin Island. This [Read more]
September 23, 2010 1:30 PM McGuinty Government Committed To Economic Development And Environmental Protection Ontario has made significant strides in economic development and environmental protection in the Far North with the passage of the Far North Act, 2010. A first in Ontario history, First [Read more]
Date : September 20, 2010 Prompted by events such as the bankruptcy of Marathon Pulp Inc, the Town of Marathon, Ojibways of the Pic River and the Township of Manitouwadge formed a joint venture enterprise. The purpose of the business is to make available to the Province, forest management [Read more]
Beginning tomorrow, September 19th you have a great opportunity to learn more about our region’s most valuable resource, the forest. Join the Northeast Superior Forest Community (NSFC) in celebrating National Forest Week from September 19th– 25th. National Forest Week is a great chance to [Read more]
East Fire Region September 17, 2010 Next update will be issued on Friday, September 24 There were no new fires reported in the East Fire Region by the evening of September 17. Currently, there are no active forest fires anywhere in Ontario. One new fire was reported in Algonquin Park on September [Read more]
West Fire Region September 17, 2010 Next update scheduled for September 24 There were no new fires reported in the West Fire Region by the evening of September 17. Currently, there are no active forest fires anywhere in Ontario. One fire, Thunder Bay District Fire Number 62 was declared out on [Read more]
September 16, 2010 McGuinty Government Supports Effective Consultation With Aboriginal Communities The Ontario government and two First Nations in proximity of the Ring of Fire in Ontario’s Far North have reaffirmed their commitment to addressing issues related to the development of the [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – Terrace Bay Pulp Inc. announced today that it has officially exited creditor protection and will continue the process of restarting the pulp mill. The company expects it to take 7-10 days to prepare the mill, smoke coming from the mill in the last week of September, and [Read more]
**Please note, Editor is working with very limited notes due to main computer crash. Sincere apologies for limited info which is available from covered events. PIC RIVER FIRST NATIONS CELEBRATES OFFICIAL OPENING OF HYDROELECTRIC GENERATING STATION UMBATA FALLS GENERATION FACILTY, ON – [Read more]
Forest fire situation update East Fire Region September 10, 2010 Next update will be issued on Friday, September 17 There were no new fires of note between September 7 to 10. Currently there are four fires being observed in the Cochrane District, no problems are anticipated. The fire hazard remains [Read more]
Le NPD pousse pour que les employés D’Abitibi-Bowater reçoivent une pension et une indemnité de départ OTTAWA – Le Comité du commerce international de la Chambre des communes s’est rencontré aujourd’hui en réunion spéciale afin de traiter de la récente fermeture de [Read more]
NDP PUSHES FOR PENSIONS AND SEVERANCE FOR ABITIBI BOWATER EMPLOYEES OTTAWA – A special session of the House of Commons Industry Committee met today to deal with the recent closure of two Abitibi-Bowater plants in Quebec. While the hearings were confined to the subject of these specific [Read more]
September 2, 2010 2:00 PM McGuinty Government Focuses On Education, The Economy and Health Care Several Ontario parliamentary assistants are getting new assignments to help deliver on the government’s Open Ontario Plan, with a focus on education, the economy and health care. Parliamentary [Read more]
September 2, 2010 10:45 AM McGuinty Government Investments Create A Stronger, Cleaner Electricity System Despite being one of the hottest summers on record, Ontario’s energy system has had more than enough power to meet demand. Ontario has added over 8,000 megawatts (MW) of new clean energy [Read more]
