December 15, 2010 ESPANLOA MAN GIVES PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE ACCOUNT OF STRUGGLES TO GET TREATMENT FOR AUTISTIC CHILDREN DenisLendrum Speaks about strugles to access Autism Treatments for children (CLICK to HEAR) OTTAWA, ON – Autism is not a condition with an expiry date, so services available [Read more]
Canada’s National Parks: A Celebration Just in Time for the Holidays – A New, Lavishly Illustrated Book December 15, 2010 THUNDER BAY, ON, – Just in time for the holiday season, Parks Canada and Canopy have launched Canada’s National Parks: A Celebration, a lavishly illustrated book [Read more]
Canada and Ontario Support Burgoyne Bridge Replacement Project December 10, 2010 Burgoyne Bridge, St.Catherine’s Ontario This announcement was made today by Rick Dykstra, Member of Parliament for St. Catharines, on behalf of the Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure [Read more]
Special Visitor Shares About Life in Rankin Inlet by Susan Pankuch RED ROCK, ON – Grades 3-6 students at St. Hilary School in Red Rock participated in presentations regarding Inuit life in Nunavut recently as students were visited by George Pankuch who has lived and taught in Rankin Inlet, [Read more]
WHITE RIVER, ON – Thursday, December 2nd, the CP Rail Holiday Train made stopped in White River where residents had been patiently waiting, enjoying free hot dogs and hot chocolate at the Legion and even having an opportunity to speak with Santa! The Holiday Train began it’s 2010 rounds [Read more]
Lighthouses eligible for protection under the Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act OTTAWA, ON, December 1st, 2010 – On May 29, 2010, a new law came into effect to protect Canada’s maritime heritage. The Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act was created so that lighthouses with significant heritage [Read more]
December 2, 2010 McGuinty Government Supports Governor General’s Vision Of “A Smart And Caring Nation” Canada’s new Governor General, His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, paid an official visit to Queen’s Park today. His Excellency was welcomed by [Read more]
December 2, 2010 TAX HAVEN DISCLOSURE HOLIDAY ADDS TO LIST OF GOVERNMENT FUMBLES ON THE ISSUE: HUGHES HUGHESTaxHavenHoliday _ EN (Click to hear MP Carol Hughes) OTTAWA, ON – Canadians hoping that the government will recover some of the billions of dollars lost to offshore tax havens will be [Read more]
WHITE RIVER, ON – CDO Deborah Duplassie reminds residents that a very special night is unfolding in White River this evening. The township is hosting a party which begins at 7pm at the Royal Canadian Legion where there will be hot dogs and FREE hot chocolate; a very special visitor of course [Read more]
November 30, 2010 McGuinty Government Proposes Expanding Chief Medical Officer Of Health’s Powers Ontario is taking action to strengthen and better coordinate the province’s response to future public health emergencies or events, like a pandemic. Later today, the province will introduce [Read more]
November 29, 2010 McGuinty Government And Right To Play Launch Hockey Program This winter, Aboriginal children and youth in Moose Cree and Sandy Lake First Nations will be hitting the ice to receive hockey lessons and compete in hockey games. Promoting Life-skills for Aboriginal Youth (PLAY) is a [Read more]
From Carol Hughes, Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP Poverty growing among Canada’s seniors as government spends money on spas and limos Ed Broadbent’s final act as leader of the federal NDP was to pass a resolution in the House of Commons to eliminate child poverty by the year 2000. The motion [Read more]
The environment took the back seat to the economy last week, when unelected and unaccountable Conservative Senators killed a New Democrat climate change bill that a majority of Members of Parliament had passed. Bruce Hyer’s Climate Change Accountability Act, Bill C-311, would have forced the [Read more]
November 25, 2010 I want to wish my colleague and friend Danny Williams all the best on his retirement from public life. Through our work together over the years, I have come to know and admire Danny’s passion, pride and persistence. Danny’s passion is public service. Though he has had [Read more]
SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – Yesterday, November24th, approximately 50 people assembled at the Sault Ste. Marie Canal National Historic Site to see history in motion as the site’s largest artefact was swung into its winter position. During the swing, heritage interpreters explained the process [Read more]
