‘Provincial’ Information

McGuinty Government Supports Better Health Care, Life Science Jobs [Read more]

McGuinty Government Marks Louis Riel Day Ontario is honouring the memory of Louis Riel and the lasting contributions he made to the province’s Métis community 125 years ago. A special commemoration ceremony was held yesterday, November 16th, with the Métis Nation of Ontario and the Métis [Read more]

Exploration Company Fined $3000 for Littering  A mining exploration company has been fined $3000.00 after pleading guilty to littering on Crown land in the Timmins area. Geotech Ltd. of Aurora pleaded guilty to depositing material on Crown land contrary to the Public Lands Act. Court heard that on [Read more]

FROM: Marathon and Manitouwadge OPP Detachment          DATE: November 17, 2010      MARATHON, ON –On Tuesday November 16, 2010, at 2:45pm Marathon and Manitouwadge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers were conducting a R.I.D.E check on Highway 17 in Bomby Township when a [Read more]

FROM/DE:    Nipigon Detachment                                 DATE:  November 15, 2010 TERRACE BAY, ON – On November 13, 2010 at approximately 10:55 pm Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a 911 call from a Terrace Bay resident reporting [Read more]

November 15, 2010 McGuinty Government Launches Bullying Awareness And Prevention Week Ontario has designated the third week of every November as Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week.  The week is a valuable opportunity to raise awareness of bullying-related issues and make a difference in school [Read more]

November 15, 2010 Inquest Into The Death Of John Holness Announced Dr. James Edwards, Regional Supervising Coroner for Central Region, Toronto East Office, today announced that an inquest will be held into the death of John Holness. Mr. Holness, 57, died on December 1, 2008, while in custody at the [Read more]

(November, 15 2010) – Confederation College and the Matawa First Nations have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) today.  This MOU outlines the terms of affiliation between Matawa and Confederation and is meant to forge a formal relationship between both parties.  Matawa First [Read more]

OPP deploy spike belt to stop vehicle                KENORA, ON –  Two males from Thunder Bay have been charged with drug related offences after dealing with police early morning Sunday 12 Nov. Members of Kenora OPP deployed spike belts to stop a vehicle in the area of Essex [Read more]

Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs Celebrates New Winter Season with Get Ready to Go Snowmobiling Week, November 22 to 28 BARRIE, ON – November 15, 2010 – Ontario snowmobiling can look forward to a good winter according to Dave Phillips, senior climatologist for Environment Canada, and [Read more]

November 12, 2010 I am pleased that Canada has agreed to support the United Nations’ Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.  The Declaration is an aspirational document which speaks to the individual and collective rights of Indigenous peoples, taking into account their specific [Read more]

November 12, 2010 McGuinty Government Honours Employers For Apprenticeship Training Four Ontario employers have been honoured, selected from 16 nominees, to receive a Minister’s Apprenticeship Employer Recognition Award for their exceptional commitment to apprenticeship training. The annual [Read more]

Ontario provides funds for expansion projects, reduced wait times The Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) will receive nearly $475,000 from the Ontario government as a result of expansion projects, and improvements on some specific ER wait times. The province is expanding services [Read more]

Southwest Region MNR Enforcement Blitz November 12th, 2010 Ministry of Natural Resources conservation officers laid 204 charges and seized close to 30 illegally hunted animal carcasses during recent enforcement checks in southwestern Ontario. The targeted area covered all counties south and west [Read more]

Premier McGuinty Pays Tribute To Soldiers At Queen’s Park Ontarians gathered at a Ceremony of Remembrance at Queen’s Park Thursday to honour our war veterans. Premier Dalton McGuinty joined Brigadier-General F.A. Lewis, Major-General Richard Rohmer (Retired), members of the Canadian [Read more]