McGuinty Government And First Nations Reach Important Milestone Cat Lake and Slate Falls First Nations and Ontario have released a draft community based land use plan that identifies areas for protection and sustainable development in the Far North. The Cat Lake-Slate Falls Land Use Draft Plan [Read more]
Everyone Welcome To Attend Remembrance Day Ceremony At Queen’s Park The Ontario government is inviting people to pay tribute to the sacrifices of our veterans at the Queen’s Park Remembrance Day ceremony this week. The Ceremony of Remembrance will be held at the Veterans’ Memorial [Read more]
FALL FROM PICKUP RESULTS IN INJURIES CHAPLEAU , ON – On November 7, 2010 at 12:25 pm Superior East OPP in Chapleau investigated a single motor vehicle collision on Pine Street. The incident resulted in serious but non-life threatening injuries to a 17 year old female passenger of Chapleau [Read more]
McGuinty Government Integrating Financial Literacy Into Curriculum In September 2011, students from grades 4 to 12 will learn about saving, spending, investing and managing money. These new learning opportunities in the classroom will help Ontario’s youth develop the critical [Read more]
CRIME PREVENTION WEEK: NOVEMBER 7 – 13, 2010 “Connecting to Kids Today – Preventing Crime Tomorrow” The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) recognizes that community engagement is a key component of crime prevention and that working with our youth today to prevent crime tomorrow is an [Read more]
Marathon/Manitouwadge Detachment MARATHON, ON – Ontario Provincial Police Marathon Detachment reported that in the week of November 1st through 7th, 2010: Calls for Service: 72 Traffic Tickets: 21 Criminal Charges: 6 R.I.D.E. Checks: 6 Results of R.I.D.E.: 150 Vehicles Checked 1 HTA Warning [Read more]
November 9, 2010 McGuinty Government Honours Fallen Soldiers Ontario paid tribute to ten soldiers who made the highest sacrifice while serving our country at a moving ceremony at Queen’s Park today. Tribute to the Fallen plaques, in remembrance of their loved ones, were presented by Premier [Read more]
November 9, 2010 McGuinty Government Improving Access To Care For 3,200 Patients People in Thunder Bay now have access to a new nurse practitioner-led clinic which will provide peace of mind to approximately 3,200 people in the community who will be able to access health care services close by. [Read more]
*Scroll down for an informational video from the Family Responsibility Office which includes details of how they enforce payments. McGuinty Government Protecting Ontario Families Starting December 1st, police will have more tools to get suspended and impaired drivers off our roads. This change will [Read more]
DRIVE SAFE TO ARRIVE SAFE NIPIGON, ON –During the weekend of November 5 to November 7, 2010 Nipigon/Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) issued 60 Provincial Offence Notices and responded to 34 calls for service. Officers investigated two motor vehicle collisions and conducted eight R.I.D.E. [Read more]
Six outstanding health care innovations from across Ontario will receive awards Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) is a finalist for an Innovations in Health Care award in the Improving Patient/Resident Centredness category for its initiative titled The Road to Excellence is Paved [Read more]
The Boards of the Manitouwadge, McCausland and Wilson Memorial hospitals have given their approval for the hospitals to proceed with a joint operational review. The review, which is being funded by the North West LHIN, will examine the hospitals’ operations looking for ways to improve the quality [Read more]
McGuinty Government Committed to Strengthening Ontario’s Forestry Sector The Canadian Wood Council is looking to use more Ontario wood products in the framing of mid-rise buildings in the province. With support from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC), the council’s Ontario [Read more]
The 2010 forest fire season ended on October 31 and provincially, the fire statistics show 929 fires and 14, 823 hectares burned. Provincially the final cost was approximately $99.7 million compared to approx $92 million last year as the result of 60 percent more fires occurring in 2010. During the [Read more]
The 2010 forest fire season ended on October 31 and provincially, the fire statistics show 929 fires and 14, 823 hectares burned. Provincially the final cost was approximately $99.7 million compared to approx $92 million last year as the result of 60 percent more fires occurring in 2010. During the [Read more]
