OPP officer resigns before police hearing A Dorion OPP officer charged with production and possession of a controlled substance has resigned from her position as a provincial constable. Lynn MacKay, 50, was charged in October 2007, after marijuana plants were found in the Dorion-area home that she [Read more]
McGuinty Government Reforming Ontario’s Drug System Ontario plans to further reform the prescription drug system to provide better access to lower-cost generic drugs for patients, while continuing to increase annual funding to the drug system as a whole. These proposed changes include: [Read more]
Ontario Proclaims 2010 The Year of the Métis Contributions of Métis People To Ontario Celebrated Ontario is recognizing 2010 as the Year of the Métis. The proclamation by the Ontario Legislature recognizes the unique history and ways of life of the Métis people, and their contributions to [Read more]
McGuinty Government Recognizes Contributions To Amateur Sport from Ontario Gov’t Newsroom Ontario’s top amateur athletes were honoured at the 2009 Ontario Sport Awards April 15th, 2010 in Toronto. The event, hosted by the Ministry of Health Promotion and the Sport Alliance of [Read more]
McGuinty Government Supports Third Annual ChangeTheWorld Campaign High school students across Ontario are being challenged to “change the world” while earning the volunteer hours they need for graduation. The ChangeTheWorld – Ontario Youth Volunteer Challenge is an annual call [Read more]
McGuinty Government Helping Students Make Their Mark In The Business World Ontario is encouraging students across the province to become Ontario’s next successful entrepreneurs through the Summer Company 2010 program. Summer Company provides hands-on business training and mentoring, and up [Read more]
Another video inspired by Volunteer Week 2010 if you’ like to know more about your local sowmobile club, visit the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs website @ www.ofsc.on.ca. [Read more]
White River reps attend Kapuskasing LCC Conference by Karina Hunter April 9th – 11th White River representatives, Economic Development Officer and LCC member James Bernardi and Town Councillor and business owner Roger Drolet attended, the Kapuskasing Local Citizens’ Committee [Read more]
BROWN ANNOUNCES 16 MAJOR GREEN ENERGY PROJECTS FOR ALGOMA-MANITOULIN Thousands of green jobs created across Ontario Renewable energy growing in Ontario QUEEN’S PARK “Ontario is committed to greening our electricity system, cleaning up our air and creating new ‘green collar’ jobs,” [Read more]
McGuinty Government Reminds Ontarians To File Your Taxes Ontario’s Tax Plan for Jobs and Growth means that there are more reasons to file a tax return this year. Even for those with little or no income, or who haven’t filed in recent years, filing a tax return is the only way to qualify [Read more]
Restaurant smoking ban may be paying health dividends CTV.ca News Staff A new study suggests a ban on smoking in public spaces in Toronto, including in bars and restaurants, is leading to a lot fewer hospitalizations. It is probably safe to assume that the subsequent bans which occurred in [Read more]
McGuinty Government Reminds Ontarians To File Your Taxes Ontario’s Tax Plan for Jobs and Growth means that there are more reasons to file a tax return this year. Even for those with little or no income, or who haven’t filed in recent years, filing a tax return is the only way to qualify [Read more]
McGuinty Government Recognizes Top Two On-Farm Innovations Ontario’s agri-food industry is growing innovative ideas to meet the demand for local foods. Two outstanding industry leaders were celebrated today at the sixth annual Premier’s Summit on Agri-Food with the [Read more]
Below is the original post of the Northshore Teens – Contraband series on www.OntarioNewsNorth.com. Courtney Godin, a grade 10 student from White River, ON shares her feelings about the prevalance of contraband in Northshore High Schools, how the school she attends may be contributing [Read more]
Working smoke alarms save lives . In the wake of Toronto’s terrible fire tragedy this week, OntarioNewsNorth.com wanted to reminded readers to protect their homes and families by following some simple steps. 1) install one smoke alarm per floor and outside sleeping areas 2) never remove a smoke [Read more]
