MANITOUWADGE, ON – Tuesday, September 28th, OntarioNewsNorth.com Editor/Publisher Karina Hunter sat down with Councillor George Bodak. Bodak is running in the 2010 Municipal Elections for the position of Councillor as he feels both his previous Council experience, and his professional [Read more]
September 28, 2010 9:00 AM McGuinty Government Helps Ontarians With Energy Costs and Property Taxes The government is proposing to boost tax relief for Ontario seniors to help with energy costs and property taxes. By increasing the amount seniors can earn and still be eligible for the proposed [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – OntarioNewsNorth.com visited Sunday, September 26th, 2010 to interview the 2010 electoral candidates. All of Schreiber’s candidates were very forthcoming, welcoming a recorder interview HOWEVER, through no fault of their own (technical issues forced an emergency drive to [Read more]
September 27, 2010 12:30 PM McGuinty Government Providing Energy Relief to Northern Industry and Families Ontario is providing the most support to northern Ontario on record with energy rebates to northern families and industry to help reduce electricity prices and boost economic activity. The new [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – OntarioNewsNorth.com visited Sunday, September 26th, 2010 to interview the 2010 electoral candidates. All of Schreiber’s candidates were very forthcoming, welcoming a recorder interview HOWEVER, through no fault of their own (technical issues forced an emergency drive to [Read more]
TERRACE BAY, ON – Smoke is once again coming from the mill at Terrace Bay Pulp; great news for residents who have been waiting to see this since lay-offs began 20 months ago. Speaking with the press today, Buchanan Group Lawyer, Yves Fricot, said that approximately 240 mill employees were [Read more]
DUBREUILVILLE, ON – September 13th, 2010 names of the certified candidates for Dubreuilville’s 2010 Municipal election were released. Mayor Hélène Perth is having her seat challenged by Louise Perrier. Four (4) people to fill seats of councillors will be chosen by Dubreuilville [Read more]
WHITE RIVER, ON – Congratulations to Mayor Angelo Bazzoni declared to be acclaimed to office as Mayor of the Township of White River, September 13th, 2010! There will still be elections held in White River however as there are 4 Councillor positions to be filled and 7 people have filled as [Read more]
Debate Over Government Waste Should Start With Biggest Offences This past week was a turbulent one in Canadian politics as Parliament opened and the gun registry came to dominate all debate. Divisions across Canada were portrayed in the mainstream media as a rural/urban divide, with some outlets [Read more]
Algoma-Manitoulin MPP Mike Brown GOVERNMENTS OF ONTARIO AND CANADA INVEST IN HURON CENTRAL RAILWAY Sault Ste. Marie, ON – Mike Brown, MPP, Algoma-Manitoulin, is pleased that the Government of Canada has matched the previously-announced Provincial share of $15 million by its investment today in [Read more]
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]
Rigo Pastora, 2nd Career Student September 23, 2010 12:15 PM McGuinty Government Building A Highly Skilled And Educated Workforce A survey of Second Career students shows that 93 per cent of students have graduated, and over 60 per cent have found jobs within an average of three months. Second [Read more]
Provided by the Marathon & District Chamber of Commerce; published courtesy of OntarioNewsNorth.com Changes to the Canada Revenue Agency Website On October 4, 2010, the CRA will replace the existing Government of Canada epass system with a new CRA user ID and password service. This new [Read more]
HST MAKES FUEL PRICES EVEN HIGHER FOR NORTHERN ONTARIO OTTAWA, ON – On the first day of Autumn, with furnaces set to roar into action across Northern Ontario, Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP Caro Hughes is asking why the Conservative government made the cost of heating fuel even more expensive. [Read more]
