DUBREUILVILLE, ON – Among the first to report their results last night, the Township of Dubreuilville had reasonable voter turn out; of their 635 voters, 296 voted for municipal council (239 cast School Trustee votes). A new mayor has been elected, Louise Perrier will not be serving another [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – Voter turn-out in Nipigon was less than ideal with only 490 of the eligible 1,342 voters exorcising their democratic rights to cast their vote. Mayor Richard Harvey had already been acclaimed to office however, 4 councillors were to be chosen, from the 7 who put their name in [Read more]
RED ROCK, ON – It appears Red Rock residents were quite pleased with the work being done by their Town Council as, in addition to Mayor Gary Nelson being re-elected for another 4 year term, 3 of the 4 councillors from the past council will also continue to represent their community at the [Read more]
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne released the following statement on the municipal elections that took place today across the province: “Today, people across Ontario came together to elect our municipal leaders and school board trustees. All told, approximately 2,800 council members and 700 [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – The unofficial results are in and a new Mayor has been elected. Voting numbers were quite low, in a community of approximately 1800 residents, only 692 people cast their votes to choose the new mayor.With a difference of only 58 votes Andy Major came out on top to serve as [Read more]
Canada is at a turning point when it comes to resource development and conservation. I’m an ecologist and conservationist by training. Born in the United States, I helped coordinate the first Earth Day and create the first Department of Environmental Protection. I worked to establish protective [Read more]
OTTAWA, ON – Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP Carol Hughes shared these photos of a vigil that was held at the War Memorial where MPs gathered to start their day this morning before returning to parliament. Those gathered remembered Cpl Nathan Cirillo who was killed yesterday while [Read more]
100,000 underage students to cast ballots in Ontario civic elections TORONTO, ON /CNW/ – Ontario schools add democracy to the curriculum, as more than one hundred thousand students take part in the Student Vote municipal and school board elections. Today and tomorrow, students are taking on [Read more]
Premier Kathleen Wynne issued this statement today following the tragic events that took place in Ottawa: “The appalling acts of violence that occurred today at our National War Memorial and on Parliament Hill have shocked our province and our nation. Details are still forthcoming, but we [Read more]
________________________________________ ________________________________________ OTTAWA, ON – Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP Carol Hughes’ office has provided the photos seen above taken from Mrs. Hughes office building located on Sparks Street (Parliament Hill) where, as of the [Read more]
“Government should come clean about public costs of Pan/Parapan Am Games sponsorships” says NDP QUEEN’S PARK, ON – Today NDP Finance Critic Catherine Fife demanded the government release the details about costs to the public for sponsorship of the Pan/ Parapan Am Games [Read more]
ORDRE DU JOUR / Agenda Séance régulière du conseil qui aura lieu / à 18 h 30, le 23 octobre 2014 Regular Council meeting scheduled for / October 23, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. 1. OUVERTURE / CALL TO ORDER 2. PRÉSENCE / ROLL CALL 3. APPEL ET DÉCLARATION D’INTÉRÊT PÉCUNIAIRE / DECLARATION OF [Read more]
Since the economic crisis in 2008 and the collapse of the forest industry, many Northwestern Ontarians have struggled to support their families and make ends meet. Our region has dealt with significant unemployment. Canada’s Employment Insurance system is supposed to help with situations like [Read more]
OTTAWA, ON – The traditional northern fan-base for the Montreal Canadiens are breathing a sigh of relief now that the team’s French language regional broadcasts will be available in the area. As Ginette Reno sang the anthem for the Habs home opener, news was spreading through the north that [Read more]
Today New Democrats announced they would call for a referendum to approve sale of public assets in the upcoming legislative session. NDP Leader Andrea Horwath put the Liberals on notice that any sale of OLG, LCBO, Hydro One or OPG will have to be put to a referendum. We believe our public assets [Read more]
