MARATHON, ON – Mayor and Council of the Town of Marathon are pleased to announce that Mr. Daryl Skworchinski has been selected as the new Chief Administrative Officer/Clerk for the Town of Marathon. This position became vacant when Marathon’s previous CAO/Clerk, Brian Tocheri, left in August [Read more]
Province Allowing Wood Frame Buildings up to Six Storeys Ontario is introducing safer, more flexible and affordable design options for the construction of wood frame buildings. Through changes to the Ontario Building Code, wood frame buildings can now be built up to six storeys high, raising the [Read more]
Métis Nation of Ontario and TransCanada Sign Engagement Agreement for the Energy East Pipeline Project Today, the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) announced it has signed a Communications and Engagement Funding Agreement (CEFA) with TransCanada Oil Pipelines (TSX:TRP). The CEFA will guide the [Read more]
OTTAWA, ON – September 2014, Green Party MP Bruce Hyer (Thunder Bay – Superior North) during Question Period with a query regarding changes to the Reform Act. [Read more]
Many families across the province are winding down after summer holidays and getting back into the fall routine, but I am reminded that this week is Legion week. This year more than 400 Legion branches throughout Ontario including those across Algoma-Manitoulin and northern Ontario will be making [Read more]
Parliament held an emergency debate on Canada’s response to the situation in Iraq this week. The fact that it was an emergency debate and not a government-led one spoke volumes about the Prime Minister’s go-it-alone approach on this issue. That was hammered home when Thomas Mulcair was the [Read more]
WHITE RIVER, ON – Though some Northshore municipalities are seeing their Mayors, or even full council, acclaimed to serve as political leaders for the next 4 years, this is not the case in White River. When White River voters go to the polls on October 29th there will be much to consider as [Read more]
The Ontario NDP held a provincial council meeting this past weekend, topics included the recent election, and the party’s plans for the future. In attendance were NDP members from across Ontario. The video above, from the Ontario NDP Caucus, includes highlights from NDP Leader Andrea [Read more]
Conservatives bow to Chinese pressure and ratify FIPA behind closed doors OTTAWA , ON – Bruce Hyer, MP for Thunder Bay-Superior North and Deputy Leader of the Green Party of Canada denounced Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s unprecedented move to ratify the Canada-China Foreign Investment [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Voters in Manitouwadge do not have much of a decision to make in regards to the upcoming October 24th municipal election. The four Councillors’ positions only have four registered candidates; Sheldon Plummer who has served on the current council (2010-2014), Raymond [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – It’s that time again, the 2014 municipal electoral race may begin heating up in Marathon as registration for those seeking election has closed and there are nearly double the number of candidates for positions as Town Councillors as there as there are seats to fill. [Read more]
TERRACE BAY, ON – The time has come to familiarize yourself with Terrace Bay’s candidates for the October 27th municipal election. Congratulations to Mayor Jody Davis, uncontested for the position of Mayor of the Township of Terrace Bay. Davis was sworn in as Mayor in November 2013, [Read more]
DUBREUILVILLE, ON – Voters prepare, Voting Day for the 2014 Municipal and School Board Elections is Monday October 27th. Get out and speak with the candidates, learn about their ideas, why they’ve stepped up and how they differ from others running for the same position. Here are your [Read more]
Just about everyone stands in firm opposition to crime. It is a position with roots in a sense of fair play and the golden rule as well. In politics the accusation of being soft on crime is a big time attack. For some people there is no room for any position beyond that of a [Read more]
Ontario’s New Democrats, vowed to fight the privatization of Ontario’s hydro system and campaign against the sell-off of public assets by the Liberals. The Liberal Government of Ontario is currently reviewing proposals to sell off a significant amount of our shared public assets. This [Read more]
