‘Northern Ontario Politics’ Information
Written by Municipality of Wawa on 25 June 2013
WAWA, ON – The Municipality of Wawa’s Policy Manual Committee will meet tonight, Tuesday, June 25th 2013, at 7pm in the Council Chambers. To view or print the meeting agenda, please click : Wawa-PolicyManualCommittee-June25_2013–Agenda. To view/print any agenda’s related to [Read more]
Written by admin on 20 June 2013
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Manitouwadge Town Council Members; Councillor Natalie Labbee, Councillor Sheldon Plummer, Councillor Donna Jaunzarins and Mayor John MacEachern were in attendance for the regular meeting of council June 12th, 2013. CLICK HERE to download the agenda and follow along while [Read more]
Written by MP Bruce Hyer on 17 June 2013
MP Bruce Hyer joins other Canadians to ‘walk a mile in their shoes’ in remote fly-in reserve THUNDER BAY, ON — MP Bruce Hyer joined 25 other Canadians today flying to Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI), a remote First Nation community 600 km north of Thunder Bay. The initiative, started by KI [Read more]
Written by MP Bruce Hyer on 14 June 2013
“National Dream Renewed” Initiative Pushes for Return of Passenger Rail to Thunder Bay THUNDER BAY, ON – Thunder Bay–Superior North MP Bruce Hyer and Greg Gormick, Project Facilitator for Transport Action’s National Dream Renewed campaign, released Hyer’s Independent Members’ [Read more]
Written by Township of Manitouwadge on 14 June 2013
MANITOUWADGE, ON – The Township of Manitouwadge is holding a special meeting of council this afternoon (Friday, June 14th) at 1:30 in Council Chambers regarding 2013 Budget discussions. [Read more]
Written by admin on 12 June 2013
MANITOUWADGE, ON – At council’s regular meeting June 12th, 2013 Township of Manitouwadge Mayor John MacEachern proclaimed June as Seniors’ Month. One major event in the community in honour of Seniors’ Month will be the Seniors’ Breakfast hosted at the Golden Age Club [Read more]
Written by Reader Submission on 12 June 2013
ORDRE DU JOUR / Agenda Séance régulière du conseil qui aura lieu à 18 h 30, le 13 juin 2013 Regular Council meeting scheduled for June 13, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. 1. OUVERTURE / CALL TO ORDER 2. PRÉSENCE / ROLL CALL In attendance Absent With Notice Without Notice Mayor Louise [Read more]
Written by Ontario Newsroom on 12 June 2013
Premier Wynne released this statement following the resignation of Ottawa-South MPP Dalton McGuinty: “For almost 23 years, Dalton McGuinty served the people of Ottawa-South with vision and determination. He was first elected as a Member of Provincial Parliament in 1990, filling the seat held [Read more]
Written by Municipality of Wawa on 03 June 2013
WAWA, ON – The following item has been added to the Regular Council Meeting Agenda (CLICK: Municipality Of Wawa Regular Council Meeting – June 4 2013 — Amended) for Tuesday, June 4, 2013: Item 11.4 Approve Hiring – Full-Time Administrative Assistant (resolution) [Read more]
Written by NDP Media on 29 May 2013
QUEEN’S PARK – Tomorrow, MPPs will debate and vote on Michael Prue’s Private Member’s Bill, “Bill 49: The Protecting Employee’s Tips Act.” Michael Prue has been fighting to stop restaurant and bar owners and management from stealing their employees’ tips since 2010. This is the [Read more]
Written by MP Bruce Hyer on 28 May 2013
Abuses of confidence to end with restriction on PM’s ability to declare matters of confidence OTTAWA, ON — The Prime Minister’s prerogative to declare any vote a matter of confidence is an excessive power open to abuse and must be reformed, contends Bruce Hyer, Independent MP for Thunder [Read more]
Written by admin on 27 May 2013
MARATHON, ON – Wednesday, May 22nd the Marathon District Chamber of Commerce hosted it’s annual “Evening with Michael” in honour of Thunder Bay – Superior North MPP and Minister of Northern Development and Mines, the Honourable Michael Gravelle. Held at the Royal [Read more]
Written by MPP Michael Mantha on 26 May 2013
This week marks another constituency week in the legislative calendar, but much has still happened at Queen’s Park. Early this week, Leader of the Ontario New Democrats Andrea Horwath announced that she, together with NDP caucus will be supporting the budget, so that results can be delivered to [Read more]
Written by admin on 26 May 2013
MARATHON, ON– Wednesday, May 22nd, well known CFNO-fm Morning Show Host, Al Cresswell, was in attendance at the Marthon District Chamber of Commerce’s annual “Evening with Michael” supper in honour of Thunder Bay – Superior North MPP and Minister of Northern [Read more]
Written by NDP Media on 25 May 2013
Anyone in business knows that when money doesn’t come in the venture won’t last long. This critical point seems to escape the minds of Conservatives who have allowed uncollected tax to balloon under their watch. It is hurting Canada and punishing those who play by the rules. Since the [Read more]