SCHREIBER, ON – The Township of Schreiber is pleased to announce staff expansion at the municipal office. May 14, 2012 Aaron MacMillan joined the team as an Economic Development Intern to increase growth and prosperity of the community. MacMillan brings political acuity and development [Read more]
Today, Shkoday Abinojiiwak Obimiwedoon announced the end of its BIWAASE’AA Program which, for the last eight years, has provided much-needed educational, nutritional, emotional and spiritual support to hundreds of children in need in Thunder Bay. Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development [Read more]
The brouhaha that flowed from the Auditor General’s report on April 3rd can be called appropriate when one considers the history of this issue. The out-of-whack estimates for the costing of these fighter jets and the concentrated effort on the part of the, then minority, Conservative government [Read more]
Future of health care weakened by Prime Minister’s inaction ALGOMA-MANITOULIN-KAPUSKASING , ON – One of the items central to Canadian identity is Medicare. Publicly funded health care system is a great leveller in our society, especially when compared with the largely private system in [Read more]
As jobless rate climbs and inflation soars, the government is worried about unreported crime. Gas prices are up 23% from August of last year. I know that most people will be concerned about that. It is a large part of what is driving inflation in this country and reverses the trend that saw rates [Read more]
2,730 People Evacuated From Northwestern Ontario The province is sending the Emergency Medical Assistance Team (EMAT) to support forest fire evacuees in Northwestern Ontario. EMAT will be on hand to provide medical assessment to evacuees arriving in Thunder Bay, to address a range of immediate [Read more]
December 3, 2010 The following statement was made yesterday by the Minister of Infrastructure, Bob Chiarelli: “Premier McGuinty led the way to protect the jobs these projects are creating, and we are pleased the federal government has listened. Some projects need a little extra time, and it [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]
“Ensuring the future of our Post Secondary Education, And Canada’s workforce” September 16, 2010 Batchewana First Nation and Garden River First Nation will be hosting a local education rally in conjunction with the national rally held in Ottawa on Thursday September 23, 2010. The [Read more]
May 21, 2010 NEW DEMOCRATS WELCOME GOVERNMENT’S INTENTION TO NEGOTIATE HST WITH FIRST NATIONS Elliot Lake – Months of repeated requests from Northern Ontario New Democrat MPs paid off late Thursday as Finance Minister Jim Flaherty agreed to meet with the leadership of Ontario First Nations [Read more]
BATCHEWANA FIRST NATION OF OJIBWAYS RANKIN RESERVE 15D, GOULAIS BAY RESERVE 15A, OBADJIWAN RESERVE 15E, WHITEFISH ISLAND 15 Press Release May 7, 2010 “MOA Does Not Guarantee Point Of Purchase Tax Exemption For First Nations” Batchewana First Nation represented by Chief and Council are [Read more]
NEW DEMOCRAT BILLS PASS IMPORTANT VOTES IN COMMONS Ottawa – Carol Hughes is lauding the passage of an important Climate Change Bill and the continued success of another bill that will bring an element of fairness to the Canada pension deductions for members of Canada’s military and RCMP. Both [Read more]
Federal Government Cancels Popular Home Energy Retrofit Program Axing of popular program to impact local homeowners, jobs, small biz says MP Hyer OTTAWA -– New Democrat Deputy Environment Critic Bruce Hyer is outraged by a last-minute government announcement to discontinue the national [Read more]
