July 26, 2010 9:00 AM McGuinty Government Implements New Drinking And Driving Measures Ontario is making the province’s roads safer for all Ontarians with new changes that will help protect young and novice drivers. Starting August 1: All drivers 21 years of age and younger must have a zero [Read more]
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources FireRangers are highly trained, experienced and dedicated personnel performing an essential service for the people of Ontario. The Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services Program is internationally recognized and FireRangers are a cornerstone of the [Read more]
Assembly of First Nations and Railway Association of Canada Launch Railway Training and Employment Project WINNIPEG, July 25 /CNW Telbec/ – The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) and the Railway Association of Canada (RAC) today announced a railway training [Read more]
Forest Fire Situation Update 1885-2010 Saluting Ontario’s FireRangers for 125 years of dedicated service Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources FireRangers are highly trained, experienced and dedicated personnel performing an essential service for the people of Ontario. The Aviation, Forest [Read more]
Forest fire situation update East Fire Region July 23, 2010 Five new fires were confirmed on July 22. Sudbury 128, near Lake Penage, was 0.1 hectares and has been called out. Algonquin Park 4, located in the southwestern section of the park, was 0.1 hectares and has also been called out. North Bay [Read more]
Ontarians Reminded to Avoid Recalled Headcheese Products July 23, 2010 1:45 PM One Salmonella Chester Case in Ontario Ontarians are reminded to avoid headcheese products that have been the subject of two recent food recalls.On July 14, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) issued a recall of [Read more]
BRUCE HYER TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETINGS ON HEALTH CARE New Democrat Health Critic Megan Leslie, MP (Halifax) joins Thunder Bay–Superior North MP Bruce Hyer to host public forums on Seniors’ Health Care, Aboriginal Health Care THUNDER BAY – Soaring drug costs, an aging population, difficulty in [Read more]
July 22, 2010 McGuinty Government Helps Strengthen Northern Economy A new skills training program will help Aboriginal people in the North and northern Ontarians get the training they need to benefit from new resource development opportunities. Launched today, the first round of applications for [Read more]
Ontario Métis Come Together to Celebrate the Year of the Métis Nation Thunder Bay, ON – Each year, Métis leaders and citizens from across Ontario gather with friends, family and colleagues to showcase their rich culture and celebrate being Métis. In addition to a celebration, the Annual [Read more]
Terrace Bay Pulp Approved for Staff Call Backs THUNDER BAY – The following statement was released by Terrace Bay Pulp, regarding the company’s ongoing efforts to re-open their Terrace Bay mill. “Throughout the past 10 days, Terrace Bay has been engaged in intensive discussions with the [Read more]
Manitouwadge Business Association Takes Another Step Towards Formalization by Karina Hunter MANITOUWADGE, ON – The Manitouwadge Business Association held their regularly scheduled meeting tonight; on the agenda was the much anticipated election of an executive for the group which had been [Read more]
East Fire Region July 20, 2010 No new fires were reported on July 19. Two fires have been confirmed today, July 20. Sudbury 127, in the Garson area, is 0.1 hectares in size. Chapleau 30 is a lightning fire in the Montreal River area that is not under control at 4.5 hectares in size. There [Read more]
July 20, 2010 McGuinty Government Takes Next Step In Plan To Manage Responsibly Today, public service employers and labour leaders were brought together to begin a discussion about managing responsibly through upcoming compensation negotiations. The McGuinty government is working with its partners [Read more]
East Fire Region July 20, 2010 One new fire was reported on July 20. Sudbury 127, in the Skead Road area, was 0.1 hectares in size and has been called out. Campfires are part of enjoying the outdoors, however, each year campfires cause many wildfires. To ensure your campfire doesn’t become a [Read more]
Richard Harvey To seek Conservative Nomination THUNDER BAY, ON – Nipigon Mayor Richard Harvey announced yesterday that he is seeking nomination for the federal Conservative Party for Thunder Bay – Superior North riding. In last year’s nomination race, Harvey narrowly lost against Mike [Read more]
