This week I attended the annual Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Conference in Ottawa where I joined municipal leaders and delegations from across Ontario including several from communities in Algoma-Manitoulin. The purpose of the AMO, which is comprised of almost all of Ontario’s [Read more]
Rec’vd from the office of MPP Michael Mantha June 22, 2016 ___________________ 16 June, 2016 The Hon. Glenn Thibeault, Minister of Energy 4th Floor, Hearst Block 900 Bay Street Toronto, Ontario M7A 2E1 Re: Gas Prices Dear Minister, People across Ontario, and especially the North, are being [Read more]
KAPUSKASING, ON – The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) travelled North to the President’s community of Kapuskasing on July 16, 2015 for the regular meeting of the Board of Directors. The Board discussed a number of key topics affecting the region including the sale of [Read more]
Day after day, week after week, without a doubt the number one concern raised in our offices is the skyrocketing cost of hydro. Absolutely nothing has been done since this Liberal government was given a majority mandate to alleviate the crippling costs of hydro on hardworking families across this [Read more]
OPEN LETTER TO SELECTED ONTARIO MPs and MLAs 26 January 2015 The Ontario Energy Board is inviting public input on the Energy East pipeline proposal. The two documents cited below have been forwarded to the Board. One document (Report on Public Meeting by Ontario Energy Board on Energy East Pipeline [Read more]
Area First Nations Create New Venture to Pursue Construction of High Voltage Transmission Line Thunder Bay, ON – Five First Nations today completed the creation of a new business venture through which they will hold their ownership interest in a proposed high voltage transmission line to be [Read more]
Statement by Minister Brad Duguid in Nominating a New Chair of the Ontario Energy Board March 4, 2011 I am pleased to announce that Rosemarie T. Leclair has been nominated as Chair and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ontario Energy Board (OEB). The appointment is subject to review by the [Read more]
McGuinty Government Issues Directives On Energy Supply And Transmission Ontario has taken the next major step forward to implementing the government’s 20-year Long-Term Energy Plan, Building Our Clean Energy Future. This will help keep the lights on in our homes, businesses, schools and [Read more]
January 13, 2011 McGuinty Government Improves Consumer Protection And Provides Relief For Families Ontario is helping families with strong new rules and safeguards against unfair practices by energy retailers while also providing 10 per cent off electricity bills, starting this month.As of January [Read more]
January 1, 2011 McGuinty Government Helping Families With Energy Costs, Increasing Consumer Protections The McGuinty government is helping families by providing 10 per cent off their electricity bills with the new Ontario Clean Energy Benefit. Strong new rules and safeguards will also protect [Read more]
MPP Mike Brown introduces bill protecting Ontario consumers by Karina Hunter December 7th Algoma-Manitoulin MPP Mike Brown introduced a Private Members Bill which strives to protect Ontario consumers from dishonest electricity sales people. The bill bans the retail sale of electricity [Read more]
