Posts Tagged ‘Ontario Far North’

Regional Forest Fire Situation Updates

Regional Forest Fire Situation Updates

Restricted Fire Zones Northeast fire region Due to the extreme fire hazard, recent heavy lightning, little precipitation and increased forest fire, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry implemented Restricted Fire Zones across a major part of the northeast and central region as outlined [Read more]

Forest Fire Situation Update : Northeast Fire Region

Forest Fire Situation Update : Northeast Fire Region

June 6, 2015 Time of Report: 16:00 Active Fires As of June 6, there is currently one active forest fire in the region. Wawa 5 is not under control at 0.1 hectares. Fire Hazard The region is experiencing a low to extreme hazard, with the greatest hazard being observed in the far north of the [Read more]

RESOLVED – Barricaded Person Incident in Neskantaga First Nation

RESOLVED – Barricaded Person Incident in Neskantaga First Nation

LANSDOWNE HOUSE, ON –  Wednesday, January 13, 2015, at approximately 12:30 a.m., Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service (NAPS) in Neskantaga First Nation received a call to check up on a person. Upon police approach to the subject’s residence the police heard what they suspected was a gun shot.  [Read more]

Barricaded Person Incident Under Investigation In Neskantaga First Nation

Barricaded Person Incident Under Investigation In Neskantaga First Nation

LANSDOWNE HOUSE, ON – Tuesday, January 13, 2015, in the First Nation community of Neskantaga, Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service (NAPS) began an investigation into an incident of a barricaded person within a residence. Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at approximately 12:30 a.m., Nishnawbe-Aski Police [Read more]

EMO – Flooding Evacuations – Latest Update

EMO – Flooding Evacuations – Latest Update

Latest Update – May 19 at 10 p.m. At the request of leaders of the First Nation, Attawapiskat residents who had been evacuated to communities in Ontario and Québec over the last three days, will start to move back home on May 20. Community leaders and officials from the Ministry of Natural [Read more]

Cliffs Natural Resources Temporarily Suspends Chromite Project Environmental Assessment Activities

Cliffs Natural Resources Temporarily Suspends Chromite Project Environmental Assessment Activities

CLEVELAND, U.S.A. /CNW/ – Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE: CLF) (Paris: CLF) announced today that its affiliate, Cliffs Chromite Ontario Inc., is temporarily suspending the environmental assessment activities for its Chromite Project in Ontario, Canada. The Company indicated that [Read more]

Provincial Government says Thousands of Jobs Coming To Northern Ontario

Provincial Government says Thousands of Jobs Coming To Northern Ontario

McGuinty Government Supports Responsible Ring Of Fire Mining Development Cliffs Natural Resources has announced a $3.3-billion investment to build a chromite mine, transportation corridor and processing facility in Northern Ontario’s Ring of Fire that would lead to a new generation of [Read more]

Students Picket in Support of Attawapiskat

Students Picket in Support of Attawapiskat

First Nation students picket John Duncan Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development in Thunder Bay THUNDER BAY, ON – The elected Grand Chief, Marsha Kennedy of Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School and the school leadership group are showing their support for Chief Theresa Spence [Read more]

FORMER DEPUTY MINISTER AND FORMER HILL & KNOWLTON V.P. JOIN KWG

FORMER DEPUTY MINISTER AND FORMER HILL & KNOWLTON V.P. JOIN KWG

March 1, 2011 Montreal, PQ –   KWG Resources Inc. (TSXV: KWG) is pleased to announce that Cameron Clark and Sheila Willis have agreed to serve as initial members of an Advisory Panel to provide counsel to the Company’s management in the areas of public policy and communications.  Cameron [Read more]

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