Province Reforming Licensed Residential Services Ontario is releasing a new plan to strengthen residential services — including foster care, group care, custody and respite care — to provide children and youth with safe and healthy places to live, support their growth and help them [Read more]
Province Helps Next Generation Business Leaders Ontario is investing in the next generation of promising entrepreneurs by providing access to training and mentoring to launch their ideas into businesses and scale up their ventures. Today at the 11th annual Ontario Centres of Excellence Discovery [Read more]
BATCHEWANA FIRST NATION, ON – The Batchewana First Nation (BFN) is getting ready to celebrate the repatriation of their ancestral remains returning to their homeland. In 2010 the Batchewana First Nation and Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians worked in collaboration to bring the remains of their [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – Lakehead University’s Department of Social Work has become Northwestern Ontario’s hub for the Youth Research and Evaluation eXchange (YouthREX). YouthREX is a provincially-funded program that allows each hub to engage with small and grassroot youth-serving organizations [Read more]
Ontario Supports Program to Encourage Children and Youth to Get More Daily Physical Activity Premier Kathleen Wynne announced today a partnership with ACTIVE AT SCHOOL and the Ontario Physical and Health Education Association (Ophea) to get children more active every day. ACTIVE AT SCHOOL will be [Read more]
From the Editor: Thank you to Louis Kwissiwa for sharing this photo of the young man and woman, members of Pic Mobert First Nation elected by their peers as youth council representatives February 22nd, 2014. OntarioNewsNorth.com plans, in the weeks ahead, to learn more about their roles and the [Read more]
Ontario Increasing Minimum Wage Ontario is increasing the minimum wage from $10.25 to $11 per hour on June 1, 2014. This new rate reflects the rise in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) since the last minimum wage increase in 2010 and is part of the provincial government’s commitment to fairness. [Read more]
Terrace Bay was happy to be able to revitalize the popular Youth Room in the Recreation Centre before the end of 2013. With gracious donations from the public and tough negotiations for quality used products on Kijiji, staff was able to add an air hockey table, foosball table, a newer pool [Read more]
WAWA, ON – Economic Development Wawa, in partnership with Prodigy Argonaut Gold and Michipicoten First Nation, is proud to announce winners of the Mine Your Own Business Wawa (MYOB) Prodigy Argonaut Dreamers Challenge. The Prodigy Argonaut Dreamers Challenge challenged area youth aged 15 to [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – December 5th Schreiber Public Library hosted a Kids Christmas Craft coordinated by Lynn Kennedy for children up to age 12. Lynn demonstrated how to create a wooden ornament with a penguin peeking out behind some gifts. Parents and children enjoyed their time painting and [Read more]
TERRACE BAY, ON – The school year is well underway now, and with it comes a host of new learning opportunities for students. Among these new opportunities, is a chance to learn about entrepreneurship and business being provided by Superior North Community Futures Development Corporation [Read more]
Once again, the Northwest Tobacco Control Area Network (NW TCAN) will be supporting youth engagement projects with a focus on tobacco prevention. Schools and community groups are eligible to apply for a 2013/2014 Youth Engagement Grant of up to $1000 by Nov. 15, 2013. “We are pleased to offer the [Read more]
TORONTO, ON – KI community member, Mark T. Anderson will walk from Queens Park to Parliament Hill starting at 8 a.m. today (Jan. 2) to say ‘no’ to continued treaty violations by the federal government. Anderson, who will be joined by members of the KI leadership and youth, has [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Yesterday evening, September 25th, approximately a 1/2 dozen parents accompanied by their children attending the official opening of the Best Start Manitouwadge Hub in it’s new location in Room 18 (lower level) of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School on Flicker Street. [Read more]
