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The Ontario Conservation Officers Association (OCOA) is pleased to announce that Jeff Milloy has been selected as the 2022 Conservation Officer of the Year. Jeff is a part of the Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry (NDMNRF) Kenora Enforcement Unit working out of the Kenora office. Jeff started his career with the Ministry in 1995 and has ...

The Great Lakes Ecoregion Network (GLEN) is a new initiative to engage members of the basin-wide Great Lakes environmental community on issues related to the binational Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA). As the 50th anniversary of the signing of the GLWQA is celebrated later this week, we call on the US and Canadian federal governments to renew and strengthen ...

On April 10, 2022 at approximately 9:09 a.m. an officer from the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop in the Township of Nipigon. While speaking with the driver, it was determined that they had been consuming alcohol. The officer made a demand for an approved screening device breath sample. The driver failed, was placed under ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario investit 75 millions de dollars pour rétablir le service de transport ferroviaire de voyageurs dans le Nord-Est de l’Ontario, une option de transport clé qui avait été abandonnée en 2012. Le service sera réinstauré entre Timmins et Toronto, ce qui permettra de renforcer les liens avec le Nord de l’Ontario au moment où le gouvernement investit ...

The Ontario government is investing $75 million to bring passenger rail service back to Northeastern Ontario, restoring a key transportation option that was previously cancelled in 2012. Service will be reinstated between Timmins and Toronto, helping to connect Northern Ontario as the government invests in unlocking the full economic potential of northern industries, resources and minerals. “The previous government chose ...

the Government of Canada announced that Confederation College will receive $681,000 to help recruit, train and mentor new energy advisors for northern Ontario.   The federal investment will support the delivery of a new energy advisor training program at the College, in partnership with the Canadian Institute for Energy Training, to prepare up to 75 candidates to pass the exams ...

Ferrero Canada Ltd. is recalling 10 Kinder-brand products due to a risk of possible salmonella contamination. No illnesses have yet been reported in Canada relating to the consumption of the recalled products. If you have purchased any of the products below that meet the guidelines, you should discard them or return them where purchased. Kinder Schoko-Bons 200 g 0 62020 ...

2021 was the highest year on record for sexual assaults reported to the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in North West Region. From January 1 to December 31, 2021, approximately 429 sexual assaults were reported. This is a 31% increase from 2020, with 327 incidents having been reported that year. Broken down by the detachment that investigated these incidents, this includes: ...

On April 4, 2022 at approximately 6:15 pm officers from the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a motor vehicle collision on Highway 11, in the Municipality of Greenstone. Initial investigation indicates two Sport Utility Vehicles collided head on. Two individuals were pronounced deceased at the scene and a third party was taken to the Thunder Bay ...

The locating of unmarked graves at former Indian Residential School sites across Canada is a tragic reminder of the abuse Indigenous children suffered in these institutions. The governments of Canada and Ontario are working with Survivors, affected families, communities and Indigenous leaders as part of efforts to address historical wrongs and the lasting physical, emotional, mental and spiritual harms related ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario est prêt intervenir pendant la saison des incendies de végétation qui s’étend entre le 1er avril et le 31 octobre. « Il n’y a rien de plus important que de protéger la population et les collectivités de toute la province, y compris notre personnel, » a dit Greg Rickford, ministre du Développement du Nord, des Mines, ...

The Ontario government is ready to respond to this year’s wildland fire season, which goes from April 1 until October 31. “There is nothing more important than protecting the safety of people and communities across the province, including our staff,” said Greg Rickford, Minister of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry. “Last year’s wildland fire season was exceptionally busy, ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have released a clay facial reconstruction in the hope of identifying human remains first recovered west of Kingston in October 1989. At a virtual media conference today, the OPP, in partnership with the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service and the Office of the Chief Coroner, unveiled a three-dimensional model of what is believed to be a ...

Premier Doug Ford welcomed Their Excellencies the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada and Mr. Whit Fraser, on their first official visit to Ontario. “On behalf of the Ontario government, I am honoured to welcome Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon on her first official visit to our province,” said Premier Doug Ford. “As Canada’s first Indigenous ...

The Ontario government is providing $683,129 through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) to six economic development projects in Hearst. The funding will be used to establish new businesses, purchase equipment, and upgrade facilities. This investment will help build a stronger Ontario by creating good-paying jobs, expanding business operations, supporting critical infrastructure and improving quality of life in the North. ...