Most frozen breaded chicken products available for sale in grocery stores in Canada contain raw chicken that can cause Salmonella illness and therefore pose an increased health risk to Canadians who handle, prepare or consume them. Such products include chicken nuggets, chicken strips, chicken burgers, popcorn chicken and chicken fries. Canadians need to be aware that even though these products ...

Sep 14, 2018 @ 12:51 Today, Ontario’s Government for the People took the next step in its fight against the federal government’s plan to impose a carbon tax on Ontario families and businesses. Rod Phillips, Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks, announced that the government has filed a statement with the Court of Appeal summarizing the arguments it will make ...

  Last year the Municipality installed fencing and a gate to help keep snowmobiles out of the cemetery during the winter – and damaging the monuments there. The fencing and gate looked beautiful, but the name “St. Margaret Mary” was impossible to read being that everything was black. The photo to the right shows the gate. The letters have now ...

  GMS Camps & Catering Limited Partnership held the grand opening of its facilities here in Marathon on Wednesday, September 13th. GMS Camps is a partnership between two area First Nations, Pic Mobert First Nation and Biigtigong Nishnaabeg, and along with Sudbury-based Morris Group, to help meet the demand for local accommodations for itinerant workers in the area. “We’re excited ...

Andrea Horwath gathered the NDP caucus in Scarborough Friday, delivering a leader’s report in which she said the role of the Official Opposition in Ontario is as critical as it ever has been. “Doug Ford has attacked the courts. He’s attacked democracy. Now, he’s attacking any person in Ontario who dares to disagree with him,” said Horwath. “This week has ...

The Lady Dunn Health Centre Foundation will be at the Blueberry Fall Fair this coming weekend promoting its Dream Vacation Lottery.  Tickets are $10 each or 3 for $20.   While you are there, be sure to enter the draw to win this handmade table runner handcrafted by Heidi Trudeau and Lorraine Pihelgas. The winner will be announced at the ...

Official Opposition Leader Andrea Horwath issued the following statement on Doug Ford’s use of the legislature this weekend to push through a bill that will violate the Charter rights of all Ontarians in order to interfere in Toronto’s election. “NDP MPPs would be very happy to sit all weekend to deal with the issues facing Ontarians, issues such as painfully ...

    Alex Patterson, Director of Community Services & Tourism has contacted Council and local media. He began, “Unfortunately I have some bad news regarding the upcoming start of the season. We will have to delay our start date.”   He explains in his email that there has been a mechanical failure in one of the two dehumicificaiton units. “This failure ...

Sep 13, 2018 @ 08:08   Do you want to know more about how quality is improving at the Lady Dunn Health Centre?   As part of a continuing commitment to engaging with patients and the community regarding quality improvement, the Lady Dunn Health Centre has now installed three Quality Journey Boards, which are located in Acute Care, Long Term ...

Sep 13, 2018 @ 07:46 Weather – Mainly sunny. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h this morning. High 21. Humidex 25. UV index 6 or high. Marine Weather – Strong wind warning in effect. Wind south 15 knots increasing to south 20 this afternoon then diminishing to south 15 overnight. Wind diminishing to southeast 10 Friday evening. Waves one-half ...

Sep 12, 2018 @ 19:35   On September 9, 2018 shortly before 7:00 a.m., members of the Temiskaming Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Temagami Fire Department and Nipissing District Emergency Medical Service (EMS) responded to a call for a motor vehicle collision on Highway 11 near Rabbit Lake Road, south of Temagami, Ontario.   Further investigation revealed that ...

Sep 12, 2018 @ 19:21 The death investigation of a male located in the area of Seventh Avenue and Roy Lane in Sioux Lookout on Wednesday September 5, 2018 has now been confirmed to be as a result of a homicide, and the police are seeking assistance from the public on this investigation.   On September 5, 2018, between 8:30 ...

  The Wawa Family Health Team is extremely pleased to announce that two new physicians will be joining our team on October 1st, 2018 and would like to extend a warm welcome to Drs. Jamileh Shaffaf and Sean Robinson.   Sean and Jamileh both hail from the south. Sean was raised in Amherstburg and Jamileh grew up in Bowmanville, but ...

Official Opposition Leader Andrea Horwath and NDP MPPs were ordered to be kicked out of the legislative chamber Wednesday as they stood up to Doug Ford as he tried to table a bill that cancels a section of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The removal of the NDP MPPs comes on the same day that everyday Ontario people, ...

Sep 12, 2018 @ 15:52 Today, Ontario’s Government for the People brought back Ontario’s Legislature and tabled the Efficient Local Government Act. If passed, the Act would invoke Section 33 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and ensure the City of Toronto’s wards and number of councillors are aligned to 25 prior to the municipal election on October ...