Mis à jour le 24 mars, 2020 Nous avons mis en place un protocole temporaire de travail à la maison pour la plupart des employés. Un nombre restreint d’employés des activités essentielles de la commission resteront au bureau pour soutenir la poursuite de notre travail, notamment en répondant aux demandes des consommateurs et des membres de l’industrie. Voici ce que ...
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The OEB is taking a number of measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
We have implemented a temporary work-from-home protocol for most employees. A limited number of essential core operations staff remain at the office to support the continuation of our work, including responding to consumer and industry inquiries. Here’s what you need to know during this time: For consumers: Time-of-use pricing The Government of Ontario issued an Emergency Order under the Emergency Management ...
Read More »Plan d’action de l’Ontario contre la COVID-19
Aujourd’hui, le ministre des Finances Rod Phillips a rendu public le Plan d’action de l’Ontario contre la COVID-19 (Mise à jour économique et financière de mars 2020). Le plan d’action du gouvernement représente la première étape dans son intervention face à la COVID-19 et comprend des ressources supplémentaires de 7 milliards de dollars pour le système de santé et un soutien direct ...
Read More »Ontario’s Action Plan: Responding to COVID-19
Today, Finance Minister Rod Phillips released Ontario’s Action Plan: Responding to COVID-19 (March 2020 Economic and Fiscal Update). The government’s action plan is a first step in its response to COVID-19 and includes $7 billion in additional resources for the health care system and direct support for people and jobs. It also will make available $10 billion in support for ...
Read More »Good Morning Algoma-Manitoulin
Good morning Algoma-Manitoulin, I hope you are doing well. As I and my team have been taking in and returning calls to people throughout the day, I have been finding most people in good shape but there is no doubt that this is not an easy period. However, as I have noted before, it is impressive how neighbours and communities ...
Read More »Wednesday Morning News – March 25
Weather – Periods of snow or rain changing to periods of rain or drizzle near noon. Fog patches dissipating early this morning. Wind south 20 km/h gusting to 40. High plus 3. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Periods of rain or drizzle ending near midnight then cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h ...
Read More »Happenings at Wawa First United Church – March 25
The Easter Cross of Lights will again be placed above the front door of our Church. If you wish to purchase a bulb in memory of someone the cost is $5.00 a bulb. Please contact Maria Reid @ 705-856-2861. The Cross will be lit on Palm Sunday. The U.C. W. requests that ALL items for the next Thrift Shop be saved at ...
Read More »Province suspending time-of-use rates for 45 days
To support Ontarians through the rapidly evolving COVID-19 situation, the Government of Ontario is providing immediate electricity rate relief for families, small businesses and farms paying time-of-use (TOU) rates. For a 45-day period, the government is working to suspend time-of-use electricity rates, holding electricity prices to the off-peak rate of 10.1 cents-per-kilowatt-hour. This reduced price will be available 24 hours ...
Read More »OPP confirm that Officer has tested presumptive positive for COVID-19 (Nipissing West Detachment)
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is confirming its first uniform member has tested presumptive positive for COVID-19. Following their doctor’s instructions, the member is in isolation at their home and is recovering. We wish them a speedy recovery. Their family and colleagues are in our thoughts. The OPP member presumptively diagnosed with COVID-19 serves the Nipissing West Detachment area in ...
Read More »Ontario Providing Electricity Relief to Families, Small Businesses and Farms During COVID-19
To support Ontarians through the rapidly evolving COVID-19 situation, the Government of Ontario is providing immediate electricity rate relief for families, small businesses and farms paying time-of-use (TOU) rates. For a 45-day period, the government is working to suspend time-of-use electricity rates, holding electricity prices to the off-peak rate of 10.1 cents-per-kilowatt-hour. This reduced price will be available 24 hours ...
Read More »Wesdome’s Precautions for COVID-19
Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. (March 23, 2020) would like to inform all stakeholders of its response to the current COVID-19 Pandemic. To date no employees, contractors, or consultants directly involved with Wesdome, whether at corporate or at sites, have been diagnosed with COVID-19. Mr. Duncan Middlemiss, President and CEO stated, “These are unprecedented times and information and government actions are ...
Read More »Alamos begins Temporary Suspension of Operations at Island Gold
Alamos Gold Inc. today, (March 24, 2020) provided an update on the measures it has instituted to prevent the spread of COVID-19 including a 14 day suspension of operations at Island Gold. To date, Alamos has not had any confirmed cases of COVID-19 among any of its employees or contractors and has not experienced any impact to its operations or ...
Read More »Tuesday Morning News – March 24
Weather – A mix of sun and cloud. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High plus 3. Wind chill minus 10 this morning. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Becoming cloudy overnight then periods of snow. Wind becoming south 20 km/h gusting to 40 this evening. Low zero. Statistics – News Tidbits – ...
Read More »Search for Two Hunters Lost in Pukaskwa Forest For 13 Days – Wawa Detachment 1970’s
This was posted by Garry Crawford, now retired, who was an officer at the Wawa OPP Detachment on FB. Wawa-news has shared it with his permission. The Hunter’s Story If Memory serves me correctly it was on October the 9th, in the late 1970’s. Carl Norman, 36 and Ronald Frese, 28 of Akron, Ohio were flown into a ...
Read More »At-Risk Workplaces to close – Government encourages businesses to explore other business opportunities through work-from-home and innovative business models
Mar 23, 2020 at 20:44 Due to the evolving COVID-19 situation, the Ontario government will be ordering at-risk workplaces to close-down, while encouraging businesses to explore opportunities to continue operations through work-from-home and innovative business models. At the same time, the government reminds businesses to put in place protocols for physical distancing and regular hand-washing in order to protect the ...
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