Following the release of Assessing Labour Market Shortages in the City of Thunder Bay, Northern Policy Institute (NPI) is releasing four more briefing notes to provide insight into current and potential future labour market shortages in the Northeast cities of Greater Sudbury, Timmins, North Bay and Sault Ste. Marie.   “Northern Ontario is ageing,” said author Alex Ross, former Senior ...

At 10:55 this morning East Algoma OPP issued a media release stating that Highway 556 (Ranger Lake Road) has been closed in both directions due to a washout. The highway is closed from Searchmont at Highway 532 to the junction of Highway 556 and Highway 129. The OPP will advise when the highway reopens. OPP reminds motorists that travelling on ...

Le gouvernement du Canada continue de prendre des mesures concrètes pour soutenir les travailleurs canadiens pendant la pandémie de COVID‑19 en fournissant de l’aide à ceux qui en ont le plus besoin. Aujourd’hui, la ministre de l’Emploi, du Développement de la main‑d’œuvre et de l’Inclusion des personnes handicapées, l’honorable Carla Qualtrough, a annoncé que le gouvernement a déposé un projet de ...

The Government of Canada continues to take direct action to support Canadian workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, providing support to those who need it most. Today, the Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, introduced legislation to establish the Canada Emergency Student Benefit (CESB), which would provide income support to post-secondary students who lost work opportunities ...

Today is the fifth day of the North Algoma Wellness Challenge. Some of yesterday’s submissions are in the gallery above. It was great to see some of the ways that people grabbed the deck of card, played hopscotch… Today’s challenge might be fun – Craft Day. I wonder what creations will be brought to life today! To participate in the ...

With May rent due tomorrow, small business owners are very concerned about whether landlords will take up the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance program, according to new survey results from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). “In theory the program is good as it covers a substantial fraction of the rent and the costs are shared, but in practice ...

Weather – Cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers early this morning. Clearing near noon. Wind northeast 20 km/h. High 12. UV index 6 or high. Tonight Clear. Wind north 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low minus 1.   Statistics Country Total New Total New Cases Cases Deaths Deaths Canada 51,597 1,551 2,996 137 USA 1,064,737 28,429 61,670 2,390 ...

On April 28, 2020 at approximately 11:58 p.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a Motor Vehicle Collision (MVC) involving a pick-up truck and a tractor trailer. The MVC occurred when the pick-up truck entered the westbound lane colliding with the tractor trailer on Highway 17 near Wagoosh Lake Road in the ...

Canada Post unveiled two stamps honouring every Canadian who served overseas and on the home front to mark the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (May 8, 1945), when Nazi Germany surrendered to Allied forces, ending the Second World War in Europe. The stamps tell the stories of Private Léo Major, who fought to liberate the Netherlands, and factory ...

    Dr Shaffaf and Dr Robinson are back with another important video for Wawa. They have some important safety pointers about wearing masks and gloves to protect against COVID-19. This is the second video, the first is available by clicking this link.

I’m certain that regular readers of News from the Park have not been surprised that I have not posted the column since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Needless-to-say, my team and I have been beyond swamped with calls and letters from individuals, groups and businesses posing questions, asking for clarification and direction, and offering thoughts and observations on the ...

Between April 17 and April 19, 2020, members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to two theft occurrences in the Dubreuilville area. On April 28, 2020, officers located and arrested two people in connection with the incidents. As a result of the investigation, Austin PINARD, 20 years-of-age, from Dubreuilville, was charged with the following: Theft ...

  Today is the fourth day of the North Algoma Wellness Challenge. Some of yesterday’s submissions are in the gallery above. Not as many entries but the videos that were submitted were fantastic! Baby Shark was the winner! Today’s challenge might be a little easier – Old Fashion Games Day. It will be interesting to see what games Wawaites can ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario lance le site Web Surmonter les obstacles dus à la COVID-19 pour aider les entreprises à relever les défis sans précédent suscités par la pandémie. Les entreprises qui s’efforcent de réorganiser leurs activités dans le but de fabriquer du matériel médical ainsi que celles qui tentent de rester opérationnelles tout en maintenant l’écart sanitaire peuvent utiliser le site ...

The Ontario government is launching the COVID-19: Tackling the Barriers website to help businesses overcome the unique challenges created by the global pandemic. Businesses working to retool their operations to produce health-related products, or those that want to continue their operations in this new environment of physical distancing, can submit any potential roadblocks to the website. The province is prepared to allow ...