Weather – Increasing cloudiness this morning. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 22. Humidex 26. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Fog patches developing near midnight. Low 12. Marine Forecast – Wind northwest 10 knots becoming light near midnight. Wind light Friday. Waves one half metre or less. Fog patches dissipating near noon. Fog patches reforming overnight. ...
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Ford government fails to provide funding or plan to transform child welfare in Ontario
Monique Taylor, NDP critic for Children and Youth Services, and Sol Mamakwa, NDP critic for Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation released the following statement in response to the Ford government’s announcement on children services on Wednesday. “We share the desire of Indigenous communities, families and child welfare providers for real transformation of the child welfare system that centres on the ...
Read More »Toronto et la région de Peel passent à l’étape 3
Le gouvernement de l’Ontario autorise la Ville de Toronto et la région de Peel à passer à la 3e étape du déconfinement de la province à compter du vendredi 31 juillet à minuit une, ce qui permettra à un plus grand nombre d’entreprises et de lieux publics de rouvrir. Cette décision a été prise en consultation avec le médecin hygiéniste ...
Read More »Toronto and Peel Region Move into Stage 3
Additional businesses and public spaces will be reopening as the Ontario government allows the City of Toronto and Peel Region to move into Stage 3 of reopening the province on Friday, July 31 at 12:01 a.m. This decision was made in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health and local medical officers of health. It is based on positive ...
Read More »From the Branch – July 29
The freshly repainted sign looks good and we thank Comrade Jim Aquino for the professional job he did. Yes, the Legion is open again and we hope that soon we will be able to have our Ladies Auxiliary dish up some good meals, and maybe soon a Fish Fry or Wing Ding. I am sure just to get back to ...
Read More »Michipicoten Golf Club – July News
July is quickly drawing to a close but don’t be sad…that just means we’re kicking into high gear with some Club run tournaments and events!! So grab a drink, take a few minutes to relax and read on MacBeth! Let’s have a little review of the month that was and pay tribute to everyone who has braved the elements and ...
Read More »Happenings at Wawa First United Church – July 29
It is the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost. Although we cannot meet for Worship together you may like to read the Scriptures for August 02, 2020. Genesis 32: 22-31 Jacob wrestles with God. Psalm 17: 1-7, 15 Guard me as the apple of your eye. Romans 9 1-5 I am speaking the truth in Christ. Matthew 14: 13-21 Feeding more than ...
Read More »Morning News Tidbits – July 29
Weather – Mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 20. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Partly cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers early this evening. Fog patches developing near midnight. Low 12. Marine Forecast – Wind northwest 10 knots increasing to northwest 15 this afternoon then diminishing to northwest 10 ...
Read More »East Algoma OPP – Lay 25th Impaired Charge after Vehicle is found in ditch
On July 27, 2020, shortly after 2:00 p.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Algoma District Paramedic Services responded to a single Motor Vehicle Collision where pick-up truck entered in a ditch on Lakeshore Drive in Tarbutt-Tarbutt Additional Township. While speaking to the driver, the officer determined that alcohol had been ...
Read More »Thunder Bay OPP – Search for Edward Tremblay ends, investigation continues
On the 13th of May 2020, at approximately 3:00pm officers of the Thunder Bay OPP detachment responded to a report of human remains in the Wasp Road area which is an Unorganized area north of Highway 11/17 and west of Highway 527. The remains were located by a forest area worker and reported to the police. The scene was secured ...
Read More »Un nouveau foyer de soins de longue durée sera construit à Ajax Pickering d’ici 2021
Le gouvernement de l’Ontario a annoncé qu’un nouveau foyer de soins de longue durée sera construit à l’emplacement de l’Hôpital d’Ajax et de Pickering (Lakeridge Health) en quelques mois seulement, plutôt qu’en plusieurs années. Ce projet s’inscrit dans le cadre du Programme pilote d’accélération de la construction de la province. En collaboration avec l’organisme Lakeridge Health et Infrastructure Ontario, la ...
Read More »New Long-term Care Home to be built in Ajax Pickering by 2021
The Ontario government announced that a new long-term care home will be built at Lakeridge Health’s Ajax Pickering Hospital site in months, not years. The project is part of the province’s Accelerated Build Pilot Program. By working with Lakeridge Health and Infrastructure Ontario, the province intends to build up to 320 new long-term care beds by 2021 at this site. The ...
Read More »Argonaut Gold Drilling Continues to define ore zones
Argonaut Gold Inc. has announced results from the Phase Two of their current drill campaign. They are drilling below the proposed pit to further define possible ore zones. 54 diamond drill holes (34,852 metres of drilling) were completed in Phase 1 & Phase 2. “The Phase One program discovered a number of high-grade veins and Phase Two of the program ...
Read More »L’Ontario investit dans un nouveau programme de subventions contre le racisme et la haine
Le gouvernement de l’Ontario investit 1,6 million de dollars sur deux ans afin de créer un nouveau programme de subventions pour les activités de lutte contre la haine et le racisme. Cet investissement sera destiné aux initiatives communautaires de lutte contre le racisme ciblant surtout le racisme anti-Noirs, le racisme anti-Autochtones, l’antisémitisme et l’islamophobie. « Le racisme et la haine ...
Read More »Ontario Investing in new Anti-Racism and Anti-Hate Grant program
The Ontario government is investing $1.6 million over two years to create a new Anti-Racism and Anti-Hate Grant program. This funding will support community-based anti-racism initiatives focusing on anti-Black racism, anti-Indigenous racism, anti-Semitism and Islamophobia. “Racism and hate will not be tolerated and our government is doing everything it can to protect people from being victimized because of their race ...
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