On May 28, 2020, members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were made aware of a person who had violated their conditions of release. On May 29, 2020, officers located the person and placed them under arrest. As a result of the investigation, Scott PRUNEAU, 47 years-of-age, from Wawa, was charged with the following: Failure to ...

Starting June 1, 2020, electricity prices are changing for residential and small business customers as well as farms on TOU pricing under the Ontario Energy Board’s (OEB) Regulated Price Plan (RPP). The same fixed price of 12.8 ¢/kWh applies to all of the electricity that they use, no matter the time of day or the day of the week. The ...

The Ontario government is taking steps to help ensure that as the economy gradually and safely reopens workers will have jobs to return to and businesses will be protected from incurring unsustainable termination costs. Today, the government announced that it has enacted a new regulatory amendment that will put non-unionized employees on Infectious Disease Emergency Leave during the COVID-19 outbreak ...

Alors qu’il procède à la relance graduelle et sécuritaire de l’économie, le gouvernement de l’Ontario prend des mesures pour s’assurer que les travailleuses et travailleurs ont un emploi à réintégrer et que les entreprises sont protégées contre l’engagement de frais prohibitifs en matière de licenciement. Le gouvernement a aujourd’hui annoncé qu’il a adopté de nouvelles modifications réglementaires qui mettront les ...

Greg Rickford, Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines, issued the following statement on electricity rate relief measures during the COVID-19 outbreak. “Our government is committed to supporting families and business-owners as we plan for the safe and gradual reopening of the province. Since March 24, 2020, we have invested just over $175 million to deliver emergency rate relief to ...

Greg Rickford, ministre de l’Énergie, du Développement du Nord et des Mines, a fait la déclaration suivante au sujet des mesures d’allègement des tarifs d’électricité durant la pandémie de COVID-19. « Notre gouvernement s’engage à soutenir les familles et les propriétaires de petites entreprises alors que la province planifie sa réouverture graduelle et sécuritaire. Depuis le 24 mars 2020, nous avons investi un peu ...

The Minister for Seniors and Accessibility, Raymond Cho, issued the following statement to recognize National AccessAbility Week: “Our government is proud to work towards creating a society and economy that is accessible and inclusive for all Ontarians. I would like to thank all of the individuals, groups and partners who have been working towards creating a barrier-free Ontario. This year, ...

Raymond Cho, ministre des Services aux aînés et de l’Accessibilité, a émis la déclaration suivante pour souligner la Semaine nationale de l’accessibilité : « Notre gouvernement est fier de travailler à la création d’une société et d’une économie accessibles et inclusives pour toute la population de l’Ontario. Je désire remercier tous les particuliers, groupes et partenaires qui travaillent ensemble pour créer un ...

at 10:17 PM Environment Canada stated that a frost advisory is in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Agawa – Lake Superior Park Frost may damage some crops in frost-prone areas. Temperatures will fall to near freezing or just below freezing overnight and early Sunday morning, resulting in frost conditions for tonight and early Sunday morning. ...

Today, the Ontario government made amendments to the Retirement Homes Act, 2010 regulation, enabling the Retirement Homes Regulatory Authority (RHRA) to better support seniors living in retirement homes during the COVID-19 outbreak. The regulation change increases the emergency payment the RHRA can pay to eligible retirement home residents from $2,000 to $3,500. In the event of an emergency, such as an outbreak, this ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario a apporté aujourd’hui des modifications à la réglementation prise en application de la Loi de 2010 sur les maisons de retraite afin de permettre à l’Office de réglementation des maisons de retraite (ORMR) de mieux soutenir les aînés qui vivent en maison de retraite pendant la pandémie de COVID-19. Ces modifications visent l’augmentation du paiement d’urgence ...

As the province carefully and gradually reopens the economy, the Ontario government is implementing the next phase of its COVID-19 testing strategy to detect and quickly stop the spread of the virus. Testing will now be available to more people in more locations across the province. Today, Premier Doug Ford and Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, released ...

Alors que la province remet prudemment et progressivement en marche son économie, le gouvernement de l’Ontario met en œuvre la prochaine phase de sa stratégie de dépistage de la COVID-19 pour détecter rapidement les cas et enrayer la propagation du virus. Un plus grand nombre de personnes pourra désormais accéder aux tests de dépistage, à un plus grand nombre d’emplacements ...

Sault Ste Marie and surrounding area Métis Citizens will be watching closely on June 1 when the results of the Métis Nation of Ontario’s (MNO) provincial election are released. This year’s MNO election is a historic one. It is the first in which the opportunity to achieve full Métis self-government is front and centre on the ballot. In 2019, Métis ...

All commercial landlords in Ontario can now apply for rental assistance to help their small business tenants impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This initiative will keep more small businesses in operation and more people employed as the province gradually and safely restarts the economy. The Ontario government, in partnership with the federal government, has launched the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent ...