On the heels of an explosive report from Ontario’s Auditor General exposing that Kathleen Wynne’s real deficit is 75% higher than reported, Ontario PC Leader Doug Ford today committed to launch an independent commission of inquiry, whose mandate is to get to the bottom of the deficit scandal and to propose timely solutions to solving the deficit problem. “The Auditor ...

Ontario New Democrat candidates Judith Monteith-Farrell (Thunder Bay-Atikokan) and Lise Vaugeois (Thunder Bay-Superior North), released the following statement responding to Liberal MPP Bill Mauro’s comments on the Bethammi Nursing Home inspection findings:   “We were heartbroken to learn that residents at the Bethammi Nursing Home were left unbathed for weeks, without enough incontinence care, and not getting the care they needed.   When our seniors ...

Apr 26, 2018 @ 18:15 Algoma Public Health Nurses and Nurse Practitioner (NP) members have reached a last-minute deal with their employer. The nurses – members of the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) – and the employer both held ratification votes within hours of reaching the settlement, and both sides have voted to accept the new deal. The new collective agreement ...

Apr 25, 2018 @ 10:45 The congregation welcomes everyone to Worship at First United Church.  Services are held on Sunday at 11:00 a.m. If anyone has a question or concern please leave a message on the answering machine at the Church 705-856-2926 CHURCH OFFICE HOURS – Thurs. 1 -3 p.m., Roberta requests that an appointment be made. Please call 705-856-2926 ...

Apr 25, 2018 @ 08:17 The Wawa Indoor Walking Program ends tomorrow for the season. Walking Coordinator Shelly Duplessis would like to thank all those who came out to walk, and the health service providers for their visits. See you next year! Shelly Duplessis

Apr 25, 2018 @ 07:55 Tbaytel was pleased to release Investing in our Neighbourhood, the company’s 2017 report to the community at its annual general meeting held last evening at Thunder Bay City Hall. The report focuses on several of Tbaytel’s key accomplishments from throughout 2017, as well as the company’s strategic direction and key financial information. Tbaytel contributed $17.375 ...

Apr 24, 2018 @ 19:40 Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. is pleased to provide the results from the initial underground drilling of the Kiena Deep A Zone completed from the exploration ramp development at its 100% owned Kiena Mine Complex, in Val d’Or, Quebec. Development of the Kiena Deep exploration ramp at the 1000 metre level commenced early August 2017 and ...

Doug Ford announced yesterday, April 23rd that he would scrap the ‘Cap & Trade Slush Fund’. He had visited a gas station in Caledon. “There is a whole industry of special interests and lobbyists coming up with new names, and schemes to try to fool people into paying this new tax,” said Ford. “But the people will not be fooled, ...

The Ontario Liberal Party is officially under investigation from Elections Ontario following allegations they’re campaigning on the taxpayers’ dime. Last week, the Ontario PC Party filed a formal complaint to Elections Ontario detailing how the Liberals have been holding campaign style announcements with government resources. On Friday, April 20th, Elections Ontario replied to the Ontario PC Party’s complaint in a ...

Thursday, April 19, 2018 Dear Premier Kathleen Wynne, While you have been holding campaign-style media availabilities on the taxpayer dime, I have been criss-crossing the province and meeting directly with the people. I sit down with young families, small-business owners, and seniors, and I ask them, “what’s the biggest thing the government could do to make your life easier.” The ...

Apr 20, 2018 @ 08:08 As rent-geared-to-income housing remain scarce, Nickel Belt MPP France Gélinas, asked the premier why the Liberal government has done nothing for vulnerable Ontario seniors struggling to put a roof over their heads.   “Minister, there are currently 1577 households in Greater Sudbury waiting for a rent-geared-to income one bedroom apartment.  A third of those are ...

Apr 20, 2018 @ 08:05   White River Forest Products (WRFP) is pleased to announce that it has received $1.9M in funding from the provincial government through the Ontario’s Jobs and Prosperity Fund. “We’re happy to be one of the first company to receive monies from this fund,” said Frank Dottori, President and CEO of WRFP. “The upgrades we’re making ...

Apr 19, 2018 @ 12:25   FIRST “A” EVENT Ken GRAHAM Soo SECOND “A” EVENT Dave TRUDEAU Soo THIRD “A” EVENT Chris GILBOTA / Dennis LETHBRIDGE Soo   FIRST “B” EVENT Mark LESCHISHIN Wawa SECOND “B” EVENT Scott SEABROOK Soo THIRD “B” EVENT Brian CULHANE Kirkland L./Wawa/Soo   FIRST “C” EVENT Tom TERRIS Wawa SECOND “C” EVENT Carl PUNKARI Soo ...

NDP Health Care critic and Nickel Belt MPP France Gélinas issued the following statement: “As premier, Kathleen Wynne has done real damage to the health care that people count on. Today, Wynne held a media event at a hospital to try to convince Ontarians that wait times for health care are fine. They’re not. For years, she has chosen to ...

Doug Ford today visited a small manufacturing facility in Cobourg, Ontario where he announced the fourth of his five priorities in his Plan For the People of Ontario. Ford committed that an Ontario PC Government will take immediate action to Create Good Jobs, including bringing manufacturing jobs back to Ontario. “There is no secret to creating good jobs in Ontario,” ...