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Confirmed Blue Green Algae Bloom in Rock Lake

Sep 28, 2017 @ 22:02 Laboratory results from a water sample submitted to the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change confirmed the presence of a blue-green bloom in Rock Lake, located in the Township of Plummer Additional and the Township of Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional, east of Sault Ste. Marie. Blue-green algae are naturally present in ponds, lakes ...

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Red Pine signs MOU with Michipicoten First Nation

Sep 28, 2017 @ 08:01 Red Pine Exploration of Toronto and the Michipicoten First Nation (MFN) have signed a memorandum of understanding that covers Red Pine’s Wawa advanced exploration gold project. Quentin Yarie, president and CEO of Red Pine stated, “The company, and its predecessors, have always maintained a good working relationship with MFN. This MOU formalizes the consultation process ...

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Taxpayer-funded, partisan ads misleading Ontarians

NDP Finance critic John Vanthof says the Wynne Liberals are misleading Ontarians with taxpayer-funded ads promoting the Liberals’ hydro borrowing scheme.   “Yesterday, the premier stated that the $5.5-million hydro ad campaign, which was designed to boost Liberal polling numbers, was important because people in the province needed to know the details about government programs that are in place,” said ...

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Who is killing Canada’s passenger trains? 

Sep 27, 2017 @ 08:15 Who is killing Canada’s passenger trains?  It can’t be our prime minister. Since he was a babe in his mother’s arms, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been exposed to the virtues of train travel.  That’s thanks to his father, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, who had a genuine affection and respect for passenger trains.  He travelled ...

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Andrea Horwath – Liberal response to the cost of hydro ads

Sep 27, 2017 @ 08:12 Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath released the following statement regarding the Liberal government’s response when the NDP revealed documents showing the government is spending $5.5 million on advertising to counter negative media coverage of high hydro bills: “The Wynne Liberal government is spending $5.5 million to counter people’s negative view of their high hydro bills. ...

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NOP demands Resignation and an Apology

Northern Ontario Party leader, Trevor Holliday demands the immediate resignation of Northumberland-Quinte West Liberal MPP Lou Rinaldi and an apology from Premier Kathleen Wynne over the remarks that refers to Northern Ontario as ‘No Mans Land’. This comment made by Lou Rinaldi is an insult not only to our nearly eight hundred thousand residents that call Northern Ontario, home but ...

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Ontario PCs invite Wynne Liberal MPP Lou Rinaldi to Northern Ontario

Sep 26, 2017 @ 18:58 Today, Ontario PC Leader Patrick Brown and Ontario PC Northern MPPs Vic Fedeli (Nipissing) and Ross Romano (Sault Ste. Marie) wrote to MPP Lou Rinaldi and invited him to visit beautiful, opportunity-filled Northern Ontario. Lou Rinaldi has been coming under fire at Queen’s Park for referring to Northern Ontario as “No Man’s Land.” He has ...

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Manufacturing Day is October 6th

Sep 25, 2017 @ 08:04 Manufacturing Day (MFGDAY) is a North American-wide celebration of modern manufacturing during which manufacturers provide access to their facilities in a collective effort to educate visitors about manufacturing career opportunities and improve public perceptions of manufacturing. The Algoma Workforce Investment Corporation (AWIC) is excited to be working with local manufacturers and schools around the region ...

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Tips to Beat the Heat!

Sep 23, 2017 @ 08:15 Warm and humid air is forecast to push into the Algoma district this weekend. With high temperatures expected in the low 30’s, Algoma Public Health would like to remind the public to follow our tips to help beat the heat. “Exposure to extreme heat and humidity can lead to illnesses such as heat exhaustion and ...

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UPDATE – EC Fog Advisory

Fog Advisory ended 9:08 a.m. FOG ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN ONTARIO UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:20 A.M. EDT SATURDAY 23 SEPTEMBER 2017. ——————————————————————— FOG ADVISORY FOR:       NIPIGON – MARATHON – SUPERIOR NORTH       WAWA – PUKASKWA PARK. ——————————————————————— ==DISCUSSION== NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN FOG IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. AREAS OF DENSE FOG ARE AFFECTING REGIONS NEAR NORTHERN LAKE SUPERIOR. THE FOG ...

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CAPT says Northern Ontario Multimodal Transportation Strategy ‘Lacks Vision’

Sep 21, 2017 @ 13:12 Howie Wilcox, Chair of the Coalition for Algoma Passenger Trains (CAPT) submitted CAPT’s response to the 25-year provincial transportation strategy.  In it he states that the draft Northern Ontario Multimodal Transportation Strategy (NOMTS) “is completely lacking in vision, is not multi-modal, …and does not respond to the input from its community consultations.” Summary of CAPT’s ...

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Createch Group receives support to expand in Sault Ste. Marie

Sep 21, 2017 @ 08:02 Software solutions company, The Createch Group, has set its sights on establishing an international information and communications technology support and training centre in Sault Ste. Marie, thanks in part to a Government of Canada repayable contribution of $482,000. The funding was announced Tuesday by Terry Sheehan, member of Parliament for Sault Ste. Marie, on behalf of ...

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Manitou Gold Announces Property Acquisition; Provides Corporate Update

Sep 20, 2017 @ 08:26 Manitou Gold Inc. nnounces that it has agreed to acquire four parcels of land, each covering approximately 40 acres of patented surface and mining rights (for an aggregate of approximately 160 acres) (collectively, the “Property”), located in Jacobsen Township within the Sault Ste. Marie Mining Division (the “Acquisition”).  The Property covers part of the Goudreau –Lochalsh ...

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