With deep regret, Kap Paper today announced it will begin an orderly idling of operations at its Kapuskasing facility. The decision follows months—and indeed years—of engagement with governments and partners and reflects the absence of near-term measures required to maintain the integrated forestry supply chain in Northeastern Ontario. “This is a heartbreaking day for our people and the community,” said ...

Northern Policy Institute is pleased to announce that Paula Haapanen has joined the Institute as Vice President. Paula joins the Institute after 6 years with Impact ON, most recently as Senior Director of Engagement. Fluently trilingual (French, English, and Finnish), Haapanen was responsible for communications, government relations, and partnership development at Impact ON. She will continue with similar responsibilities at ...

Institut des politiques du Nord (IPN)est heureux d’annoncer que Paula Haapanen a rejoint l’Institut en tant que vice-présidente. Paula rejoint l’Institut après avoir passé six ans chez Impact ON, où elle occupait récemment le poste de directrice principale du Pôle Engagement. Parlant couramment trois langues (français, anglais et finnois), Mme Haapanen était responsable des communications, des relations gouvernementales et du ...

This year marks a very special milestone for us – 40 years of service to our community. For four decades, our childcare centre has been a place where little ones grow, friendships bloom, and lifelong memories are made. We’ve had the joy of welcoming children into our doors, watching them learn and thrive, and then sending them off into the ...

The Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA) and the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) fully support today’s announcement by the Government of Ontario regarding investments in forest road infrastructure and the sawmill chip program. This commitment is an important step towards protecting a sector facing unprecedented challenges, including 35% softwood lumber duties, potential Section 232 tariffs, and the ongoing pressures ...

Sept 25/25 Week #19 114 Golfers Overcast/Rain 12*C Saturday Men’s Night Closing on September 27th Tee times are: 10:30 a.m. Shotgun Start Early 18 Holes *Cart Shack payments need to be paid immediately. Flight Winners: 1st Flight Score 1st Max Simon Joel Dechamplain Spare 31 2nd Dylan Buckell Noah Asselin Jarett Asselin 33 3rd Brandon Case Bradley Case Jarett Asselin ...

Friday September 26 2025 2023-2027/334 No. 143 Yesterday, when Minister Joël Lightbound announced the Government’s plan to gut Canada Post, he suggested the new Liberal Government had a mandate from Canadians to take “decisive action” on hard political issues. The “new measures” he announced to “save Canada Post,” he said, were just the kind of decisive action Canadians elected the ...

Vendredi 26 Septembre 2025 2023-2027/334 No. 143 Hier, lorsque le ministre Joël Lightbound a dévoilé le plan du gouvernement pour saccager Postes Canada, il a laissé entendre que la population avait confié au gouvernement libéral le mandat d’agir de manière décisive dans les questions politiques complexes. Les nouvelles mesures qu’il a annoncées pour « sauver Postes Canada », a-t-il dit, sont justement le ...

Thursday September 25 2025 2023-2027/332 Bulletin No. 141 Today, the Minister responsible for Canada Post, Joël Lightbound, announced massive changes to the Government’s mandate for Canada Post and huge service cutbacks to the public. This announcement was an outrage. Minister Lightbound gave the Union no indication that he was going to do this when leadership met with him last week. ...

Today’s announcement by the Government of Canada will allow our country’s national postal service to chart a strong, financially sustainable path forward that supports the changing needs of Canadians. Letter mail has been steadily declining for almost two decades, down from 5.5 billion letters in 2006 – Canada’s peak mail year – to two billion letters last year, and that ...

L’annonce faite aujourd’hui par le gouvernement du Canada permettra à notre service postal national de progresser avec succès vers un avenir solide et rentable, au service des besoins en évolution de la population. Le courrier papier est en déclin constant depuis près de vingt ans : Les volumes, qui avaient culminé à 5,5 milliards de lettres en 2006, n’étaient plus qu’à ...

Aujourd’hui, l’honorable Joël Lightbound, ministre de la Transformation du gouvernement, des Travaux publics et de l’Approvisionnement, a fait la déclaration suivante : « Postes Canada est une institution nationale, plus ancienne que notre pays lui-même, qui sert la population canadienne depuis plus de 150 ans. Depuis des générations, les travailleurs et travailleuses des postes relient les collectivités partout au pays, offrant un ...

Today, the Honourable Joël Lightbound, Minister of Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement, issued the following statement: “Canada Post is a national institution, older than our country itself, that has been serving Canadians for more than 150 years. For generations, postal workers have connected communities in every corner of the country, providing an essential lifeline to hundreds of northern, Indigenous, and ...

The Ontario Autism Coalition (OAC) is aware of recent announcements from the United States suggesting that acetaminophen use during pregnancy causes autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and that leucovorin could serve as a “cure.” These claims are not supported by credible science. They oversimplify decades of research and cause real harm to both the autistic community and pregnant people alike.   ...

Algoma District School Board (ADSB) senior staff shared a very positive update on opening enrolment numbers at the Board’s first Regular Meeting of the 2025–2026 school year, held on Tuesday, September 23, 2025. Superintendents Frank Palumbo and Joe Maurice reported that ADSB schools have welcomed 428 more students than originally projected in the March 2025 Director’s Report. This includes an ...