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Oct 2, 2017 @ 15:57 John Vanthof and the NDP spent the past week grasping at straws, trying to drum up some controversy around our Fair Hydro Plan, while misleading the people of Ontario. Let’s get the facts. Electricity rates are not going to go up after the next election. Under the Fair Hydro Plan, electricity rates were lowered by ...

Oct 2, 2017 @ 15:04 White River Forest Products is pleased to report that its donation of lumber has arrived in Houston to assist in the rebuilding of 111 Habitat for Humanity homes that were affected by Hurricane Harvey at the end of August. The community-based Northern Ontario lumber mill quietly took on the challenge laid down by Resolute Forest ...

Due to unforeseen circumstances all fitness classes will be postponed this week (Oct 2-7). Thank you for your patience. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to phone Brian Lachine at 705 856-2244 ext 247.

Time is running out. There is only 1 more week until the lucky ticket will be drawn for the Annual Dream Vacation Lottery. Tickets are available at local businesses and hospital admitting. Watch for volunteers selling tickets at local businesses until October 11. With only 2000 tickets printed your odds for winning are great. By purchasing a ticket today you ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. Wind becoming south 30 km/h gusting to 50 this morning. High 19. UV index 3 or moderate.Tonight will be mainly cloudy with 70 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm overnight. Wind south 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light this evening. Low 14. Marine – Strong wind warning ...

Sep 30, 2017 @ 19:11 If you worked for a school board in Ontario during either the 2012-13 or 2013-14 school year and your union was the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), you are eligible to share in a financial settlement reached by CUPE for the breach of your Charter Rights. This settlement was agreed to following a successful ...

Sep 30, 2017 @ 17:16 Andrea Horwath, leader of the Ontario NDP, has released the following statement on Orange Shirt Day:   “Today, I join Ontarians and Canadians in marking Orange Shirt Day to show that every child matters, to honour the survivors of residential schools, and to recommit to reconciliation.  In creating Orange Shirt Day, Phyllis (Jack) Webstad shared ...

Sep 29, 2017 at 08:21 Principal photography has begun for the feature film Brotherhood on the Michipicoten First Nation Reserve. Written and directed by Richard Bell (Eighteen), the cast includes Brendan Fehr as Robert Butcher, Brendan Fletcher as Arthur Lambden and Jake Manley as George Waller. Based on a true Canadian story, this is the first time a feature film has been permitted to film on the sacred First Nations ...

Sep 29, 2017 @ 08:03 Juan Monteverde, founder and managing partner at Monteverde & Associates PC, a boutique securities firm headquartered at the Empire State Building in New York City, is investigating Richmont Mines Inc. relating to the sale of the Company to Alamos Gold Inc. As a result of the merger, Richmont shareholders are only anticipated to receive 1.385 ...

Weather – Mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers this morning. Clearing this afternoon. Wind becoming north 20 km/h gusting to 40 early this morning. High 10. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight, a few clouds. Fog patches developing after midnight. Wind north 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low zero. Marine – Strong wind warning in effect.Wind ...

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 ...

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 ...

Weather – A mix of sun and cloud. Becoming cloudy this afternoon with 60 percent chance of showers late this afternoon. Risk of thunderstorms late this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind becoming west 20 km/h this morning. High 14. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight showers are expected with a risk of thunderstorms this evening and after midnight. ...

Sep 27, 2017 @ 08:02 The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) will be conducting their Fall Seat belt Campaign from September 27 until October 6, 2017. Seat belt law enforcement and education is one of the OPP’s traffic safety priorities; the OPP conducts provincial seat belt campaigns every year to raise awareness of seat belt use and their effectiveness in saving ...

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 ...