Northern Ontario

Jul 21, 2026 at 08:32 July 17, 2026 In response to the devastating wildfires affecting communities across Northwestern Ontario, United Way of Thunder Bay and the Thunder Bay Community Foundation have partnered to establish the Northwestern Ontario Wildfire Community Support Fund. The new Fund was created in response to inquiries from individuals, workplaces, organizations, and United Ways across Canada seeking ...

Premier Doug Ford visited Thunder Bay today, visiting the TBay Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services Base, the Fort William Gardens Arena, speaking to many about the situation and measures being implemented to combat the fires, and support the evacuees. posted on x at 17:20 This afternoon, I visited the Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services base in Thunder Bay ...

Jul 17, 2026 at 19:46 Ontario NDP Deputy Leader Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong), MPPs Lise Vaugeois (Thunder Bay—Superior North), and Guy Bourgouin (Mushkegowuk—James Bay) are expressing their support for the Chiefs of Ontario’s recent statement calling for the Governments of Ontario and Canada to remove jurisdictional barriers to the provision of emergency assistance, and to coordinate immediate emergency supports in collaboration ...

Chief Michano of Biigtigong Nishnaabeg is coordinating the collection of various items to help the residents of Namaygoosisagagun (Collins FN) which was destroyed by a fast moving forest fire Monday night. Donations are being accepted today, Thursday, July 16th from 10-4 at Bud & Cando’s Gas Bar in Biigtigong (18 Pic River Rd., Marathon). Chief Michano of Biigtigong Nishnaabeg is ...

Ontario Greens Leader Mike Schreiner released the following statement in response to worsening wildfires and air quality across the province: “Thank you to first responders, as thousands of people are forced to evacuate their homes and communities. The Ford government can no longer ignore the very real and dangerous impacts of the climate crisis. Highways across the Northwest are shut ...

Today, MPP Ted Hsu, Ontario Liberal Critic for Rural Affairs, Natural Resources, Mining & Forestry, Mary-Margaret McMahon, Ontario Liberal Critic for Emergency Management, Environment & Climate, and Stephanie Smyth, Ontario Liberal Critic for Northern Affairs issued the following statement on the devastating forest fires in Ontario’s North. As of July 15, there are 185 active wildland fires across Northern Ontario, ...

The wildfire situation in Northern Ontario is rapidly changing. People across Thunder Bay—Superior North are feeling anxious, and some have lost their homes, property, and businesses. As your Member of Parliament, I wanted to give you a quick rundown of the fire response operations and give residents accurate information to keep you and your family safe. My team and I ...

As wildfires sweep through Northern Ontario, taking many First Nations and leaving families to evacuate unprecedently, NDP MPPs Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong) and Lise Vaugeois (Thunder Bay – Superior North) released the following statement: “What we are witnessing right now is devastating,” said MPP Mamakwa. “An entire First Nation community has been erased because of this disaster. With wildfires closing highways ...

Intervenors in the federal assessment of a nuclear waste transportation and burial plan are saying that the federal government is in disarray over the assessment of nuclear projects. This follows the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada’s release, last week, of the Tailored Impact Statement Guidelines for the Nuclear Waste Management Organization’s (NWMO’s) proposed deep geological repository for nuclear fuel waste. ...

On Saturday, July 11, 2026, at approximately 7:30 a.m., members of the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with emergency medical services responded to a report of a fatal motorcycle collision on Highway 11-17 near Highway 527. A stretch of Highway 11-17 between Highway 527 and MacGregor Road was closed for several hours as officers and ...

Police seized Fentanyl and Crystal Methamphetamine following the search of a Constance Lake First Nation home Tuesday. Members of the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service Intelligence Unit, with support from the NAPS Emergency Response Team and the OPP Community Street Crime Unit, executed a search warrant in the morning hours of Tuesday, July 7, at a residential address in Constance Lake ...

UPDATE (5:30 p.m.): The shelter-in-place in M’Chigeeng First Nation near the area of Mnaawnkwad Drive and Riverside Drive has been lifted. There is no risk to public safety and members of the public may resume their regular activities. The investigation remains ongoing. The OPP along with UCCM Anishnaabe Police are thanking the public for their cooperation and understanding. MISE À ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario accorde à la ville de Thunder Bay une somme de 709 280 $ dans le cadre du troisième cycle du Fonds pour l’accélération de la construction, qui offre un financement aux municipalités atteignant au moins 80 % de leurs objectifs provinciaux en matière de logement. En 2025, Thunder Bay a mis en chantier 243 nouveaux logements, dépassant ainsi son objectif annuel ...

The Ontario government is rewarding the City of Thunder Bay with $709,280 through the third round of the Building Faster Fund, which provides funding to municipalities that achieve at least 80 per cent of their provincially designated housing targets. In 2025, Thunder Bay broke ground on 243 new homes, exceeding its annual target by 10 per cent. The funding will help the City of Thunder ...

A proposed pipeline announced by Ontario Premier Doug Ford yesterday is getting a thumbs down from environment and climate groups in northern Ontario, who frame it as being “all risk and no rewards” for northern Ontario. The 3,300 km pipeline will slice across northern Ontario, following a route that appears – based on the very generalized route map released to ...