la solliciteure générale Sylvia Jones a déposé un rapport à l’Assemblée législative qui contient des précisions sur les mesures d’urgence que la province a mises en place en vue de freiner la propagation de la COVID-19 et de protéger les Ontariens et Ontariennes. Le rapport porte sur les 47 décrets d’urgence pris entre le 17 mars et le 24 juillet ...
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Ontario Releases Report on COVID-19 Emergency Measures
Solicitor General Sylvia Jones haws tabled a report in the Legislature providing details of the emergency measures put in place by the province to stop the spread of COVID-19 and keep Ontarians safe. The report focuses on the 47 emergency orders made between March 17 and July 24, 2020 when the Declaration of a Provincial Emergency was in effect under ...
Read More »The Town of Hearst Declares A State of Emergency
October 31, 2020 With the appearance of new COVID-19 cases in Hearst in the last few days, the Town of Hearst has declared a state of emergency due to the high risk of community exposure to COVID-19. “It’s not an easy decision to make. The Porcupine Health Unit determines there is an increased risk of exposure in Hearst currently and ...
Read More »L’Ontario lancera des services paramédicaux communautaires pour les soins de SLD dans cinq collectivités
Le gouvernement de l’Ontario investit jusqu’à cinq millions de dollars pour lancer le programme de soins paramédicaux communautaires pour les soins de longue durée dans cinq collectivités de la province. Ce programme aidera les personnes âgées inscrites sur les listes d’attente de soins de longue durée à rester plus longtemps en sécurité dans le confort de leur foyer et de ...
Read More »Northeastern Ontario Tourism (NeONT) announces new Board of Directors
Northeastern Ontario Tourism (NeONT) is pleased to introduce their 2020/21 Board of Directors. NeONT is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting the region as a premier travel destination with the goal of increasing tourism revenue for our partners, and the region as a whole. NeONT nurtures productive relationships with partners and within the industry by listening to partner feedback and ...
Read More »Les libéraux d’Algoma-Manitoulin désignent Tim Vine comme candidat du Parti libéral de l’Ontario pour 2022
Les libéraux d’Algoma-Manitoulin ont désigné Tim Vine, un cadre du centre de santé de Manitoulin et un bénévole dévoué à la communauté, comme leur candidat du Parti libéral de l’Ontario (PLO) pour les prochaines élections provinciales. “Tim est incroyablement passionné lorsqu’il s’agit d’aider sa communauté”, a déclaré le chef du PLO, Steven Del Duca. “Je suis très heureux qu’il soit ...
Read More »Liberals in Algoma-Manitoulin Nominate Tim Vine as 2022 Ontario Liberal Party Candidate
Liberals in Algoma-Manitoulin have nominated Tim Vine, an executive for Manitoulin Health Centre and a dedicated community volunteer, as their Ontario Liberal Party (OLP) candidate for the next provincial election. “Tim is incredibly passionate when it comes to helping his community,” said OLP Leader, Steven Del Duca. “I’m very happy to have him as our first nominated candidate in Northern ...
Read More »Nipissing West OPP – OPP ERT Team Locates Missing Hunters
On October 25, 2020 at 11:55 p.m., members of the Nipissing West Detachment (Sudbury) of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of two missing people who failed to return to their remote hunting camp on Bushtail Lake, off of Highway 144 (Metagama Road), in Chalet Township. Investigation revealed a 39-year-old person from Nepean, Ontario and an 8-year-old ...
Read More »East Algoma OPP – Locate missing Hunter
On Saturday October 24, 2020 at 11:15 p.m., the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was notified by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) that a 69 year old had gone hunting at approximately 10:30 a.m., that morning. The hunter failed to return to meet up with his son on Mile Marker 17 Road, off of ...
Read More »Ontario Takes Action to Reduce Plastic Pollution in the Great Lakes
The Ontario government is providing Pollution Probe with $375,000 to collect plastic waste from marinas around the province using innovative plastic-capture technology. This will be the largest initiative of its kind in the world to tackle plastic pollution in provincial lakes and waterways. Every year an estimated 22 million pounds of plastic pollution end up in the Great Lakes. “Our ...
Read More »L’Ontario élargit les services de santé mentale pour les enfants et les jeunes
Le gouvernement de l’Ontario procède à des investissements ciblés de 24,3 millions de dollars afin d’embaucher du personnel supplémentaire, d’améliorer l’accès aux services de counseling et de thérapie, de mettre en place de nouveaux programmes pour la gestion du stress, de la dépression et de l’anxiété, et de s’attaquer aux troubles alimentaires et aux autres problèmes auxquels se heurtent les ...
Read More »Ontario Expanding Mental Health Services for Children and Youth
The Ontario government is providing $24.3 million in targeted investments to hire additional staff, increase access to counselling and therapy, create new programs to help manage stress, depression and anxiety, and address eating disorders and other challenges facing children and youth. This funding is part of the government’s $176 million investment in the Roadmap to Wellness, a comprehensive plan to build ...
Read More »Have you seen Trent?
Members of the Sault Ste. Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are asking for assistance in locating a missing 29 year old male from Batchewana First Nation. Trent AGAWA has not been seen or heard from since the middle of August 2020 and was reported missing on October 13, 2020. AGAWA is described as measuring approximately 183cm (6’0″), ...
Read More »Ontario Extends COVID-19 Orders
The Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, is extending most orders currently in force under the Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, 2020 (ROA). This extension will be in effect until November 21, 2020 to ensure the government continues to have the necessary tools to contain the spread of COVID-19. “With the cold ...
Read More »L’Ontario proroge des décrets relatifs à la COVID-19
Le gouvernement de l’Ontario, après avoir consulté le médecin-hygiéniste en chef, a prorogé la plupart des décrets en vigueur en vertu de la Loi de 2020 sur la réouverture de l’Ontario (mesures adaptables en réponse à la COVID-19) (Loi sur la réouverture de l’Ontario). Cette prorogation s’étend jusqu’au 21 novembre 2020 afin de garantir que le gouvernement dispose des outils ...
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