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  Northern Credit Union has presented a $10,000 donation to United Way Centraide Canada via the True North Stronger Fund to support their ongoing efforts in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The fund, launched in June of this year, is comprised of public donations and a matching corporate contribution used to support the immediate needs of local communities. “In times ...

A critically important and timely manifesto, Our Hearts Are as One Fire: An Ojibway-Anishinabe Vision for the Future by Jerry Fontaine draws on Ojibway-, Ota’wa-, and Ishkodawatomi-Anishinabe world views, history, and lived experience to develop a wholly Ojibway-Anishinabe interpretation of the role of traditional leadership and governance today.   Our Hearts Are as One Fire will be launched this Friday, ...

The Ontario government released an action plan to make government services simpler, easier to use, and more convenient and accessible during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Ontario Onwards: Ontario’s COVID-19 Action Plan for a People-Focused Government includes more than 30 projects that will improve the way people and businesses interact with government, saving them both time and money. Details were provided today by ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario a dévoilé un plan d’action visant à simplifier les services gouvernementaux, à en faciliter le recours et à les rendre plus pratiques, pendant la pandémie de COVID-19 et au-delà. Intitulé Faire progresser l’Ontario : Plan d’action de l’Ontario contre la COVID-19 pour un gouvernement au service de la population, ce plan d’action comprend plus de 30 projets ...

Members of the Nipissing West Detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to remind motorists to practice safe winter driving habits.  Snow and freezing temperatures have created some hazardous driving conditions. Motorists are reminded to completely clear the snow/ice off their vehicles and to ensure visibility in all directions before heading out onto the roadway.  A buildup of ...

L’Ontario lance la Semaine de réduction des déchets en dévoilant des règlements visant à améliorer le programme des boîtes bleues. Les améliorations consistent à élargir la portée des articles qui peuvent être recyclés et à rendre les fabricants de produits et d’emballages pleinement responsables des déchets qu’ils créent. « Nous créons un programme des boîtes bleues plus solide et plus efficace ...

Ontario is kicking off Waste Reduction Week by unveiling regulations to improve the blue box program. The enhancements include expanding the items that can be recycled and making producers of products and packaging fully responsible for the waste they create. “We’re creating a stronger and more effective Blue Box program that actually works,” said Minister Yurek. “By harnessing the innovation ...

On October 16, 2020 at approximately 8:14 am officers from the Marathon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a motor vehicle collision on Highway 614, Unincorporated Township, approximately 33 km South of Manitouwadge.   A motor vehicle (pickup truck), travelling southbound lost control on the slippery, slush covered highway, rolled over and came to rest in the ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is again joining forces with law enforcement, government and other public safety partners to recognize Cyber Security Awareness Month and highlight the advancing threat posed by cybercriminals. Cybercrime occurs when technology is used to carry out criminal offences or when technology is the target of the criminal offence. To the end of September 2020, the ...

The Ontario government is adding York Region to the City of Ottawa, City of Toronto and Region of Peel, as areas with higher community spread of COVID-19. The change means added precautions are now in place to protect residents and staff at long-term care homes in these regions. On the advice of the Chief Medical Officer of Health: Essential visitors, ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario ajoute la région de York à la ville d’Ottawa, à la ville de Toronto et à la région de Peel comme collectivités où la transmission communautaire de la COVID‑19 est la plus forte. Ce changement signifie que des précautions supplémentaires sont maintenant en place pour protéger les résidents et le personnel des foyers de soins de ...

En consultation avec le médecin hygiéniste en chef, le Groupe de mesures de santé publique, les médecins hygiénistes locaux et d’autres experts en santé, le gouvernement de l’Ontario instaure des mesures sanitaires supplémentaires pour la région sanitaire de York. Cette région sanitaire sera soumise aux restrictions de l’étape 2 modifiée pour un minimum de 28 jours et sera examinée sur ...

In consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, the Public Health Measures Table, local medical officers of health and other health experts, the Ontario government is introducing additional health measures for York Region. This public health region will be subject to modified Stage 2 restrictions for a minimum of 28 days and will be reviewed on an ongoing basis. ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to four fatal collisions on and off the road over the Thanksgiving Long Weekend, which claimed the lives of five people. Among the incidents was a double fatality collision involving a horse and buggy, in which two children lost their lives. Three other people were killed in separate collisions, one of which involved a ...

  “Since the outbreak of COVID-19, I’ve had to be much more independent. I can do a lot; I am proud of this,” says David. David lives in the small town of Pic River, more than 3 hours east of Thunder Bay. He is creative, active, and a hard worker. David is also deafblind.   In Ontario, an estimated 211,250 ...