Time of Report 17:45 Late afternoon on August 14, there are 45 active forest fires across the Northeast. Of these, 9 are not yet under control, 36 are either being held, under control or being observed. There were six new fires confirmed today, at the time of this update. Parry Sound 43, covers 1.5 hectares and is located approximately 5 ...
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Ontario Asks Federal Government to Pay Full Cost of Illegal Border Crossers
The people of Ontario expect their government to stand up for provincial interests, grow our economy and respect the taxpayer. The federal government’s policies, which allow thousands of illegal border crossers to enter our country without following the appropriate processes, are having a negative impact on Ontario’s education system, our legal aid system, our social assistance system and our emergency ...
Read More »Northeast Fire Region Update of August 14, 2018
On the morning of August 14, there are 40 active forest fires across the Northeast. Of these, 5 are not yet under control, 35 are either being held, under control or being observed. There were no new fires confirmed yesterday and one fire extinguished. Incident Management Teams Incident Management Teams (IMTs) are in place in the region. They are managing ...
Read More »Ontario Announces Cannabis Retail Model
Following the federal legalization of cannabis on October 17, Ontario will immediately introduce an online retail channel for cannabis, to be followed by a private retail model by April 1, 2019. Minister of Finance Vic Fedeli and Attorney General Caroline Mulroney today shared details about how the province will manage cannabis retail following the federal government’s decision to legalize the ...
Read More »Northeast Fire Region – August 12
On the morning of August 12, there are 41 active forest fires across the northeast. Of these, 5 are not yet under control, 36 are either being held, under control or being observed. There were no new fires confirmed yesterday and three fires extinguished. Incident Management Teams Incident Management Teams (IMTs) are in place in the region. They are managing ...
Read More »Forest Fire Situation Update Northeast Fire Region – August 11
Time of Report 8:30am On the morning of August 11, there are 44 active forest fires across the northeast. Of these, 6 are not yet under control, 38 are either being held, under control or being observed. There were two new fires confirmed yesterday and four fires extinguished. North Bay 121 is not yet under control at 0.2 of a ...
Read More »Search continues for Henry Stone-Arnold west of Dryden
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Dryden is requesting the assistance of the public to locate a missing male. Henry STONE-ARNOLD (28 years) of Dryden, ON was last spoken to on 08 August, 2018 at approximately 11:00pm. He was believed to be in the Dryden area at that time. STONE-ARNOLD’s vehicle was located near Highway 594 approximately 1 kilometre west ...
Read More »Forest Fire Situation Update Northeast Fire Region – August 10
On the morning of August 10, there are 47 active forest fires across the northeast. Of these,11 are not yet under control, 36 are either being held, under control or being observed. There were four new fires confirmed yesterday, two of which has already been extinguished. Cochrane 39 is not yet under control at 0.1 of a hectare Wawa 12 ...
Read More »Thunder Bay MPs Visit Science North’s Growing Summer Science Camp Programs
Patty Hajdu, MP for Thunder Bay- Superior North, and Don Rusnak, MP for Thunder Bay – Rainy River, visited with youth who are participating in four of Science North’s summer science camp programs in Thunder Bay. For over 30 years, Northern Ontario children have benefited from Science North’s summer science camp experiences. During this time, Science North has expanded ...
Read More »Civic Day Long Weekend was tragic with six deaths
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) dealt with a tragic Civic Day Long Weekend with two children among the six people who died on OPP-patrolled roads. The weekend marked the highest number of fatal road incidents since the 2011 August long weekend. A three-year-old girl died after being struck by a pick-up truck in Lambton County. A six-year-old girl was ...
Read More »‘Buck-a-Beer’ Returns August 27th
Beer fans across Ontario can officially start counting down the days until the return of ‘Buck-a-Beer’, the popular $1-per-beer price floor that delighted people across Ontario until it was cancelled when the previous government abruptly introduced new beer price regulations. “We were elected on a promise to reduce red tape and put the people first,” said Premier Doug Ford, who ...
Read More »Forest Fire Situation Update Northeast Region – August 6
By the evening of August 6, there were 44 active forest fires across the northeast. Of these, 18 are not yet under control, 26 are either being held, under control or being observed. There were four new fires confirmed today, two of which are already been called out. Cochrane 35 measures 7 hectares and is located 93 kilometers northeast of ...
Read More »Northeast Fire Region – August 5, 2018
Time of Report 22:55 By the evening of August 5, there were 42 active forest fires across the northeast. Of these, 19 are not yet under control, 23 are either being held, under control or being observed. There were two new fires confirmed today. Bancroft 19 covers 0.5 of a hectare. It is located approximately 5 km southeast of Big ...
Read More »Forest Fire Situation Update – Northeast Fire Region August 4
By the evening of August 3, there were 45 active forest fires across the northeast. Of these, 21 are not yet under control, 24 are either being held, under control or being observed. There was one new fire confirmed today in the Northeast Region. Cochrane 34 is located 90 km northeast of Smooth Rock Falls. It measures 1 hectare and ...
Read More »Ontario Forest Fire Update – August 3
Northeast Fire Region By the evening of August 2, there were 47 active forest fires across the northeast. Of these, 21 are not yet under control, 26 are either being held, under control or being observed. There were no new fires discovered today and one fire was extinguished. Incident Management Teams Incident Management Teams (IMTs) are in place in the ...
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