At 3:27 p.m. July 16, 2020, Marathon OPP received a call regarding a Motor Vehicle Collision (MVC) on Highway 17 west of Marathon near Wolf Camp Lake. The MV had been travelling eastbound and made contact with the eastbound shoulder. The driver over corrected and began to serve then entered the east bound ditch, flipped and rolled coming in contact ...
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Timmins to improve public transit with Federal and Provincial funding
Timmins received funding in an announcement yesterday for improvements to their public transit infrastructure. Terry Sheehan, Member of Parliament for Sault Ste. Marie, on behalf of the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities; the Honourable Dave Smith, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines and Indigenous Affairs and Member of Provincial Parliament for Peterborough-Kawartha ...
Read More »Ontario Accelerating the Development of Long-Term Care Homes
The Ontario government announced a redesigned funding model that will lead to the building of additional, modern long-term care homes providing seniors with the quality care they deserve. This new approach will help break down historic barriers and accelerate the construction of urgently needed long-term care projects, and new and redeveloped beds. Over the next five years, the government is ...
Read More »L’Ontario accélère les travaux dans le secteur des soins de longue durée
Le gouvernement de l’Ontario a annoncé un nouveau modèle de financement pour le secteur des soins de longue durée qui permettra la construction de nouveaux foyers modernes ou les aînés de l’Ontario recevront les soins de qualité qu’ils méritent. Cette nouvelle approche contribuera à éliminer les obstacles hérités du passé, à accélérer les travaux pour les projets urgents, à aménager ...
Read More »East Algoma OPP – Charges Laid after disturbance at business
On July 13, 2020, at approximately 10:30 a.m., members of the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to a disturbance at a business on Main Street in Thessalon. There was an altercation between two people while inside the store. One person was upset at another from something that occurred in the past and proceeding to yell obscenities at ...
Read More »Ontario Recommends New Governance for Ontario Energy Board as part of the Fixing the Hydro Mess Act, 2019
The Ontario Government is modernizing the Ontario Energy Board (OEB). Part of this process is the appointment new leadership team. The new CEO will be Susanna Zagar, and Lynne Anderson as the Chief Commissioner. This change will take place in Fall 2020 upon proclamation of the amendments under Schedule 2 of the Fixing the Hydro Mess Act, 2019. Minister of ...
Read More »Conservatives Call for Emergency Meeting
Conservative members of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics have called for an emergency meeting to discuss Justin Trudeau’s $900 million scandal and to review the safeguards that are in place to prevent conflicts of interest in government procurement. MPs Michael Barrett, Damien Kurek, and Jacques Gourde today sent a letter to the Clerk of the ...
Read More »East Algoma OPP – Impaired Charges Made after Collision
On July 11, 2020 at approximately 7:50 p.m., the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) members responded to a vehicle crash on Highway 639, north of Elliot Lake. The complainant reported following a pick-up truck which was swerving all over the road, nearly causing collisions with other vehicles, until it eventually crashed into the ditch. Police attended and spoke to ...
Read More »Ontario Reaches Agreement with Flying Post First Nation on Historic Land Claim
The Ontario government announced today the final settlement of a 115 year old land claim that addresses the shortfall of land received by Flying Post First Nation, as part of the James Bay Treaty (Treaty #9) that was originally signed in 1905. The $14.1 million settlement will contribute to the future economic prosperity of the First Nation. “I’m pleased that ...
Read More »L’Ontario s’entend avec la Première Nation Flying Post à propos d’une revendication territoriale historique
Le gouvernement de l’Ontario a annoncé aujourd’hui le règlement définitif d’une revendication territoriale qui remontait à plus de 115 ans et traitait de la cession insuffisante de terres à la Première Nation Flying Post dans le Traité de la Baie James (Traité no9) signé à l’origine en 1905. Les 14,1 millions de dollars octroyés à titre de règlement contribueront à ...
Read More »Manitoulin OPP – Arrest made after Complaint
On July 12, 2020, at approximately 2:27 a.m. members of the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a 911 call for an out of control person in the Town of Espanola. As a result of the investigation, Regan St Amour, 18-years-old, of Espanola was charged with Assault contrary to section 266 of the Criminal Code (CC) ...
Read More »Manitoulin OPP – Arrests Made Firearms & Currency Seized
On July 11, 2020, at approximately 11:44 p.m., members of the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received information that persons wanted out of Toronto were headed to Manitoulin Island from the Greater City of Sudbury. The vehicle was located and stopped on Highway 6, Little Current. All persons in the vehicle were arrested without incident. A firearm ...
Read More »Ontario Expanding Access to the Modern Digital Economy
The Ontario government is expanding access to reliable broadband and cellular service in underserved and unserved parts of the province. The application intake for the $150 million Improving Connectivity for Ontario program (ICON) opens today. This funding will help drive economic investment and job creation across the province, while allowing more people to work from home more efficiently, engage in ...
Read More »L’Ontario élargit l’accès à l’économie numérique moderne
Le gouvernement de l’Ontario étend l’accès à un service fiable cellulaire et à large bande dans les régions mal desservies ou non desservies de la province. La période de demandes pour le Programme d’amélioration de la connectivité en Ontario (PACO), doté d’un budget de 150 millions de dollars, débute aujourd’hui. Ce financement contribuera à stimuler l’investissement économique et la création d’emplois ...
Read More »L’Ontario prolonge les décrets d’urgence
Le gouvernement de l’Ontario, en consultation avec le médecin hygiéniste en chef, a prolongé jusqu’au 22 juillet 2020 tous les décrets d’urgence en vigueur émis en vertu de l’article 7.0.2 (4) de la Loi sur la protection civile et la gestion des situations d’urgence. Cette décision permet à la province de conserver la souplesse nécessaire pour protéger la santé et la sécurité ...
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