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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...