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With deep regret, Kap Paper today announced it will begin an orderly idling of operations at its Kapuskasing facility. The decision follows months—and indeed years—of engagement with governments and partners and reflects the absence of near-term measures required to maintain the integrated forestry supply chain in Northeastern Ontario. “This is a heartbreaking day for our people and the community,” said ...

Northern Policy Institute is pleased to announce that Paula Haapanen has joined the Institute as Vice President. Paula joins the Institute after 6 years with Impact ON, most recently as Senior Director of Engagement. Fluently trilingual (French, English, and Finnish), Haapanen was responsible for communications, government relations, and partnership development at Impact ON. She will continue with similar responsibilities at ...

Institut des politiques du Nord (IPN)est heureux d’annoncer que Paula Haapanen a rejoint l’Institut en tant que vice-présidente. Paula rejoint l’Institut après avoir passé six ans chez Impact ON, où elle occupait récemment le poste de directrice principale du Pôle Engagement. Parlant couramment trois langues (français, anglais et finnois), Mme Haapanen était responsable des communications, des relations gouvernementales et du ...

On September 26, 2025, at approximately 7:00 p.m., the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Algoma Paramedic Services responded to a collision involving two All Terrain Vehicles (ATV) in a field on Cloudslee Road in Plummer Additional Township. Two ATV’s collided and an eight-year-old was ejected. The youth was transported to hospital in Thessalon and later pronounced deceased. The ...

The Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA) and the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) fully support today’s announcement by the Government of Ontario regarding investments in forest road infrastructure and the sawmill chip program. This commitment is an important step towards protecting a sector facing unprecedented challenges, including 35% softwood lumber duties, potential Section 232 tariffs, and the ongoing pressures ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario investit 30 millions de dollars supplémentaires pour soutenir les entreprises, les travailleurs et les collectivités qui dépendent du secteur forestier de la province. Ce financement permettra de construire et d’entretenir davantage de chemins d’accès forestiers et d’apporter un soutien immédiat aux scieries de l’Ontario afin qu’elles trouvent de nouveaux marchés pour leurs copeaux de bois. Dans ...

The Ontario government is investing a further $30 million to support businesses, workers and communities dependent on the province’s forest sector. This funding will build and maintain more forestry access roads and provide immediate support for Ontario sawmills to find new markets for their woodchips. As part of the government’s plan to protect Ontario, these investments will strengthen Ontario’s forestry ...

Friday September 26 2025 2023-2027/334 No. 143 Yesterday, when Minister Joël Lightbound announced the Government’s plan to gut Canada Post, he suggested the new Liberal Government had a mandate from Canadians to take “decisive action” on hard political issues. The “new measures” he announced to “save Canada Post,” he said, were just the kind of decisive action Canadians elected the ...

Vendredi 26 Septembre 2025 2023-2027/334 No. 143 Hier, lorsque le ministre Joël Lightbound a dévoilé le plan du gouvernement pour saccager Postes Canada, il a laissé entendre que la population avait confié au gouvernement libéral le mandat d’agir de manière décisive dans les questions politiques complexes. Les nouvelles mesures qu’il a annoncées pour « sauver Postes Canada », a-t-il dit, sont justement le ...

À l’occasion du Jour des Franco-Ontariens et des Franco-Ontariennes, le premier ministre Doug Ford et la ministre des Affaires francophones Caroline Mulroney, ont publié la déclaration suivante : « Le 25 septembre, nous célébrons avec fierté la communauté francophone de l’Ontario et ses contributions à notre province depuis plus de 400 ans. Par sa langue et sa culture, la communauté ...

As Ontario marks Franco-Ontarian Day, Premier Doug Ford and Caroline Mulroney, Minister of Francophone Affairs, issued the following statement: “On September 25, we proudly celebrate Ontario’s Francophone community and all their contributions to this land over 400 years. Through its language and culture, the Franco-Ontarian community continues to enrich our province and contribute to its strength, diversity and prosperity. As ...

Thursday September 25 2025 2023-2027/332 Bulletin No. 141 Today, the Minister responsible for Canada Post, Joël Lightbound, announced massive changes to the Government’s mandate for Canada Post and huge service cutbacks to the public. This announcement was an outrage. Minister Lightbound gave the Union no indication that he was going to do this when leadership met with him last week. ...

L’annonce faite aujourd’hui par le gouvernement du Canada permettra à notre service postal national de progresser avec succès vers un avenir solide et rentable, au service des besoins en évolution de la population. Le courrier papier est en déclin constant depuis près de vingt ans : Les volumes, qui avaient culminé à 5,5 milliards de lettres en 2006, n’étaient plus qu’à ...

Today’s announcement by the Government of Canada will allow our country’s national postal service to chart a strong, financially sustainable path forward that supports the changing needs of Canadians. Letter mail has been steadily declining for almost two decades, down from 5.5 billion letters in 2006 – Canada’s peak mail year – to two billion letters last year, and that ...

Aujourd’hui, l’honorable Joël Lightbound, ministre de la Transformation du gouvernement, des Travaux publics et de l’Approvisionnement, a fait la déclaration suivante : « Postes Canada est une institution nationale, plus ancienne que notre pays lui-même, qui sert la population canadienne depuis plus de 150 ans. Depuis des générations, les travailleurs et travailleuses des postes relient les collectivités partout au pays, offrant un ...