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La stratégie Cultiver l’Ontario a été publiéeLa stratégie décrit le plan de la province pour renforcer le secteur agroalimentaire, assurer un approvisionnement alimentaire efficace, fiable et réactif et aborder ses faiblesses constantes grâce à des innovations. Les vulnérabilités du secteur comprennent les pénuries de main-d’œuvre, l’infrastructure désuète de la chaîne d’approvisionnement et le déclin de la capacité de transformation. « ...

The More Homes Built Faster Act has been given Royal Assent, supporting the government’s efforts to tackle the housing supply crisis and get 1.5 million homes built over the next 10 years. More Homes Built Faster removes unnecessary costs and cuts through red tape and other bottlenecks that stand in the way of new homes being built. “More Homes Built ...

La Loi de 2022 visant à accélérer la construction de plus de logements a reçu la sanction royale. Elle appuie les initiatives du gouvernement visant à atténuer la crise de l’offre de logements et à bâtir 1,5 million de logements au cours des 10 prochaines années. L’initiative « Accélérer la construction de plus de logements » élimine des coûts inutiles, des formalités administratives et ...

The Grow Ontario Strategy has been released. The strategy outlines the province’s plan to strengthen the agri-food sector, ensure an efficient, reliable, and responsive food supply and address ongoing vulnerabilities through new innovations. The sector’s vulnerabilities include labour shortages, outdated supply chain infrastructure and declining processing capacity. “The Grow Ontario Strategy is our government’s plan to make sure the province’s ...

Lise Vaugeois, NDP MPP for Thunder Bay–Superior North, is calling on Doug Ford to put a stop to gas price gouging that leaves Northerners paying more at the pumps. “Gas prices remain far higher in Northern Ontario than in the South,” Vaugeois said during question period Thursday. “In the Northwest, the average cost of gas was 30 cents more per ...

Hornepayne’s Municipal Council was officially sworn in November 15th, 2022 in the Municipal Council Chambers.   Incumbent Mayor Chery Fort, incumbent Councillors Belinda Kistemaker, Peter Kistemaker and Drago Stefanic and new Councillor Ted Scheniman were all acclaimed which eliminated the need for an election.   This is Mayor Fort’s second term as Mayor and her third term on Council. She ...

On November 22, 2022, at approximately 7:00 a.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested a person in relation to a previous fail to stop for police occurrence in Elliot Lake. On November 18, 2022, police observed a known vehicle and suspended driver on Beckett Boulevard. The OPP attempted to stop the vehicle, but the driver sped off in a ...

On November 23, 2022, members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E.) check at the intersection of Little Rapids Road and Ansonia Road in the Municipality of Huron Shores. Shortly after 4:00 p.m., police observed a red pick-up truck approach R.I.D.E. location then it suddenly turned around to ...

On November 20, 2022 at approximately 7:30 p.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were notified of a traffic complainant on Taylor Boulevard in Elliot Lake. The complainant reported that a male had taken a silver minivan without permission and did not have a driver’s license. Police later located the male driver who was subsequently arrested. David MADLE, 30 years-old, ...

Friday’s announcement from the Ministry of Transportation is a long overdue step but fails to get to the root of safety concerns on Northern highways. “As the Official Opposition, we have had to push the government every step of the way towards getting strong safety standards on Highways 11 and 17,” said Algoma-Manitoulin MPP Michael Mantha. “Now the government has ...

NDP MPP Guy Bourgouin (Mushkegowuk—James Bay) issued this statement in response to the government’s announcement on new snow clearance standards for Highways 11 and 17: “The government’s announcement of a new standard for snow clearance on Highways 11 and 17 is a step in the right direction, but this change does not go far enough to ensure strong road safety ...

When I was in high school, I remember our teachers would put posters up to promote a positive atmosphere. Some were humorous, and some were words of wisdom. However, there is one that, to this day, stands out in my mind. It said, “Opportunity knocks only once, but temptation keeps hammering at the door, time after time.” I’ve read similar ...

Quand j’étais à l’école secondaire, je me souviens que nos enseignants mettaient en place des affiches pour promouvoir une atmosphère positive. Certains étaient pleins d’humour, et d’autres étaient des paroles de sagesse. Cependant, il y en a une qui s’est toujours démarquée. Elle disait : « L’occasion ne frappe qu’une seule fois, mais la tentation continue de menacer à la porte. » J’ai ...

The Leader of Canada’s NDP Jagmeet Singh made the following statement: “As pediatric beds overflow with sick children, parents are terrified and our frontline health-care workers are burnt out. Health-care workers in hospitals across the country are struggling more than ever to manage the influx of patients while parents are waiting longer than ever for care for their sick children. ...

As a result of public complaints, officers from the Schreiber Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) began an investigation into drug trafficking in the town of Terrace Bay. As a result of this investigation a warrant was issued for the arrest of Shane MAYCOCK, 35 years old, of Terrace Bay, Ontario. On 15 November 2022 the accused was arrested ...