Today, Caroline Mulroney, Minister of Francophone Affairs, issued the following statement: “September 25 is Franco-Ontarian Day, a symbolic day and a wonderful opportunity for Ontario to celebrate the significant contributions of the Franco-Ontarian community to the cultural, social, economic and political life of our province. As Minister of Francophone Affairs, it is an honour for me to work on developing Ontario’s ...
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National Forest Week
Today, John Yakabuski, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry, issued the following statement to mark National Forest Week: “As we celebrate National Forest Week, it’s important to recognize Ontario’s rich forest heritage and the continued economic, social and environmental benefits forests provide to the people of this province. Today, Ontario’s forest sector supports about 155,000 jobs in communities across our ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Update – September 23
There were no new fires confirmed by the afternoon of September 22. There is currently one active fire in the Northeast. Sudbury 44 is under control at 0.5 of a hectare and is located east of the Mississagi Provincial Park. The fire hazard ranges from low to high across the Northeast. Some areas in the eastern portion of the region ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Update – September 20
There was one new fire confirmed by the afternoon of September 20. Algonquin Park 29 is 0.1 of a hectare and is located near North Tea Lake. The fire is now under control. The fire hazard ranges from low to high across the Northeast. Some areas in the eastern portion of the region are showing a high hazard. For up ...
Read More »NDP calls for immediate action to crack down on vaping
NDP Health Critic France Gélinas is calling for urgent action to crack down on the marketing of vaping – and warns that Doug Ford’s Conservative government is moving in the wrong direction. “Now more than ever, we need to heed the warnings of health experts raising serious concerns about this product: crack down on advertising, ban flavoured vapes designed to ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Update – September 20
There were no new fires confirmed by the afternoon of September 19. There are currently no active forest fires in the region. The fire hazard ranges from low to high across the Northeast. Some areas in the central and eastern portion of the region are showing a high hazard. For up to date forest fire hazard conditions in your area, ...
Read More »Proper funding for long-term care, not cuts, protects seniors with dementia: NDP
The Ontario NDP critic for Seniors, Joel Harden, and the critic for Long-Term Care, Teresa Armstrong, released this joint statement following the Ford government’s announcement on safety for seniors living with dementia: “Doug Ford’s cuts are hurting Ontario seniors. Ford is ripping more than $34 million from the province’s long-term care sector. He’s hiking resident co-pays while his cuts force ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Update – September 18
There were no new fires confirmed by the afternoon of September 18. There are currently no active forest fires in the region. The forest fire hazard is generally low to moderate across the region. For up to date forest fire hazard conditions in your area, see the interactive fire map at Ontario.ca/forestfire. Help prevent forest fires Adopt safe campfire ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Update – September 18
There were no new fires confirmed by the afternoon of September 17. There are currently no active forest fires in the region. The forest fire hazard is generally low to moderate across the region. For up to date forest fire hazard conditions in your area, see the interactive fire map atOntario.ca/forestfire. Help prevent forest fires Adopt safe campfire practices! Choose ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Update – September 16
There were no new fires confirmed by the afternoon of September 16. There are currently no active forest fires in the region. The forest fire hazard is generally low to moderate across the region. For up to date forest fire hazard conditions in your area, see the interactive fire map atOntario.ca/forestfire. Help prevent forest fires Adopt safe campfire practices! Choose ...
Read More »Premier must step in to help families in Neskantaga under state of emergency
Kiiwetinoong MPP Sol Mamakwa, the NDP’s Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation critic, is calling on the Ford government to take action to help the people of Neskantaga First Nation following the federal government’s refusal to evacuate families facing contaminated water flowing through their taps, after the community’s water pump and back up water pumps broke down. “It is appalling that ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Update – September 15
There were no new fires confirmed by the afternoon of September 15. There are currently no active forest fires in the region. The forest fire hazard is predominantly low with an area of moderate hazard near Fort Severn in the Far North. For up to date forest fire hazard conditions in your area, see the interactive fire map at Ontario.ca/forestfire. ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Update – September 15
There were no new fires confirmed by the afternoon of September 14. There are currently no active forest fires in the region. The forest fire hazard is low across the region. For up to date forest fire hazard conditions in your area, see the interactive fire map at Ontario.ca/forestfires. Help prevent forest fires Adopt safe campfire practices! Choose the site ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Update – September 13
There were no new fires confirmed by the afternoon of September 13. There are currently no active forest fires in the region. The forest fire hazard is predominantly low across the region, with the exception of the Far North and the southeastern portion of the region, which are both showing a moderate hazard, as well as areas to the east ...
Read More »Ontario Maple Syrup Producers’ Association launches digital marketing campaign
The Ontario Maple Syrup Producers’ Association (OMSPA) is pleased to announce the upcoming launch of a digital marketing campaign to promote the consumption of Ontario-produced maple syrup and the provincial event, Maple Weekend. Funding for the project was provided by the government of Ontario through its Rural Economic Development (RED) program. News of funding approval for the $18,000 project ...
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