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Currently, in Canada, wildfires are managed using an approach known as ‘initial attack’, in which fires are detected early and fought quickly and aggressively with the objective of full suppression.   Though ‘initial attack’ is effective, firefighting crews can easily be overwhelmed if there is a large number of new fires. If crews cannot keep up, some of the fires ...

Official Opposition Leader Andrea Horwath has designated a critic for Ethics and Accountability, assigning the new job to Taras Natyshak (Essex); and created an Auto and Manufacturing portfolio, naming Wayne Gates (Niagara Falls) to the file.   “From Doug Ford’s cronyism appointment scandal, to the attempt to buy a pimped-out supervan for himself and hide the costs, to secret and ...

There were no new wildland fires discovered in the Northeast Region by late afternoon. There are 3 remaining active forest fires in the region. Sudbury 42 is located approximately 2.5 kilometres south of Whitewater Lake. It is being held at 4.1 hectares. Algonquin Park 19 is under control at 8.1 hectares. It is located approximately 1 kilometre west of Foys ...

The Honourable Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education issued the following statement about Ontario’s first day of school: “Today is the first day of school. It’s a tremendously exciting time for parents, educators, and students all across the province of Ontario. As Education Minister, one of my most important responsibilities is to make sure that the students of today get the ...

Yesterday, August 31st, Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, issued the following statement in response to the expiration of collective agreements between school boards and education labour partners: “Parents deserve predictability. They deserve to have peace of mind over the coming year. I stand with them and will be focused on delivering a deal that protects their children’s future, invests in ...

There were no new wildland fires discovered in the Northeast Region by late afternoon. There are 4 remaining active forest fires in the region. Timmins 22 is being held at 0.2 of a hectare and is located approximately 2 kilometres east of Rice Lake. Sudbury 42 is located approximately 2.5 kilometres south of Whitewater Lake. It is being held at ...

There was one new wildland fire discovered in the Northeast Region by late afternoon. Timmins 22 was discovered late this afternoon. It measures 0.3 of a hectare and is located approximately 2 kilometres east of Rice Lake. There are 3 other active forest fires across the Northeast. Sudbury 42 is located approximately 2.5 kilometres south of Whitewater Lake. It is ...

Peter Tabuns, Ontario NDP critic for Energy and Climate Change, released the following statement in response to the news that Doug Ford is taking his carbon-tax fight to the Supreme Court:   “It’s wrong for Doug Ford to keep up his losing legal battle against the carbon tax, and force Ontario families to foot the multi-million-dollar bill for his political ...

There were two new wildland fires discovered in the Northeast Region by late afternoon. Algonquin Park 25 was discovered late this afternoon in the southwest corner of the provincial park, approximately 5 kilometres north of\  Highway 60. It measures 0.1 of a hectare. Sudbury 42 is located approximately 2.5 kilometres south of Whitewater Lake. It is not yet under control ...

Jeff Yurek, Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, released a statement today after Ontario filed its appeal of the Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision on the constitutionality of the federal Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act to the Supreme Court of Canada:   “In June, we were disappointed to learn that in a split decision, the Ontario Court of Appeal ...

Ontario’s Minister of Education announced the details of the new four-year $200-million math strategy to get back to basics and make sure students and educators have the math skills and resources to succeed in the classroom and beyond. “As the recently-released EQAO results confirm, our students are still struggling to meet provincial math standards,” said Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education. ...

There were no new wildland fires discovered in the Northeast Region by late afternoon. There is a total of 13 active forest fires across the Northeast. The forest fire hazard ranges from low to moderate in the majority of the region, while areas east of North Bay and Kawartha Lakes remain moderate to extreme this afternoon. Deep River, Petawawa and surrounding ...

Three new fires discovered today remain active in the Northeast Region. Algonquin Park 24 measures 0.1 of a hectare and was discovered late this afternoon east of Robitaille Lake. It is not yet under control. North Bay 26 is under control at 0.1 of a hectare. It is located approximately 3 km southeast of Buffalo Rock, near the border between ...

There were five new wildland fires still active by late afternoon on August 25. Six fires are not under control at the time of this update. Pembroke 5 is currently 0.2 of a hectare. The fire is located northeast of Bissett Creek Provincial Park. Wawa 12 is listed at 0.1 of a hectare and is located north of Nimoosh Provincial ...

There were three new wildland fires discovered by late afternoon on August 24. North bay 20 is listed at 0.2 of a hectare and is located southeast of Solace Provincial Park. Sudbury 38 is 0.1 of a hectare and is located near Washagami Lake. Chapleau 11 is currently 0.2 of a hectare. This fire is located southeast of Rush Lake. ...