Provincial

There were no new fires discovered by the time of this report. At the time of this update, there are six active wildland fires in the region. Timmins 10 is under control at 0.8 of a hectare and is located northwest of Timmins. Timmins 11 is under control at 0.1 of a hectare. This fire is also located northwest of ...

There were two new wildland fires discovered by late afternoon August 7. Sudbury 30 is being held at 0.2 of a hectare and is located northeast of Tyson Lake, north of Highway 637. Sudbury 31 is not under control at 0.5 of a hectare. This fire is located northeast of Whiskey Lake At the time of this update, there are ...

Ontario’s is investing $2.5 million for municipal Urban Search and Rescue, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive, and Hazardous Materials teams in six municipalities across the province. “When disaster strikes, Ontario families need to have confidence that help is on the way. That’s why we’re providing communities across the province with funding to respond quickly and effectively to large-scale and ...

There were four new wildland fires discovered by late afternoon August 4. Sudbury 25 is being held at 0.1 of a hectare, on the west side of Scotia Lake, east of Highway 144. Chapleau 7 is being held at 0.1 of a hectare, approximately 4 kilometres northeast of Angus Lake. Timmins 6 is being held at 0.2 of a hectare, ...

  There was one new wildland fire discovered by late afternoon August 3. Bancroft 8 is being held at 0.1 of a hectare, it is located approximately 3 kilometres west of Red Pine Lake. At the time of this update, there are three other active wildland fires in the region. Cochrane 10 measures 74 hectares and is being observed, approximately ...

There were four new wildland fires discovered by late afternoon August 2. Sault Ste. Marie 9 is under control at 0.1 of a hectare. It is located on the east side of highway 17, approximately 1.5 kilometres southwest of Harmony Beach. Peterborough 2 is under control at 0.2 of a hectare. It is located east of route 509, approximately 5 ...

There were no new wildland fires discovered by late afternoon July 31. At the time of this update, there are two active wildland fires in the region. Peterborough 1 is being held at 10 hectares and is located west of route 15. Cochrane 10 measures 74 hectares and is being observed, approximately 100km southeast of Moose Factory. The forest fire ...

Ontario needs to increase funding and staffing and stop relying on temp agencies at the province’s long-term care homes, according to the recommendations of the Wettlaufer Inquiry. The NDP wants those critical recommendations implemented immediately, and is also calling for the province to look into how the systemic vulnerabilities identified in Justice Eileen Gillese’s report are impacting seniors in care ...

Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, issued the following statement after returning from the Council of State Governments Eastern Regional Conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: “Our priority during meetings with U.S. political and business leaders was to discuss shared priorities like creating and protecting good jobs and working together on areas of mutual interest to drive economic ...

There were no new wildland fires discovered at the time of this report. At the time of this update, there are six active wildland fires in the region. Pembroke 2 is under control at 0.7 of a hectare and is located west of Sand Lake. Peterborough 1 is being held at 10 hectares and is located west of Hwy 15. ...

The Ford government announced Monday it won’t increase the funding envelope for the Ontario Autism Program, and won’t have a long-awaited replacement program until fall.   “Families and children were devastated by Doug Ford’s callous cuts to the Ontario Autism Program,” said the NDP critic for Children and Youth, Monique Taylor. “Over a year later, they’re still waiting, while their ...

There were three new wildland fires discovered at the time of this report. Pembroke 2 is not under control at 0.7 of a hectare and is located west of Sand Lake. North Bay 11 is not under control at 0.1 of a hectare. This fire is located west of Finlayson Provincial Park. North Bay 12 is not under control at ...

There were two new wildland fires discovered at the time of this report. Sudbury 22 is being held at 0.9 of a hectare. This fire is located north of Pine Lake. Parry Sound 12 is not under control at 0.5 of a hectare and is located west of Dollars Lake. At the time of this update, there are nine active ...

There was one new fire discovered today at the time of this report. Midhurst 1 is 0.1 of a hectare and is not under control at this time. The fire is located south of Burrows Lake. At the time of this update, there are four other active wildland fires in the region. Pembroke 1 is under control at 0.1 of ...

Jeff Yurek, Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, issued the following statement regarding Special Advisor David Lindsay’s report on how Ontario can better manage recycling and plastic waste. “I’d like to thank Mr. Lindsay for delivering his report on schedule and for volunteering his time and expertise. It’s clear that Ontario’s current Blue Box Program is unsustainable. Recycling rates ...