The government offered financial assistance to Laurentian that could have prevented insolvency but was rejected. ...
Category: Rural and North
Government ministries fell short in preventing French-language program cuts at Laurentian U: Ombudsman
The French language services commissioner said Francophones were “dismayed, frustrated, enraged,” with program cuts. ...
State of emergency wouldn’t help with wildfires, but system improvements needed: experts
Canada should look to the U.S. for disaster management inspiration, one expert said. ...
Ford meets with wildfire evacuees as calls for state of emergency intensify
The premier said people are "confused" about what a state of emergency means. ...
The province insists wildfire-hit communities have all the help they need. First Nations say officials are swamped
Provincial officials have had to turn to the military for help, Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler said. ...
‘There’s too much complacency’: Experts say leaders must prepare urgently for more extreme wildfires in the future
NDP MPP Sol Mamakwa again called for a state of emergency. ...
Provincial government declines First Nations’ request for state of emergency due to wildfires
Ontario said a declaration would be the federal government's responsibility. ...
Davidson: Moving government offices out of Toronto would help spread the wealth
Relocating civil service jobs is an expedient way to address geographic inequality, writes columnist Mitchell Davidson. ...
IPM 2019: Plowing match launches with trade mission, scarecrows and leaders on tractors
The premier announced his government's upcoming agriculture-focused trade mission to Japan and South Korea. ...
IPM 2019: plowing match touches down in northern Ontario for the second time in history
All four provincial party leaders have confirmed their attendance at the International Plowing Match and Rural Expo. ...