'Provincial officials, including those from the Office of the Fire Marshal and Emergency Management, are on the ground working closely with local representatives to assist the community.' ...
Category: Rural and North
Heard: Ottawa gives $1 million to help boost swine exports
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Seen: Liberals to spend $26.7M to extend Sudbury road
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Heard: OFA seeks all-party support to bring natural gas to farm country
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Parties agree to northern debate but haven’t yet set a date
Lots of meaty issues, including Ring of Fire development, but so far three parties are trying to find a date that works for all. ...
Tentative agreement reached for Resolute workers
In addition to pay hikes, contract continues a partnership with Unifor on efficiency and workplace safety. ...
Future of forestry in the northwest looks to bio-economy
A Thunder Bay research centre is trying to encourage companies to think outside the (paper) box to keep their mills as going concerns. ...
Paper mill closing raises stakes in northern jobs issue
Just in time for election campaigning, Resolute Forest Products says it will shut down a mill in Fort Frances that had been idled for some time and that now has "no economically viable option." ...
Seen: Province to spend $11.3M on northern highway projects
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Lysyk calls OLG modernization plans ‘overly optimistic’
The auditor general’s report on the modernization of Ontario Lottery and Gaming says the plan will bring in about 60 per cent less money than initially expected. ...