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Category: Rural and North
Northern Development Ministry awards contract for new bridge on Highway 11
Ministry of Northern Development and Mines is set to spend $4.6 million to replace Seven Mile Bridge, east of Fort Frances. ...
NDP members deny any divisions with the party, accuse Liberals of ‘mischief’
New Democrat MPPs say Liberal implications of a division within Andrea Horwath's party are 'mischief,' or worse. ...
Spring bear hunt isn’t even back yet, but northern groups want it expanded
The government is proposing a two-year limited spring bear hunt, but some northerners say the emphasis on public safety is too narrow. ...
Northern think tank has a rich vein of issues to mine
It was a long-time coming, but the Northern Policy Institute will soon be researching ways to build self-sufficiency in the north, among other issues, its first head Charles Cirtwill tells QP Briefing. ...
PED spreads to at least one more farm, hundreds of piglets dead at first site
In a conference call Monday afternoon, veterinarians confirmed at least one more farm has been struck by PED, a disease that has killed millions of pigs in the U.S. ...
Heard: Ontario pork still safe to eat, Wynne says
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Seen: Matawa seeks review of Noront’s Ring of Fire EA
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2013: Horwath on the year that was
New Democratic leader talks about the differences between working with Dalton McGuinty and Kathleen Wynne, the Big Move and the diverse constituencies her caucus represents. ...
Dean: Drilling down on the Ring of Fire
Columnist Tony Dean considers the potential for a western-style resource boom in Northern Ontario: This is about mega-resources but it also involves mega-policy making. ...