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Skills Development Fund investment will provide life-saving survival training to firefighters The Ontario government is investing over $746,000 through the Skills Development Fund (SDF) Training Stream to help the Ontario Professional Fire Fighters Association (OPFFA) deliver critical survival training to firefighters across the province. This investment will help ensure

Level Up! Career fairs will help over 50,000 students and jobseekers learn about good-paying, in-demand jobs The Ontario government is launching its annual Level Up! career fairs to introduce a record number of students, educators and jobseekers to in-demand careers in the skilled trades. Through multi-day events, open house

A $100 million investment from Electra Battery Materials will help establish what the province calls a ‘landmark’ cobalt sulphate refinery in Temiskaming Shores. “Building manufacturing capabilities for domestically sourced resources secures supply chains and strengthens the province at a critical time of economic uncertainty,” says  George Pirie, Timmins MPP and

The Francophone Community Grants Program is helping 71 organizations and companies bolster Francophone culture and the economy  The Ontario government is investing $3 million to protect the province’s Francophone community by creating jobs and driving economic growth through the 2025-26 Francophone Community Grants Program (FCGP). Funding will help 71

First program of its kind in Canada will promote life-saving early detection and prevention of potentially deadly ruptures The Ontario government is taking action to protect more people against life-threatening abdominal aortic aneurysms, which often have no symptoms and may go undetected until rupture, by launching a new screening program.

Geoff Owen appointed to help deliver a self-reliant, affordable and secure energy system  As part of Ontario’s commitment to build a self-reliant, future-ready and affordable energy system, the Government of Ontario is strengthening the leadership of the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) with the appointment of Geoff Owen as Chair

In life, every second counts. And so does every footstep. This year, Kevin O’s One More Walk Home in support of CIBC’s Run for the Cure, is proudly supported by Jim’s Locksmithing, Agnico Eagle Mines, and Kia North Bay— donating together to help in the fight against

The Canadian Mental Health Association, North Bay and District is expanding efforts toward a suicide-safer community on World Suicide Prevention Day by introducing two free opportunities for the public: a new eight-week suicide grief support group and a safeTALK suicide alertness workshop. Registration is now open and interested participants are

Funding for land ambulance services in the area is on the rise. Nearly $8 million dollars is going to the District of Nipissing Social Services Administration Board (DNSSAB) this year. Vic Fedeli, MPP for Nipissing says it’s up by 15%. Stay Informed - Subscribe for Free – Click here He

Calling on the province to ‘seize this moment’ with northern highway expansion The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities says momentum is growing around its call for northern highway expansion. FONOM is urging the province to ‘seize this moment’ and include the twinning and 2+1 model for Highways 11 and