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By Richard Coffin The state of emergency has ended in Calvin Township. On Wednesday afternoon, Mayor Richard Gould terminated the order, which was put in place after the severe storm on June 21. All of the roads in the township were compromised by washouts, downed trees and power lines after

Province protecting tenants with 2.1 per cent cap, the lowest in four years he Ontario government is protecting tenants by capping rent increases for 2026 at 2.1 per cent. This cap is based on Ontario’s Consumer Price Index, a measure of inflation calculated by Statistics Canada using

Vic Fedeli, MPP for Nipissing announced that the Ontario government is now accepting applications for the new Rural Ontario Development (ROD) program. Our government has doubled its investment in the ROD program, announcing $20 million over the next two years to help rural communities attract investment and create new jobs

Project will result in 5,000 new jobs, more than 50 acres of free public space and a new revenue-generating parking structure The Ontario government has unveiled the final designs for the new Ontario Place public space, marking a major milestone in the transformation of Toronto’s waterfront that will

Province accepting applications for new Rural Ontario Development program The Ontario government is now accepting applications for the new Rural Ontario Development (ROD) program to help support economic growth, protect jobs and improve infrastructure in small communities. In January, the government announced $20 million over the next two years to

By Richard Coffin The mayor of Calvin Township says communications infrastructure is an issue on any given day in some parts of the region, not just after a storm.     Richard Gould says one example is most maps on vehicle screens rely on high-speed data. “Areas like Calvin, the south part

By Richard Coffin Some people around the area are still without power after Saturday’s storm. That includes over 500 Hydro One customers in the Mattawa area and upwards of 160 in the Bonfield area.   Another 230 customers are impacted by an outage from Redbridge to Thorne with a few

Province modernizing the delivery of French-language health services to improve quality of care and outcomes The Ontario government is improving health-care access for francophones by creating a new French Language Health Planning Centre. Designed in partnership with the Assemblée de la francophonie de l’Ontario (AFO) and Hôpital Montfort, the

Investment will prepare students for successful futures by training 2,600 teachers in underserved regions The Ontario government is investing $55.8 million to expand teaching training seats at universities across the province to strengthen the teaching workforce and ensure Ontario has the teachers it needs in underserved and remote

By Richard Coffin A new report says governments need to double the current pace of home construction across the country if they want to get to 2019 housing affordability levels. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation says new estimates show that requires up to 480-thousand new homes being built every year