By Clint Fleury, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

    THUNDER BAY – The federal government is moving one step closer to helping homeowners cut down the cost of buying a heat pump while also funding industry-led apprenticeship programs to keep people working in the skilled trades....

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                  BV council pushes province to overhaul OPP billing model

                  Eganville – Bonnechere Valley Township is calling on the Ontario government to overhaul the way municipalities are billed for Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) services, arguing the current model places an unsustainable financial...

                    Wildfire costs for 2025 reach $273M

                    The final tab for battling wildfires across the province this season is likely going to be another doozy, given the eye-popping price tag for putting out last year’s blazes. According to the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR),...

                      PPT final judgement discloses Canada’s lack of action

                      Ellen Gabriel is thrilled with the way the final product turned out on an initiative she worked on. But Gabriel, from Kanehsatake, is less than pleased with some of the content that she helped formalize for the final judgement...

                          Municipalities warned to follow Buy Ontario

                          Eganville – Bonnechere Valley council isn’t pleased with an unprecedented and punitive warning from Ontario’s Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Rob Flack, who has told municipalities they must strictly follow Buy Ontario...

                                Council hits pause on e-scooter bylaw

                                Deep River has pressed the pause button on allowing e-scooters to be ridden on municipal property following pushback last week from members of town council. Council chose not to give final reading to a bylaw permitting the use...

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