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...

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      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...

                    NDP cites northern job losses, calls for growth strategy

                    LA LOCHE, Sask. — Saskatchewan NDP MLA and Shadow Minister for Northern Affairs Jordan McPhail is calling for a northern economic development strategy after new employment data showed job losses and elevated unemployment rates...

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