GREENSTONE — Premier Doug Ford and Greg Rickford, Minister of Northern Development and Minister of Indigenous Affairs and First Nations Economic Reconciliation, joined regional First Nations Chiefs to mark the completion of critical highway infrastructure improvements in the Greenstone area in Northern Ontario. These highway upgrades at the gateway to the Ring of Fire region will improve connections to the …
SACHIGO LAKE FIRST NATION – The Ontario government and Wataynikaneyap (Watay) Power, a First Nations-led company made up of 24 Indigenous communities, are advancing the second phase of the Watay Power Transmission Project, which is the largest Indigenous-led and lengthiest grid connection project in Ontario’s history. Through the second phase of this partnership between Ontario and Watay Power, Sachigo Lake First Nation will become the latest community …
SAULT STE. MARIE – Ontario is accelerating the timely and cost-effective development of three transmission projects that will support the production of clean steel at Algoma Steel in Sault Ste. Marie, as well as economic growth, critical mineral development and new housing in northeast and eastern Ontario. “We’re building a made-in-Ontario supply chain that’s connecting the province’s critical minerals and clean …
LITTLE CURRENT – The Ontario government has completed the planning, preliminary design and environmental assessment for the replacement of the Little Current Swing Bridge on Highway 6 in the Town of Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands. The project will now proceed with the next steps – property acquisition, right-of-way designation, and detail design. “To keep people and goods moving safely and …
New viewing platform and boardwalk will improve visitor experience and boost local tourism in Northern Ontario KAKABEKA FALLS — The Ontario government is investing $389,000 in infrastructure improvements at Kakabeka Falls Provincial Park. A new and improved viewing platform and boardwalk will offer visitors unparalleled views of the province’s second tallest waterfall, the historic Kaministiquia River and gorge below. “Our …
Provincial investment helping expand agri-food networks EARLTON – The Ontario government is providing up to $100,000 to the Northern Ontario Farm Innovation Alliance (NOFIA) to study, assess and grow the network of agri-food producers, processors, distributors, procurers, and consumers in Northern Ontario. “NOFIA is uniquely positioned to examine ways we can establish a stronger agri-food industry in the region,” said …
