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The Ontario government says it will replace the truck inspection station on Highway 11 in Hearst and add 14 kilometres of new passing lanes on Highway 11 near Benoit, Calder, Gill, Grenfill and Kendrey townships. The inspection station project is expected to be completed in December 2026. The work is
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The Ontario government says it will provide $10.7 million to Northern College in Timmins under a new postsecondary funding model announced Sept. 25, 2026. The funding is part of the province’s new postsecondary funding model, which the government says will raise operating grants and add seats starting in
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Ontario is providing $125,000 through its 2026 Experience Ontario program to the Timmins Festivals and Events Committee for the 2026 Rock on the River festival in Timmins, according to a July 25 announcement from Timmins MPP George Pirie. For Timmins residents, the funding announcement identifies provincial support tied to
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The Ontario government will provide $1,474,125 to the City of Timmins through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) for three projects: work at the Mattagami Boat Launch, renovations at four municipal arenas, and the transformation of Porcupine Melview Park into Porcupine Commons. The funding was announced July
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Ontario is providing $1,474,125 to the City of Timmins through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation for three projects tied to recreation and tourism, including work at the Mattagami boat launch, renovations at four city arenas, and planning for changes at Porcupine Melview Park, the province said July
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Ontario announced July 3 that it will provide $4,248,700 to Timmins and District Hospital to support hospital operations and reduce wait times for some diagnostic imaging and surgical procedures. For Timmins-area residents who rely on the hospital for emergency and specialized care, the funding is intended to support
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Canadian residents can fish in Ontario without buying a fishing licence or Outdoors Card from June 27 to July 5, according to a June 24 news release from Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources. For people fishing in Northeast Ontario during that period, the waiver applies only to the requirement
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Ontario is investing $60 million in a provincewide digital learning platform that will give teachers access to classroom resources through Nelson Education’s Edwin platform starting in September 2026, and the province says it will also introduce new mandatory changes to assessment standards for Grades 9 to 12. The changes
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Ontario is waiving the requirement for Canadian residents to have a fishing licence and Outdoors Card on June 20 and 21, allowing licence-free recreational fishing across the province during Father’s Day weekend. For Northeast Ontario anglers, the waiver applies only to the licence and Outdoors Card requirement; all other
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Ontario will provide $10 million toward a $191 million modernization and expansion project at Georgia-Pacific North Woods’ oriented strand board (OSB) plant in Englehart, with the funding flowing through the province’s Forest Biomass Program. The province announced the funding May 12. The project outlines changes at one of Englehart’
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Ontario pharmacists will be able to administer six additional publicly funded vaccines to eligible Ontarians and assess and prescribe for nine more common ailments starting in July 2026, the Ontario government announced May 11. The changes apply provincewide, including pharmacies in Northeast Ontario, and expand the list of services that
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Ontario will lower the starting age for publicly funded colorectal cancer screening to 45 on July 1, down from 50, and will allow people considered at increased risk to start screening at age 40 or 10 years earlier than the age of the youngest affected relative at diagnosis, the province