Funding will support housing, jobs and economic growth News Release   | March 6th, 2026 NIPIGON —  Today, MPP Holland announced the Ontario government is investing up to $431,959 to rehabilitate water infrastructure in the Township of Nipigon. The funding comes from the province’s Municipal Housing Infrastructure Program’s Health and Safety Water Stream (MHIP-HSWS) , which has increased by $700 million for a total of $875 million to support access to safe drinking water, hous

Industry-academia-government partnership will drive regional job creation and economic growth in northern Ontario News Release   | March 3rd, 2026 THUNDER BAY — The Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) and the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario (FedNor) are investing more than $1.4 million to strengthen mining and mineral exploration research at Lakehead University. Through a $1 million investment from the NOHFC, Lakehead University will e

Provincial funding will support innovative science and research projects that will help protect wildlife, fisheries and natural resources News Release   | March 5th, 2026 THUNDER BAY  — The Ontario government is investing over $235,000 through Collaborative Research Agreements to support seven innovative research projects across the province, bringing the government’s total investment in active research projects to more than $3 million. These projects will help protect wildli

Province expanding eligibility and modernizing the Veterinary Assistance Program to support Ontario’s agriculture sector News Release   | February 25th, 2026 TORONTO — The Ontario government is modernizing the Veterinary Assistance Program (VAP) by expanding eligibility and streamlining the application process to ensure livestock producers in Northern and rural Ontario have reliable access to veterinary care. As part of the government’s plan to protect Ontario, these changes

Investment will add 433 health-care workers to local primary care teams as part of Ontario’s $2.1 billion Primary Care Action Plan News Release   | February 24th, 2026 THUNDER BAY — The Ontario government is continuing to deliver on its commitment to protect Ontario’s health-care system by investing $30 million to expand the province’s primary care healthcare workforce. This new funding will upskill over 1,400 registered nurses for primary care, create 170 primary care nurse

2026 Ontario Hunting and Fishing Information News Release   | February 23, 2026 Hunting and fishing regulations summaries Printed copies of the 2026 Ontario Fishing Regulations Summary have been sent to private licence issuers and participating ServiceOntario locations. The summary is available online at www.ontario.ca/FishingRegulations. Printed copies of the 2026 Ontario Hunting Regulations Summary are sent to private licence issuers and participating ServiceOntario locati