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Archive for 'Tag Archives: 'Howard Hampton''

Hampton: North excluded from tenure talks

The forest industry in northern Ontario is in an uproar following decisions regarding Bill 151, the Ontario Forest Tenure Modernization Act, 2011 handed down by the McGuinty government, to host consultations on the Bill in Toronto [...]

Pain at the pumps

Travellers may soon need an extra suitcase in order to hold their gas money. With most gas stations in Dryden currently at $1.229 and some as high as $1.289, residents are getting frustrated. Dryden may be [...]

Horwath talks Hydro

With a provincial election in the not-too-distant future, NDP leader Andrea Horwath made a stop in Dryden, Feb. 19 to offer her party’s solidarity with Hydro One rate payers, angry over significant hikes in electricity costs [...]

Out in the cold: Angry Hydro One customers protest provincial government policies

Consumer unrest over spiking Hydro One electricity rates took a political turn, Nov. 19, as Dryden area residents braved a blizzard on the lawn of the provincial government building where they voiced their displeasure. And while [...]

Outrage over Far North Act

Despite no shortage of regional opposition, the province of Ontario passed Bill 191, the Far North Act on Sept. 23. Focused on northern land development, the Act has been passed in Ontario legislature despite the resistance [...]

HST looms

With the implementation of the HST looming upon us, Ontario residents are wondering about the affects this will have on them, and the products and services seeing change. When discussing the implementation of this new tax, [...]

Hydro rates increase significantly

Hydro One has implemented three rate increases on our bills as of May 1, 2010.  These increases will add roughly 8 per cent to the cost of the electricity itself, as well as a 7.9 per [...]