More than 100 people gathered last week in Sioux Lookout for the Northern Housing Summit (NHS), an inaugural conference designed to address the housing resource shortage in northern Ontario and… Read more »
By Dryden Observer Staff The Trudeau government tabled their Federal Budget last week, which the Liberals say will boost funding for women, scientists and the environment. The budget touts significant… Read more »
By Michael Christianson Greg Rickford opened trading at the Toronto Stock Exchange on Thursday morning to mark National Mining week and to highlight new measures in Budget 2015 that enhance… Read more »
By Chris Marchand Kenora MP and Natural Resources Minister Greg Rickford says his government’s 2015 budget brings Canadians’ tax burden to its lowest point in two generations. “A balanced budget… Read more »
By Chris Marchand An exhausted Kenora MP Greg Rickford says he was glad to be back in the constituency following last week’s shooting at the National War Memorial and Centre… Read more »
By Chris Marchand Greg Rickford has his work cut out for him. The Kenora MP was named federal Natural Resources Minister in a mid-week cabinet shuffle that saw his predecessor… Read more »
They crammed themselves like sardines along the width of sidewalk in front of Kenora MP Greg Rickford’s Constituency office in Dryden, June 14. In the first hour of the scheduled… Read more »
By Chris Marchand Member of Parliament Greg Rickford says his government’s first budget since gaining a majority is a good one for residents of the Kenora riding. Said to embody… Read more »
Facility planning accessibility upgrades in future By Chris Marchand The Dryden and District Museum has received $5,000 in federal funding to assist in the upgrade of its HVAC system (heating,… Read more »
By Chris Marchand Kenora Member of Parliament Greg Rickford played an active role in the world’s biggest mining convention, The Prospectors and Developers Association Canada (PDAC) Convention, held in Toronto… Read more »
By Ally Dunham Local residents gathered at the Dryden Go-Getters on Feb. 23 to hear word from Kenora MP Greg Rickford on the future of their Canada Pension and any… Read more »
By Ally Dunham Tourism outfitters and associations across the region are celebrating a federal decision that will give personnel at the Canadian/U.S. border more options in admitting visitors to Canada…. Read more »
By Ally Dunham On Tues., Oct. 25, 2011, Canadian Minister of Public Safety, Vic Toews, put forward Bill C-19 to the House of Commons, to abolish the long-gun registry. With… Read more »
President of the Treasury Board and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario (FedNor), Tony Clement was the first to visit the northwest part of the province… Read more »
Kenora-area MP Greg Rickford is on the defensive this week for opposing a bill that would establish FedNor as a permanent regional economic development agency for Northern Ontario. The private… Read more »
By Chris Marchand Greg Rickford is a little peeved to say the least. The Kenora MP maintains he’s done nothing untoward, despite Liberal government ethics critic MP Marlene Jennings’ (Notre-Dame-de-Grace/Lachine)… Read more »
