Northern Ontario continues to be ignored in plans to expand and grow the provincial economy.
That claim comes from NDP Leader Andrea Horwath.
She says nothing has been done to fix inequities between the south and north since the early 90’s.
“Northern municipalities spent two decades struggling to recover from governments that kept taking us in the wrong direction. The previous Conservative governments’ (1995-2003) billions in downloads hit small northern and rural municipalities the hardest.”
Horwath says the Ford government has continued the trend by slashing funding to several critical programs for this region.
She notes because of government inaction, local municipalities have been forced to play catch-up over the past two decades.
There are 26 variant cases of COVID-19 within the Thunder Bay District Health Unit.
Fifteen total cases of coronavirus reported on Thursday, with fourteen obtained through someone else who had the virus.
With another nine cases resolved, the active count increased to 67.
In Ontario 3,781 new cases of coronavirus along with 41 deaths.
Current Outbreaks
KENORA, Ont. – The COVID-19 situation in the Northwest Health Unit’s catchment area continues to get grimmer.
The health unit on Friday announced 13 new cases, bringing the region’s total to 61 active cases, equalling the number announced on Thursday by the Thunder Bay District Health Unit.
Five of the new cases were announced in Emo, Ont., where outbreaks have been declared at both the Calvary Baptist Church and the Sturgeon Creek Alternative Program school. There are now 16 active cases in Emo, a town of 1,333.
There were four new positive cases in the Sioux Lookout health hub, two in the Kenora health hub, and one each in the Rainy River and Dryden health hub areas.
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There are fifteen new cases of the coronavirus being reported within the Thunder Bay District Health Unit.
Officials indicated Wednesday that a case has been identified as a possible variant of COVID-19.
With sixteen cases resolved the active case count stands at 148:
Six cases obtained through someone else who had the virus
Three cases picked up outside of the home
Five cases have no known exposure
One case cause is pending
In Ontario there are 3,215 new cases to go along with 17 deaths.
Current Outbreaks