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Article content The Town of Kirkland Lake is calling on the Ford government to implement “legislated sick leave and calls on the government of Ontario to permanently legislate universal paid sick days for all workers in Ontario during the pandemic and beyond, regardless of workplace size, type of work or immigration status”. The motion passed by council endorses motions passed by other municipalities across the province and echoes the call for paid sick days sent by many since the pandemic began, including doctors and other health care workers. We apologize, but this video has failed to l...

Article content Timmins-Cochrane MPP and Deptuy NDP Leader John Vanthof says the province has been placed into this latest lockdown because “the Ford government has repeatedly failed to enact the level of restrictions requested by health care officials to stop the spread of the virus and its variants.” In a media release Vanthof says “less than a month ago, the government loosened restrictions despite the presentation of strong evidence from provincial health experts that predicted (through modeling and other scientific data) the 3rd  wave would strike in early spring. Premier Ford mad...

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'All of our communities are hurting,' they say in open letter Author of the article: Special to The Nugget Publishing date: Mar 10, 2021  •  March 10, 2021  •  3 minute read  •  Article content Premier Doug Ford must stop ignoring the opioid crisis in Northern Ontario and take action now as more people continue to die, and families and communities continue to suffer, Northern Ontario NDP MPPs write in an open letter sent to Ford on Tuesday. Below is a copy of that letter. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Premier, We write to you to...

Article content With the recent announcement that the Pineger Youth Centre will be closing at the end of April, Josee Merrick, a retired addiction counselor and member of the Kirkland Lake Opioid Overdose Prevention Task Force, is calling on the provincial government to make it possible for the facility to become a withdrawal management (detox) facility. “The closure of the youth justice facility is a perfect opportunity for our government to re-direct some of those funds and make access to residential substance use treatment equitable for the people of Timiskaming”, Merrick says We apolo...