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OntarioProtectingAgainstIllegalFishingPractices
The Ontario government is safeguarding fish populations by making sure anglers have a validlicenceandfollowtheregulations.
MauriceRichardofSpanishpleadedguilty to fishing without a licence and failing to produce things for inspection to a conservation officer. He was fined $1,230. In addition, his fishing equipmentwasforfeitedtotheCrown.
The court heard that on September 14,
2024, a conservation officer was conducting a marinepatrolontheNorthChannelofLakeHuron and stopped Richard in his boat while he was fishing. Despite stating he hadn’t caught any fish, the officer located two smallmouth bass on a stringer attached to the boat. Further investigation revealed that Richard did not have a valid fishing licence.Hisfishandfishingequipmentwereseized.
Justice of the Peace Kathleen M. Bryant
À la douce mémoire de MadameAnge-Aimée St-Martin, née Breton 18 avril 1938 – 28 avril 2025
C'estavecuneprofondetristessequenousannonçonsledécès de notre chère mère, grand-mère, arrière-grand-mère et sœur,AngeAimée,décédéepaisiblementle28avril2025,àl'âgede87ans.
Ange-Aimée, fille de feu Albert Breton et de feu Eva Champion, prédécédée par son époux Jean-Louis St-Martin (décédéen1973),ainsiquesonconjointRéjeanProulx(décédéen 2015). Sa mémoire sera chérie par ses enfants : Rémi (Lilianne Jean), Denise Godbout (Camil), Paul (feu Patsy Saunders),André (feu Édith Alarie), (Comfort Okon), feu Angèle Rheault (Robert), Marie-Anne(MikeLahaie)etAlain(ChantalCyr).
Elle laisse dans le deuil ses dix-huit petits-enfants qu'elle adorait:JoanneDouillard,DavidetMichelSt-Martin,MélanieRourke, LindaGoold,DanieletJoëlGodbout,CoryetDustinSaunders,Christine et Hélène St-Martin, feu Dwayne et feu Crystal St-Martin, Eric Rheault, JoséeetJanelleJoliat,RyanetMarkSt-Martin.
Elle chérissait également ses 25 arrière-petits-enfants : Dave, Cody, Maryanne, Carson, Jaiden, Julie, Jessica, Joshua, Elodie, Trinity, Lochlan, Kavik, Maxime, Marcelle, Erica, Maeve, Claude Jr., Broady, Xavier, Damien, Nikko, Nicolas, et Maverick ainsi que ses deux arrière-arrière-petits-enfants, DamienetMila.Ellelaissedansledeuilsesbeaux-enfants,plusieursfrèreset sœurs,nièces,neveux,cousinesetcousins.
Ange-AiméeestnéeàSt-ZachariedeBeauce.Safamilleadéménagé àMoffet,Témiscamingue,oùelleagrandisuruneferme.Ellearencontréson mari Jean-Louis et a déménagé à Dalton, puis Chapleau en 1965. Elle a toujoursentretenuavecsoinungrandjardinetd'énormesplantsderhubarbe— c'était sa passion, et elle a jardiné jusqu'à la fin. Nous nous souviendrons toujours du grand amour qu'elle portait à sa famille. Sa dévotion envers ses petits-enfantsfaisaitquechacunsesentaituniqueetspécial.Elleadoraitaussi cuisiner de grands repas et tricoter des chaussettes colorées pour chacun de nous. Jouer aux cartes avec elle et tenter de la battre nous manquera énormément. Nos cœurs sont brisés, mais nous chérirons sa mémoire et tout l'amourqu'ellenousadonné.
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Enguisedecondoléances,desdonspeuventêtrefaitsaudépartement d'activationdelaRésidenceBignucoloàChapleau.
heardthecaseintheOntarioCourtofJustice,Elliot Lake,onNovember13,2024.
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In Loving Memory of
Mrs.Ange-Aimée St-Martin, née Breton April 18, 1938 –April 28, 2025
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, grand-mother, great-grand-mother and sister Ange-Aimée, whodiedpeacefullyonApril28,2025,attheageof87.
Ange-Aiméewaspredeceasedbyherparents,AlbertBreton& EvaChampion,herhusband,Jean-LouisSt-Martin,in1973andher partner,RéjeanProulxin2015.Hermemorywillbecherishedbyher childrenRémi(LilianneJean),DeniseGodbout(Camil),Paul(Patsy Saunders, predeceased), André (Édith Alarie, predeceased), (Comfort Okon), Angèle Rheault, predeceased (Robert), MarieAnne(MikeLahaie)andAlain(ChantalCyr).
Lovingly remembered by her eighteen grandchildren that she adored: Joanne Douillard, David et Michel St-Martin, Mélanie Rourke, LindaGoold,Daniel&JoëlGodbout,Cory&DustinSaunders,Christine& Hélène St-Martin, (Dwayne & Crystal St-Martin both predeceased) Eric Rheault,Josée&JanelleJoliat,Ryan&MarkSt-Martin.
Cherished by her 25 great-grandchildren, Dave, Cody, Maryanne, Carson,Jaiden,Julie,Jessica,Joshua,Elodie,Trinity,Lochlan,Kavik,Maxime, Marcelle, Erica, Maeve, Claude Jr., Broady, Xavier, Damien, Nikko, Nicolas, and Maverick. Will be missed by her 2 great-great-grandchildren Damien and Mila. Fondly remembered by her step children, many brothers and sisters, nieces,nephews,&cousins.
Ange-AiméewasborninSt-ZachariedeBeauceandherfamilymoved toMoffet,Témiscaminguewhereshegrewuponafarm.Shemetherhusband Jean-Louis and moved to Dalton then Chapleau in 1965. She always had a largevegetablegardenandbigrhubarbpatchthatshetendedwithcare.Itwas herpassionandshegardeneduntilshepassed.Wewillalwaysrememberher greatlovethatshehadforherfamily.Herdevotiontohergrandchildrenmade eachoneofthemfeelspecial.Shealsolovedtocookbiglavishmealsandknit hercolorfulsocksforallofus.Wewillmissplayingcardswithherandtryinghard to beat her. Our hearts are broken and we will cherish her memory and all the loveshegaveus.
AfuneralservicewillbeheldatSacré-CoeurChurchonSaturday,May 3, 2025, at 11:00AM. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made toActivation DepartmentatBignucoloResidenceinChapleau.
UniquemomentinChapleaurailroadingoccurredasRobertFaught andWilfredMuskearriveonTheDominiontoretirein1950
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by MichaelJ. Morris
WhenRobertFaughtandWilfredC.Muske steppedoffthe"DominionLimited",theCanadian Pacific Railways crack passenger train at the Chapleau station in August, 1950, "something unique in local railroading" was happening, accordingtotheChapleauPost.
In the case of Mr. Muske, the engineer of the train, "climbed down off the engine to be greeted by a large circle of friends, he was culminating43yearsrailroadingwiththeCPR."
The Chapleau Post reported that a similar scene was being enacted on the station platform where a group of relatives and friends gathered to greetMr.Faught,anex-Chapleauiteconductorwho wasnowlivinginNorthBay.
InthecaseofMr.Faughthesetarecordin Canadian railroading at the time, according to the
Chapleau Post. He was completing55yearsservicewiththeCPR. (Iwonderifanyoneeverequalled ormatchedMr.Faught's55years.)
Mr. Muske was completing his service when Number 7 arrived but Mr. Faught left Chapleau on Number 4 that evening for North Bay as the conductor, arriving in the early morninghours.
However,thepresswasat the Chapleau station for the "double retirement" which was called unique in CPR history -two on the same run retiring essentially at the same time. Bteween them they had 98 years ofserviceontheCPR.
The newspaper report by Ben Ward in the NorthBayNuggetdescribedMr.Faught'sarrivalin North Bay. "... just after midnight, the CPR's fast eastbound passenger train roared into the North Bay station. Down off an end car stepped a small, brisk man. clad in the neat blue serge of a train conductor. He waved farewell to a group on the coach platform, turned and entered the station officetoreporthistrip.
Work train at Ridout in October 1920. 1 Mr. Dumont from Cartier,2FredCharbonneausectionforemanfromRoberts,3 a son of Mr. Dumont (No. 1), 4 unknown, 5 Joe Dionne extra gangforemanfromCartier,6TomBurnsC.P.R.brakeman,7 Robert (Bob) Faught C.P.R. conductor, 8 Hill Gagnon C.P.R. engineer,9WalterSteedC.P.R.fireman,10HiramPaulC.P.R. brakeman.(VinceCrichtoncollection)
"A few minutes later he emergedtotowatchthetrainmove offintothedarkness."
Mr.Faughthadfinishedhis lastrun.
Here are details of his 55year career with the CPR. He started as a boy by lighting the switch lamps for the railway at a place called Thorncliffe, a few mileseastofNorthBay."Aboyof tenandstillgoingtoschool,hewas required to rise at dawn to extinguish the lamps and to re-light thematdusk.Forthathewaspaid the handsome salary of $3.00 a month."
In the following years he workedasatimekeeper,hatchboy on coal boats, coach lamp lighter, brakeman and conductor all with theCPR.
He liked to recall those occasions when the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VIII; the Emperor of Japan and Prime
MinisterLloydGeorgeofEnglandtravelledonhis trains.
By 1904, Mr. Faught was working as a brakemanatChapleau,andby1908wasaconductor.Forthenext26years,hetookfreighttrainseast and west out of Chapleau, "sometimes in winter storms that sent temperatures down to 60 and 70 below(F)"
Hereachedthe"toprung"whenhebecame a passenger train conductor, and for six years worked on trains from Chapleau to Fort William, now Thunder Bay. In 1940 he was transferred to NorthBayandby1947hisrunsweretoChapleau ontheDominionLimited.
TheChapleauPostnotedthat"inhiswallet he carries the prize possession of Canadian railroading - a 50-year service pass honoured as passageonCanadianpacifictrainsandsteamships. With him too, are memories of more than half a century of Railroading across Northern Ontario." Myemailismj.morris@live.ca
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PremierFordIssuesStatementonFederalElectionResults
Today, Premier Doug Ford issued the following statement to mark the results of the federalelection:
“I want to congratulate Prime Minister Mark Carney on his election victory. I also want to thankPierrePoilievre,JagmeetSinghandevery candidatewhoputtheirnameonaballotfortheir servicetoourdemocracy.
This election comes at a crucial time for Ontario and for Canada. Workers, families and businesses are navigating the economic uncertainty caused by President Trump's tariffs andtheyarecountingonalllevelsofgovernment toworktogethertoprotectCanada.
Ontario stands ready to work with the federal government to unleash our economy by cutting red tape so we can make Canada's economy more competitive, resilient and selfreliant, capable of withstanding tariffs and whateverchallengesmaycomeourway.
Todoso,IamcallingonPrimeMinister Carney to fulfill his commitment to speed up approvalsforcriticalmineralandotherresource developmentprojects,particularlyintheRingof Fire. I am also calling on him to join us in supporting Ontario as we build the future of nuclear, including the first small modular reactors in the G7, as well as the historic infrastructure investments we are making throughourplantobuildOntario.Wearereadyto work with the new federal government to get these necessary projects, including highways, transit and energy infrastructure, funded, approvedandbuiltasquicklyaspossible.
Ontario also stands ready to work with the federal government and other provinces and territoriestoteardowninternaltradebarriersand promoteeconomicintegrationacrossCanada.To that end, I am calling on Prime Minister Carney to join us in supporting new nation-building
infrastructure, including pipelines, highways, railways,seaportsandairports,tohelpCanadian goodsreachnewcustomersinnewmarketswhile binding our country together and reducing our relianceontheUnitedStates.
Our government is also once again calling on the Prime Minister and the federal government to commit to real and meaningful bail reform to keep the public safe and take violent,repeatoffendersoffourstreets.
Finally, I am calling on Prime Minister Carney to meet our national defence commitments, using Canadian-made equipment wherever possible, to support our workers and meet our obligations to our allies, including by meetingandexceedingCanada'stwopercentof GDPNATOspendingtarget.
AsPremierofOntario,Ilookforwardto working with Prime Minister Carney to protect the workers, businesses and communities of
ConservativeGaétanMalettetakesKapuskasing-Timmins-Mushkegowuk NDPfallstothirdplaceinCharlieAngus'sformerriding
Conservative Gaétan Malette is the winner in the new riding of KapuskasingTimmins-Mushkegowuk.
Malette told Radio-Canada he felt relief afterwinningtheriding.
"I've been workingatthisforayear and a half. I'm proud of the work from my team and I'm glad to have support from the voters,"hesaid.
Malette said it takes an army of volunteers to campaign insuchalargeriding.
Now that he's beenelected,hesaidthe big challenge will be to addressthecostofliving crisisforCanadians.
"ThecelebrationisoverandnowIneedto preparetowork,"hesaid.
The riding is an expanded version of the former Timmins-James Bay, taking in Kapuskasing, Hearst, Chapleau and other
communities that were previously in AlgomaManitoulin-Kapuskasing.
Malettereceivednearly50percentofthe vote.LiberalSteveBlackwasinsecondwithjust over 38 per cent of the vote while the NDP's NicoleFortier-Levesquecameinthird.
New Democrat stalwart Charlie Angus, whodecidednottoruninthiselection,hasheld the Timmins-James Bay seat since first being electedbackin2004.
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ProtectingOntario’sCriticalMineralsandEnergySector
New legislation will safeguard Canadian mining resources and energy infrastructure from foreign interference
Aspartofthegovernment’splantoprotectOntario,theprovinceis introducingnewmeasurestopreventforeigngovernmentsorcorporations fromclaimingOntario’scriticalmineralsorparticipatingintheprovince’s energysector.Today,StephenLecce,MinisterofEnergyandMines,along with Kevin Holland, MPP for Thunder Bay-Atikokan announced details from the Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act. The proposed legislation will safeguard Ontario’s critical mining resourcesandenergyinfrastructurefromhostileforeignactorsand regimes, creating conditions that will attract investment and make Ontario’sandCanada’seconomymoreresilientandself-reliant.
“CanadianresourcesoughttobenefitCanadians,nothostile, foreignregimes,”saidMinisterLecce.“Intoday’schangingworld, we need to be clear-eyed about the risks from those who want to exploitourresourcebounty.ThatiswhyitisessentialthatOntariois protectingourcriticalmineralsandenergysectorfromgettinginto the wrong hands. Our government is taking action to secure our supply chains, from exploration to extraction, to ensure Canadian interests,jobs,andsovereigntyalwaysprevail.”
Currently, there are no safeguards in place to prevent adversarialforeigngovernmentsorcorporationsorbadactorsfrom claiming critical minerals or participating in the energy sector in Ontario.Thismeansthatforeignentitiescanstakeclaimtomineralrichdepositswithouttheintentionofharvestingthemforthebenefit ofOntariansorCanadians.
“Ontario is taking important actions to protect our mining and energy assets during this volatile time,” said MPP Kevin Holland. “This is especially important for Northern Ontario, as critical mineral and mining resources are an integral part of our economy.Thislegislationwillensuretheyremainacommoditythat supportsourworkforceandlivelihood.”
TheProtectOntariobyUnleashingourEconomyActseeks to preserve and prioritize access to the province’s critical minerals and energy sector by creating new measures that will allow the government to suspend or remove a registrant from the Mining Lands Administration System (MLAS) or suspend the MLAS systemitself.Itwouldalsogivethegovernmenttheabilitytodeny thetransferorleaseofaminingclaim,orwhennecessary,revokea miningclaimregistrationorterminatealease.
New measures will also be taken to protect Ontario’s essentialenergy usage by foreignstate-ownedor based companies
bylimitingtheparticipationofspecifiedforeignjurisdictionsorentitiesin Ontario’senergysector.Thisaimstoprotectourenergysystemsfromrisks including malware, manipulation, tampering, surveillance, potential ratepayer harm, and other threats posed by foreign state-owned or based companiesseekingtocompromiseessentialservices.
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On May 18, 2012, Facebook held its initial public offering(IPO)andraised$16billion.Itwasthelargest technology IPO in American history at the time and third-largest IPO in the United States, after those of Visa and General Motors. When it went public, the socialnetworkwasvaluedat$104billionandboasted some900millionregisteredusersaroundtheworld.
OntarioTakingActiontoProtectParksandPublicSpaces
Province re-introducing legislation to help municipalities end encampments while continuing to invest in safe and supportive housing
The Ontario government is protecting communities by re-introducing legislation that will provide municipalities and police with the enhanced tools they need to end encampments and clean up our parks and public spaces. The Safer Municipalities Act will, if passed, put protecting the safety of all residents first by helpingclearpublicspacesandendthepublicuse ofillegaldrugs.
“We have heard loud and clear from the people of Ontario: They want their parks and public spaces to be protected and safe for everyone to enjoy,” said Rob Flack, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing. “Municipal leadershaveaskedformoretoolsandsupportto endencampmentsandpublicillegaldruguse,and we will do whatever is necessary to help municipalities get the job done and help those facingaddictionandmentalhealthchallenges."
Ontario is investing $75.5 million to further support homelessness prevention and provide people living in encampments with accesstoreasonablealternativeaccommodation. Thisincludes:
• $50 million to help create 1,239 additional housing units, including 815 longterm affordable and supportive housing units acrosstheprovince.
• $20 million to create 971 additional shelter and temporary accommodation spaces, including modular units, which provide people living in encampments with accessible alternativeoptions.
• $5.5milliontotopuptheCanada-Ontario Housing Benefit (COHB) to immediately freeupemergencyshelterspacesforpeoplelivingin encampments by helping approximately 1,000 people living in shelters move into longer-term housing. These funds build on the nearly $400 million Ontario and the federal government investedinCOHBbetween2023and2024.
These investments are in addition to the
province’s annual investment of nearly $700 millioninhomelessnesspreventionprograms,as wellasinvestingnearly$550milliontocreate28 Homelessness and Addiction Recovery Treatment (HART) Hubs, nine of which have alreadyopenedasofApril1,2025.
Toprotectcommunitysafetyinparksand public spaces, the legislation introduced today includesamendmentstotheTrespasstoProperty Act, which, if passed, would help clear encampments by enhancing penalties for people who deliberately and continually break the law by adding the new aggravating factors of continuous trespassing and the likelihood to reoffend.
The government is further protecting communities by also re-introducing the Restricting Public Consumption of Illegal SubstancesAct that will, if passed, allow police officersandotherprovincialoffencesofficersto directindividualstostopusingillegalsubstances ortoleavethepublicspace.Thiswillallowthem to issue a ticket or arrest someone who does not comply,providinganimportantadditionaltoolto stop the consumption of illegal drugs in public spaces. People found guilty of violating this legislation, including those doing so in encampments, could face fines of up to $10,000 oruptosixmonthsinprison.
As part of the province’s focus on longterm treatment and recovery, the government is exploring new judicial approaches that provide the option of rehabilitation as an alternative to incarceration in the event ofminor or nonviolentdrugcrimes.
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HighwaysClosedDueToStormDamages
Closuresincluded:
-Highway129closedinbothdirectionsbetweenHighway17inThessalonandHighway667inChapleauduetoemergency roadwork.
-Highway101closedinbothdirectionsbetweenHighway129inChapleauandYoungStreetinFoleyetduetoemergency roadwork.
-Highway 11 closed in both directions between WesternAvenue in Cochrane andAlary Road in Hearst due to weather conditions.
-Marshall'sRoadinIngramclosedinbothdirectionsduetoawashout.
-Highway 546 closed in both directions between Highway 554 in Iron Bridge and Highway 639 in Elliot Lake due to flooding.
-Highway553closedinbothdirectionsatCameronFallsRoadinWalfordduetoflooding.
-Highway810closedinbothdirectionsatHighway553inElliotLakeduetoflooding.
-WitryRoadoffHighway552inGoulaisRiverclosedinbothdirectionsduetoflooding.
-Highway17closedinbothdirectionsbetween552inGoulaisRiverandPinewoodDriveinWawaduetoflooding.
-Highway17closedinbothdirectionsatHighway631inWhiteRiverduetoweatherconditions.
OlarRoadinGoulaisRiverclosedinbothdirectionsduetoflooding.
IslandRoadinGoulairRiverclosedinbothdirectionsduetoflooding.
Hemi-MakiRoad(offStationRoad)closedinbothdirectionsduetoflooding.
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