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Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives have some harsh criticism for the New Democrats. Minister of Northern Development and Mines Rick Bartolucci says the NDP is supposedly defenders of the ONTC but yet voted to protect the horse racing industry rather than the ONTC during the provincial budget. The local PCs quote MPP Gilles Bisson as saying “they didn’t want to force an election over a regional issue” though it’s the region he’s supposed to represent. Bartolucci added the NDP had the chance to make a difference but instead sat on their hands.

A 16-year-old male cyclist is lucky to only receive minor injuries after being trapped under a vehicle. Timmins Police report on May 14^th the rider collided with a moving vehicle on a private lot on Mountjoy Street North around 9:30pm. Fire fighters had to use specialized equipment to lift the vehicle off of him wherein he was taken to hospital. Police ask both riders and motorists to be aware of one another and know the rules of the road. No charges have been laid in the incident.

A forest fire near Highway 560 forced the immediate evacuation of a number of residents from several communities including Westree. Around 66 residents have been taken in at a nearby logging camp, Camp Gilla and they’ve been there since 9:00pm last night. The fire was still burning around 200 hectares according to MNR Fire Rangers. Owners Linda Kent and Maurice Bodson have been caring for the displaced residents non-stop since their arrival and were told no one could return home for a few days.

Heightened enforcement is coming to all Northeastern Ontario lakes and rivers. Starting May 19^th the Ministry of Natural Resources are executing a fishing regulation blitz from Hudson Bay and James Bay, to the French and Mattawa Rivers and from the Ontario/Quebec borders to Lake Superior and Manitouwadge. Conservation officers will be enforcing every possible regulation including fish quantity, specie and licensing especially relating to walleye.

There are some changes coming for the next school year at certain schools under the District School Board Ontario North East. New staff appointments are set for schools in Iroquois Falls, Cochrane, Kirkland Lake, New Liskeard, Timmins and Smooth Rock Falls.