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Mining Act section 6, Revised Statutes of Ontario 1990 as amended
by Statutes of Ontario 1999, chapter 12, Schedule O, section 3. |
POLICY: |
This policy stipulates where Mining Act documents can be filed and where Mining Act
fees can be paid.
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MINING ACT: |
Section 6 of the Act states:
" (1) The Minister may appoint as many provincial mining recorders as
he or she considers advisable from among the officers or employees of the
Ministry. "
(2) A recorder has jurisdiction throughout Ontario. "
Mines and Minerals Division offices will vary as to which documents can be filed there.
The following pages detail where to file specified documents.
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WHERE TO FILE: |
The Provincial Recording Office (P.R.O.) is the recording centre for Mining Act documents for
the province. Documents that the Mining Lands Consultants' offices
receive, for their mining division, are considered filed but not recorded.
The Mining Lands Consultants do not keep these
documents. They forward them to P.R.O. to record.
The documents are filed and the
Mining Lands Consultants conduct an initial review, before the documents are
forwarded to the Provincial Recording Office for recording. The Provincial
Recording Office is the only office where filed documents are available to clients, except for assessment work.
Clients can view digital versions of assessment work that have been approved
by the Minister. All Resident
Geologists offices have a computer available for clients to access the
Earth Resources Mineral Exploration Website (E.R.M.E.S.).
It contains all assessment work reports for
the province. Resident Geologists also have a library of hard copies of
assessment work reports for mining lands in their
district.
NO DELIVERY OR PICKUP OUTSIDE
OF SPECIFIED OFFICES
Mining Lands Section staff will not pick up Mining Act documents at a bus depot,
airport, courier office or any other location outside of specified Ministry
offices. Nor will Mining Lands Section staff deliver Mining Act documents for
clients.
The client is responsible for delivering Mining Act documents directly to a
Ministry office as set out below in this policy.
DISRUPTION OF SERVICE - The client is responsible for filing required documents in the Provincial Recording Office
(P.R.O.) and Geoscience Assessment Office (G.A.O.) by the deadline set within
legislation. If for any reason there is a disruption in service at a Mining Lands Consultant's office, or other Ministry offices that offer Mining Lands
services, the client must file the document in P.R.O. or G.A.O. by the deadline.
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TELEPHONE TRANSMISSIONS
FILING BY TELEPHONE TRANSMISSION: |
Refer to subsection 10(1) of
General Regulation 113/91, for a list of Mining Act documents which can be
filed through telephone transmission. Section 12 of
the General Regulation sets 4:30 p.m. local time as the final time of filing
by fax for receipt on that day.
TRANSMITTING FOR CLIENT - Staff of Mining
Lands Consultant’s Office or Government Information Centres can transmit
(fax) for a client, any Mining Act document for any mining
division providing the document is of a size that can easily be transmitted.Resident Geologist's staff in Tweed
and the Mines and Minerals Information Centre at Queen's Park in Toronto
will collect the appropriate fees for Applications for Prospector’s Licences
and Application to Renewal Prospector's Licence and they sell claim tags. TOLL FREE - Toll free telephone
transmission (fax) lines are available.
Provincial Recording Office 1-877-670-1444
Geoscience Assessment Office 1-877-670-1555 |
TELEPHONE ACCESS: |
A toll-free telephone line, 1-888-415-9845, is available for clients to
call the Provincial
Recording Office, the Geoscience Assessment Office (G.A.O.), or any Mining Lands
Section staff. |
MAIL FORWARDING CENTRES: |
Specified offices of the Ministry of Northern Development and
Mines will serve as mail forwarding centres for any
Mining Act documents, for any mining
division. The mail will be forwarded, free of charge, through provincial government mail
to Sudbury. See the addendum at the end of this policy, for the specified offices.
- BE AWARE - Clients who use this service do so at their own risk. There is no
guarantee of delivery or the delivery date.
Documents
" forwarded " are not considered filed until
they are received and accepted for filing in P.R.O. or G.A.O. (assessment
work). If a client has a time sensitive
Mining Act document, it is the client’s responsibility to file it on time. The client
should use alternate means of delivery, if in doubt.
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CLAIM TAGS: |
Claim tags can be purchased at offices of:
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Mining Lands Consultants in Thunder Bay, South Porcupine, and Kirkland Lake
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Resident Geologist's Office in Tweed
and the Mines and Minerals Office in Toronto
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Government Information Centres
as specified in the addendum
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CLAIM MAPS: |
Updated claim maps and Mining Claims Information (M.C.I.) are available for viewing on the Ministry's
internet site.
Computer terminals are available in the following offices for clients to access
claim maps or M.C.I.:
- Mining Lands Consultants;
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Resident Geologist's Office in Tweed and
the Mines and Minerals Office in Toronto;
- Resident Geologist's field office in Beardmore
- Government Information Centres as specified in the addendum
Page-sized claim maps can be printed from the internet for a fee. A
client can order full-sized claim maps from the Mines and Minerals Publications Services Office. The addresses and
phone numbers are listed at the end of this policy.
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PROSPECTOR'S LICENCE: |
A client can obtain a Prospector’s Licence form
as
well as pay for the
licence or renewal in:
- Mining Lands Consultants’ offices,
- Resident
Geologist's office in Tweed and the Mines and Minerals Office in Toronto;
- Government Information Centres as specified in the
addendum
The licence application is processed in the Provincial Recording Office. Clients can obtain the form from the
Mining Lands website.
Please allow an average of 2 days for issuance of
the licence plus mailing time.
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PROVINCIAL RECORDING OFFICE: |
WHERE - city of Sudbury.
FEES - All
Mining Act fees can be paid in the Provincial Recording Office
(P.R.O),
through acceptable methods of payment:
- cash or cheque
- Master Card, Visa, American Express
- debit cards
The Ministry of Northern Development and Mines has
no ability to invoice clients.
Clients must provide their charge card number if filing by telephone
transmission (fax) to P.R.O. Clients are encouraged to provide their charge card
number by calling the office that they are faxing to (1-888-415-9845), rather
than writing the card number on a fax.
ACTIVITIES - Staff of the Provincial Recording Office will accept documents to be
filed in any mining division. Staff will issue all notices, postings, conduct all
examinations and other functions required to be done in the Recording Office under the
Mining Act.
All documents are recorded and filed in the Provincial Recording Office. All orders issued under the Mining Act, except
under Part VII, are recorded in the Provincial Recording Office
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GEOSCIENCE ASSESSMENT OFFICE: |
WHERE - city of Sudbury
FILING - The following assessment work documents can be filed in the
Geoscience Assessment Office:
- the assessment work report and accompanying work declaration form
- the form " Certificate Confirming Notice of Intention to Perform Assessment
Work ", or letter of written consent under clause 78(3)(c) of the Mining Act
- the form " Application to Distribute Banked Assessment Work Credits
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- a letter authorizing an agent to act on the client’s behalf
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The information below is
a detailed listing of services in various offices. Click on
" Summary
Table " to see a summary in P.D.F. table
format. |
THUNDER BAY MINING DIVISION: |
WHERE TO FILE - in the office of the Mining Lands Consultant located in the
city of Thunder Bay or in the Provincial Recording Office in Sudbury.
Assessment Work - Clients also have the option of filing, in the Geoscience Assessment
Office, all assessment work documents, except an application for extension of time
to perform and file assessment work.
WHAT TO FILE - originals of any Mining Act documents for mining lands in
the Thunder Bay Mining Division.
FEES - A client may pay any filing fee under the Mining
Act, to the Thunder Bay Mining Lands Consultant.
DOCUMENTS MAILED OR SENT BY COURIER - Clients who normally file
Mining Act documents by mail or courier will be encouraged to send documents directly to the
Provincial Recording Office.
TELEPHONE ACCESS - A toll-free telephone line, 1-888-415-9845, is available for clients to
call the Provincial Recording Office the Geoscience Assessment Office, or any Mining Lands
Section staff.
TELEPHONE TRANSMISSION - Any Mining Act document, can be transmitted
(faxed) for a client to the Provincial Recording Office or Geoscience Assessment Office
(assessment work) for the set
fees. However, the document must be eligible for filing by transmission, under subsection
10(1) of General Regulation 113/91.
Mining Claims
Information (M.C.I.) ACCESS - There are computers available in the office to access
Mining Claims Information (M.C.I.) on the
Internet for any mining division in Ontario. Information from MCI can be
printed for a fee.
PROSPECTOR'S LICENCE
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Clients can obtain the
application form
for a prospector's licence or
renewal
licence and pay the application fee at the offices of the Mining Lands
Consultant or specified Government Information Centres
. Staff of the Provincial
Recording Office, located in Sudbury, process the application.
Please allow an average of 2
days for issuance of the licence plus mailing time.
CLAIM TAGS -
Tags can be purchased from the Mining Lands
Consultant and specified
Government Information Centres for the set fees, plus taxes.
CLAIM MAPS - Claim maps are available on the Ministry's Internet site. Clients can view claim maps on a computer terminal
in the office of the Mining Lands Consultant. Clients can print sections of the claim
map or buy a 13 inch by 19 inch-sized claim map, or order full sized claim maps through the
Mines and Minerals Publications Sales Office.
MAIL FORWARDING - The Mining Lands Consultant will
" forward " to P.R.O. any Mining Act document for any other mining division. It
will be forwarded free of delivery charge, through provincial government mail to Sudbury.
BE AWARE - Clients who use this service do so at their own risk. There is no
guarantee of delivery or the delivery date.
Documents " forwarded " are not considered
filed until they are received and accepted for filing in
P.R.O. or G.A.O. (assessment work) . If a client has a time
sensitive Mining Act document, it is the client's responsibility to file it on time.
The client should use alternate means of delivery, if in doubt.
BEARDMORE - Clients can access a computer terminal and printer in the Resident Geologist's field office located in
Beardmore. For more information on location or access, contact the Resident Geologist's office
in Thunder Bay. The address and telephone number are at the end of this policy.
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PORCUPINE MINING DIVISION: |
WHERE TO FILE - in the office of the Mining Lands Consultant located in the town
of South Porcupine or in the Provincial Recording Office in Sudbury.
Assessment Work - Clients also have the option of filing, in the Geoscience Assessment
Office, all assessment work documents, except an application for extension of time
to perform and file assessment work.
WHAT TO FILE - originals of any Mining Act documents for mining lands in
the Porcupine Mining Division.
FEES - A client may pay any filing fee under the Mining
Act, to the Porcupine Mining Lands Consultant.
DOCUMENTS MAILED OR SENT BY COURIER - Clients who normally file
Mining Act documents by mail or courier will be encouraged to send documents directly to the
Provincial Recording Office.
TELEPHONE ACCESS - A toll-free telephone line, 1-888-415-9845, is available for clients to
call the Provincial Recording Office, the Geoscience Assessment Office, or any Mining Lands
Section staff.
TELEPHONE TRANSMISSION - Any Mining Act document, can be transmitted
(faxed) for a client to the Provincial Recording Office or Geoscience Assessment Office
(assessment work) for the set fees. However, the document must be eligible for filing by transmission, under subsection
10(1) of General Regulation 113/91.
Mining Claims
Information (M.C.I.) ACCESS - There are computers available in the office to access
M.C.I. on the Internet for any mining division in Ontario. Information
from MCI can be printed for a fee.
PROSPECTOR'S LICENCE
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Clients can obtain the
application form
for a prospector's licence or
renewal
licence and pay the application fee. Staff of the Provincial
Recording Office, located in Sudbury, process the application.
Please allow an average of 2 days for issuance of the
licence plus mailing time.
CLAIM TAGS - Tags can be purchased from the Mining Lands
Consultant for the set fees, plus taxes.
CLAIM MAPS - Claim maps are available on the Ministry's Internet site. Clients can view claim maps on a computer terminal in the
office of the Mining Lands Consultant. Clients can print sections of the claim
map or buy a 13 inch by 19 inch-sized claim map, or order full sized claim maps through the
Mines and Minerals Publications Sales Office.
MAIL FORWARDING - The Mining Lands Consultant will
" forward " to P.R.O. any Mining Act document for any other mining division. It
will be forwarded free of delivery charge, through provincial government mail to Sudbury.
BE AWARE - Clients who use this service do so at their own risk. There is no
guarantee of delivery or the delivery date. Documents " forwarded " are
not considered filed until they
are received and accepted for filing in P.R.O. or G.A.O. (assessment work) . If a client has a time
sensitive Mining Act document, it is the client's responsibility to file it on time.
The client should use alternate means of delivery, if in doubt.
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LARDER LAKE MINING DIVISION: |
WHERE TO FILE - in the office of the Mining Lands Consultant located in the town
of Kirkland Lake or in the Provincial Recording Office in Sudbury.
Assessment Work - Clients also have the option of filing, in the Geoscience Assessment
Office, all assessment work documents, except an application for extension of time
to perform and file assessment work.
WHAT TO FILE - originals of any Mining Act documents for mining lands in
the Larder Lake Mining Division.
FEES - A client may pay any filing fee under the Mining
Act, to the Larder Lake Mining Lands Consultant.
DOCUMENTS MAILED OR SENT BY COURIER - Clients who normally file
Mining Act documents by mail or courier will be encouraged to send documents directly to the
Provincial Recording Office.
TELEPHONE ACCESS - A toll-free telephone line, 1-888-415-9845, is available for clients to
call the Provincial Recording Office, the Geoscience Assessment Office, or any Mining Lands
Section staff.
TELEPHONE TRANSMISSION - Any Mining Act document, can be transmitted
(faxed) for a client to the Provincial Recording Office or Geoscience Assessment Office
(assessment work). However, the document must be eligible for filing by transmission, under subsection
10(1) of General Regulation 113/91.
Mining Claims
Information (M.C.I.) ACCESS - There are computers available in the office to access
M.C.I. on the Internet for any mining division in Ontario. Information
from MCI can be printed for a fee.
PROSPECTOR'S LICENCE
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Clients can obtain the application form
for a prospector's licence or
renewal
licence and pay the application fee. Staff of the Provincial
Recording Office, located in Sudbury, process the application.
Please allow an average of 2 days for issuance of the
licence plus mailing time.
CLAIM TAGS - Tags can be purchased from the Mining Lands
Consultant for the set fees, plus taxes.
CLAIM MAPS - Claim maps are available on the Ministry's Internet site. Clients can view claim maps on a computer terminal in the
office of the Mining Lands Consultant. Clients can print sections of the claim
map for a fee or buy a 13 inch by 19 inch-sized claim map, or order full sized claim maps through the
Mines and Minerals Publications Sales Office.
MAIL FORWARDING - The Mining Lands Consultant will
" forward " to P.R.O. any Mining Act
document for any other mining division. It will be forwarded free of
delivery charge, through provincial government mail to Sudbury.
BE AWARE - Clients who use this service do so at their own risk. There is no
guarantee of delivery or the delivery date. Documents " forwarded "
are not considered filed until they
are received and accepted for filing in P.R.O. or G.A.O. (assessment work) . If a client has a time
sensitive Mining Act document, it is the client's responsibility to file it on time.
The client should use alternate means of delivery, if in doubt.
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SOUTHERN ONTARIO MINING DIVISION: |
FILING -
No Mining Act document can be filed in the
Southern Ontario Mining Division . The client must send all Mining Act
documents to Sudbury for filing.
MAIL FORWARDING
- Staff of the
Resident Geologists' offices in Tweed and the Mines and Minerals
Information Centre at Queen's Park in Toronto will " forward " to P.R.O. any Mining Act document for any mining division. The
document will be forwarded, free of delivery charge, through provincial government mail to
Sudbury.
BE AWARE - Clients who use this service do so at their own risk. There is no
guarantee of delivery or the delivery date. Documents
" forwarded " are not considered filed until
they are received and accepted for filing in P.R.O. or G.A.O. (assessment work).
If a client has a time sensitive Mining Act document, it is the client’s responsibility to file it on time.
The client should use alternate means of delivery, if in doubt.
TELEPHONE ACCESS – A toll-free telephone line, 1-888-415-9845, is available for clients to
call the Provincial Recording Office, the Geoscience Assessment
Office or any Mining Lands Section staff.
TELEPHONE TRANSMISSION
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Prospector’s
license forms can be transmitted (faxed) for a client to the Provincial Recording Office.
MINING CLAIM INFORMATION (M.C.I). ACCESS – There is a computer available in the
Tweed and Toronto offices to access M.C.I. on the Internet for any mining division in Ontario.
Information from MCI can be printed for a fee.
PROSPECTOR'S LICENCE -
Clients can obtain the application form
and pay the application fee in the Resident Geologists' offices. Staff of the Provincial
Recording Office, in Sudbury, process the application.
Please allow an average of 2 days for issuance of the
licence plus mailing time.
CLAIM TAGS
- Tags can be purchased from the Resident Geologist's office
in Tweed and the Mines and Minerals Information Centre in Toronto
for the set fees, plus taxes.
CLAIM MAPS - Claim maps are available on the Ministry's Internet site. Clients can view claim maps on a computer terminal
in the office of the Resident Geologist in Tweed and the Mines and Minerals Centre in Toronto [addresses at the end of this policy]. Clients
can print sections of the claim map or buy a 13 inch by 19 inch-sized
claim map from these 2 offices. Clients can order full sized claim maps through the
Mines and Minerals Publications Sales Office.
FEES - Staff in Tweed and Toronto will accept fees for the following Mining Lands
services and products: M.C.I. abstracts, claim tags, photocopying, claim maps
(segments), 13 inch by 19 inch-sized claim maps, and prospectors' licences or
renewal licences [issued from Sudbury].
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SUDBURY MINING DIVISION: |
All documents to be filed under the Mining
Act for the Sudbury Mining Division are to be filed in the Provincial
Recording Office in Sudbury. |
ADDENDUM
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MINING LANDS SERVICES AND PRODUCTS AVAILABLE AT GOVERNMENT INFORMATION CENTRES
(G.I.C.) |
- mining claim tags
- Mining Act forms
- application for prospector's licence
- internet access to Mining Lands web page
- a Commissioner for Taking Affidavits
- 1-800 client courtesy phone to Provincial Recording Office
- fax services
- mail drop off
- printed copies of Mining Claims Information (MCI)
- page-sized printed copies of claim maps
Locations: Atikokan,
Fort Frances, Geraldton, Kenora, Kirkland Lake, Marathon, New Liskeard, North
Bay, Red Lake, Sault Ste. Marie, Sioux Lookout, South Porcupine, Wawa. (See end of
policy for addresses.) |
| ADDRESSES OF MINING LANDS SECTION OFFICES |
PROVINCIAL RECORDING OFFICE
Ministry of Northern Development and Mines
933 Ramsey Lake Road, 3rd Floor
SUDBURY, Ontario
P3E 6B5
Phone: (705) 670-5742
Mining Lands Products and Inquiries: 1-888- 415-9845
Fax: (705) 670-5681 or 1-877-670-1444
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GEOSCIENCE ASSESSMENT OFFICE
Ministry of Northern Development and Mines
933 Ramsey Lake Road, 3rd Floor
SUDBURY, Ontario
P3E 6B5
Phone: (705) 670-5742
Assessment Work Inquiries: 1-888-415-9845
Fax: (705) 670-5881 or 1-877-670-1555
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THUNDER BAY MINING DIVISION
Mining Lands Consultant
Ministry of Northern Development and Mines
435 James Street South
Suite B003
THUNDER BAY, Ontario
P7E 6S7
Phone: (807) 475-1311
Fax: (807) 475-1124
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PORCUPINE MINING DIVISION
Mining Lands Consultant
Ministry of Northern Development and Mines
Ontario Government Complex
P.O. Box 3060, Hwy 101 East
SOUTH PORCUPINE, Ontario
PON 1H0
Phone: (705) 235-1600
Fax: (705) 235-1610
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LARDER LAKE MINING DIVISION
Mining Lands Consultant
Ministry of Northern Development and Mines
10 Government Road East
KIRKLAND LAKE, Ontario
P2N 1A8
Phone: (705) 568-4521
Fax: (705) 568-4524
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SUDBURY MINING DIVISION
Provincial Recording Office
Ministry of Northern Development and Mines
933 Ramsey Lake Road, 3rd Floor
SUDBURY, Ontario
P3E 6B5
Phone: Refer to Provincial Recording Office
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| OTHER MINES AND MINERALS DIVISION OFFICES OFFERING MINING LANDS
SERVICES |
Resident Geologist’s Office
Ministry of Northern Development and Mines
126 Old Troy Road
Bag Service 43
TWEED, Ontario
K0K 3J0
Phone: (613) 478-3161
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Mines and Minerals Information Centre
Ministry of Northern Development and Mines
MacDonald Block, Room M2-17
900 Bay Street
TORONTO, Ontario
M7A 1C3
Phone: (416) 314-3800
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Resident Geologist’s Field Office
Ministry of Northern Development and Mines
Catholic School
BEARDMORE, Ontario
P0T 1G0
Phone: Thunder Bay
(807) 475-1311
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108 Saturn Avenue Box 940
Atikokan, Ontario P0T 1C0
Phone: (807) 597-2701 |
922 Scott Street
Fort Frances, Ontario P9A 1J4
Phone: (807) 274- 5329 |
208 Beamish Ave. W. Box 640
Geraldton, Ontario P0T 1M0
Phone: (807) 854-0266 |
810 Robertson St., Suite 105
Kenora, Ontario P9N 4J2
Phone: (807) 468-2803 |
10 Government Rd. East, Box 100
Kirkland Lake, Ontario P2N 3M6
Phone: (705) 568-4511 |
52 Peninsula Rd. Centre Block
Suite 105, Box 280
Marathon, Ontario P0T 2E0
Phone: (807) 229-1153 |
280 Armstrong St. Box 6002
New Liskeard, Ontario P0J 1P0
Phone: (705) 647-7391 |
447 McKeown Ave., Suite 111
North Bay, Ontario P1B 9S9
Phone: (705) 497-6822 |
227 Howey Street, Box 324
Red Lake
, Ontario
P0V 2M0
Phone: (807) 727-2870 |
Roberta Bondar Place
70 Foster Drive, Suite 110
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario P6A 6V4
Phone: (705) 945-5877 |
62 Queen St. Box147
Sioux Lookout, Ontario P8T 1A2
Phone: (807) 737-1318 |
Ontario Government Complex
Highway 101 East, Bag 3060
South Porcupine, Ontario P0N 1H0
Phone: (705) 235-1666 |
160 Mission Road, Box 1370
Wawa, Ontario P0S 1K0
Phone: (705) 856-2354 |
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