‘Arts & Entertainment’ Information

INSIDE SCOOP Robert De Niro. Morgan Freeman. Kevin Kline. Michael Douglas. It’s not often that a cast with so much star power comes together to make a movie. These four Hollywood legends are the scene-stealing headliners in one of this week’s new releases- Last Vegas- a comedy about a group of [Read more]

TYLER’s THOUGHTS Imagine being on board a ship – working hard to earn a living while being away from your family. Suddenly you notice something peculiar in the distance – a pair of small boats moving towards the ship at a rapid pace. Before you know it, your simple mission becomes one [Read more]

Plans are moving full steam ahead for the 12th annual Live from the Rock Folk Festival to be held August 8-10, 2014 in Red Rock, along the shores of beautiful Lake Superior. The festival is once again inviting the public to submit a slogan to brand 2014’s event. The winner will receive two [Read more]

*2013 Marked the first year, since launching OntarioNewsNorth.com 5 years ago, in which I enjoyed some much needed time off during the Christmas holidays. Though I only took a week off, the coverage from 3 or 4 local events during that time was not published.  Feeling these were important events I [Read more]

Tyler’s Take on this Week’s Releases Whenever Oprah Winfrey attaches her name to any movie project, you know it’s going to be big. Oprah co-stars in this week’s headline new release “The Butler”, along with a star studded cast in a movie about a man who served the White House for eight [Read more]

TYLER TALKS A new year, a new month and new movies! January 2014 is jam packed with Award nominated titles including The Butler and Captain Phillips. Combine this with major titles like Riddick, Carrie, Last Vegas, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 and Rush and you’ve got a month with something [Read more]

Terrace Bay was happy to be able to revitalize the popular Youth Room in the Recreation Centre before the end of 2013.  With gracious donations from the public and tough negotiations for quality used products on Kijiji, staff was able to add an air hockey table, foosball table, a newer pool [Read more]

GOODBYE 2013 ~ HELLO  2014! Goodbye 2013, hello 2014! While some (if not most) of us are scratching our heads wondering where the last 365 days went, the end of the year is an ideal time to recollect on some of the year’s best movies. Keep reading for my list of my favorite movies of the year [Read more]

TYLER TALKS Where has the year gone? Christmas and New Years are right around the corner and it’s shocking to think that 2013 is already coming to an end. It has been a year filled with big movies and games as well as new innovations in the gaming industry (ie. the new PS4 and XBOX [Read more]

MANITOUWADGE, ON – Saturday, December 7th, parishioners from Bethany Pentecostal Assembly welcomed local residents to a “Night in Bethlehem”. This being the 3rd consecutive year which church members organized the very special evening of virtual time travel, there were many new [Read more]

SCHREIBER, ON – December 5th Schreiber Public Library hosted a Kids Christmas Craft coordinated by Lynn Kennedy for children up to age 12. Lynn demonstrated how to create a wooden ornament with a penguin peeking out behind some gifts. Parents and children enjoyed their time painting and [Read more]

TYLER’S THOUGHTS  November 30th, 2013, the world was shocked to learn about the death of actor Paul Walker and his friend and financial advisor Roger Rodas. They succumbed to injuries suffered as a result of a car crash in Valencia, California. Walker was a different kind of celebrity. He used [Read more]

THUNDER BAY, ON – December 1st, after 2 days of stops along the Northshore at Dubreuilville’s Franz Station, White River, Pic Mobert, Heron Bay, Marathon, Schreiber and Nipigon, the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train stop in Thunder Bay.  The first special guest to emerge from the train to [Read more]

MANITOUWADGE, ON – Manitouwadge arts enthusiastswere treated to a very special evening recently as the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestras’ visited as part of the TBSO on Tour. Having performed a very well received set, for local school children in the morning, the orchestra led by [Read more]

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