‘Awards and Contests’ Information
Written by Reader Submission on 24 June 2015
By John Hooper Sr. MARATHON, ON – Hotdogs and Cupcakes held off Brokerlink 12-11. Brokerlink strand the tying run at 2nd in the 7th inning. Jagerbombers squeeked by CrossOver Video Jays 14-13 on a walk-off 3 run HR by Ross McWatch. Tristan Vollett hit a grand slam in the loss for the [Read more]
Written by Reader Submission on 22 June 2015
By John Hooper Sr. MARATHON, ON – Both games postponed tonight. No makeup dates announced. Monday June 22 Lord of the Inf. Flies PPD Outlaws Brewers PPD Jagerbombers GP W L T PTS CrossOver Video Jays 6 5 1 0 10 Brewers 7 5 2 0 10 Outlaws 5 4 1 0 8 [Read more]
Written by Reader Submission on 19 June 2015
By John Hooper Sr. MARATHON, ON – CrossOver Video Jays defeated Lord of the Infield Flies 27-3 behind a very well pitched game by Tonya Desmoulin. The game between the Jagerbombers and Hotdogs and Cupcakes was postponed. No makeup date has been announced. GP W L T PTS [Read more]
Written by Ecole Publique Franco-Manitou on 18 June 2015
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Félicitations à M Ken Paterson qui a remporté un montant de 825 $ lors du tirage 50/50 de l’École publique Franco-Manitou. Merci à tous d’avoir participé en si grand nombre. [Read more]
Written by admin on 17 June 2015
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Manitouwadge High School Athletic Association’s annual Beach Volleyball Tournament is celebrating a decade of fun on the beach and raising funds for the Manitouwadge Cancer Assistance Group with it’s 10th open tournament this Friday and Saturday, June 19th & [Read more]
Written by Press Release on 28 May 2015
An Electrifying Night of Country Music! TORONTO, ON – The Flato Markham Theatre was the scene of an electrifying night of country music on Monday evening for the 3rd Annual Country Music Association of Ontario (CMAO) Awards, presented by Slaight Music. The Awards Show was hosted by the Road [Read more]
Written by admin on 22 May 2015
DORION, ON – The Canyon Country Challenge is a favourite outdoor event of many Northwestern Ontario residents each summer. Organizers are tweeking specifics of the challenge this year; changing the big day to the 3rd Saturday of June (20th), and giving a new staggered start time system a [Read more]
Written by Press Release on 18 May 2015
From the Editor:Thanks to one of ONN’s readers, scroll down to the comments below the article to learn about the Northwestern Ontario connection to this story! From: Society for Science and the Public The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF), a program of Society for [Read more]
Written by admin on 18 May 2015
WAWA, ON – May 6-8th, teams from the Thunder Bay/Algoma District competed in the Mine Rescue Competition. Congratulations to: 1st place Barrick-Hemlo team and Technician Jason Leclair 2nd place Wesdome Gold Mines; In addition to overall rankings, among the winners in specialty categories [Read more]
Written by admin on 18 May 2015
Photography by Linda Osiecki MANITOUWADGE, ON – The Manitouwadge Fitness Club recently held a fundraiser, at the recreation centre auditorium. The ‘main event’, an arm wrestling tournament, and live entertainment by the Dead Horse Creek Band certainly drew in a crowd however [Read more]
Written by Conseil Scolaire Publique Grand Nord Ontario on 17 May 2015
SUDBURY, ON – The Conseil Scolaire Public du Grand Nord de l’Ontario (CSPGNO)’s 13th Radio-Chaud Music Contest is heating up and the grande finale concert on May 28th is rapidly approaching. Radio-Chaud aims to foster talent and stimulate creativity among secondary students by [Read more]
Written by Press Release on 20 April 2015
George Graham, R.P.F. of Hearst, Ontario receives the Honoured Professional Award at OPFA Conference George Graham, R.P.F. of Hearst, Ontario, was recently awarded the Honoured Professional Award from the Ontario Professional Foresters Association (OPFA.) during its 58th Annual Conference in [Read more]
Written by admin on 19 April 2015
THUNDER BAY, ON – April 16th, the Northshore’s best badminton athletes travelled to compete at NWOSSA for the chance to represent Northwestern Ontario at OFSAA. Below are the results from that competition, GOOD LUCK to those who go on to represent the North in Markham at OFSAA! [Read more]
Written by Chris Hewson on 16 April 2015
SCHREIBER, ON – The Schreiber North Shore Stars Midget Girls recently returned from the Ontario Women’s Hockey Association’s Provincial Tournament in Toronto finishing a very respectable 4th out of our 24 team division The Stars were in a pool of 24 teams all competing for a shot at the [Read more]
Written by admin on 17 March 2015
This summer at the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am and Parapan Am Games, athletes from 41 countries across the Americas will compete for 4,259 medals in 825 medal events. Barrick supplied all of the gold, silver and copper for the medals from three of its mines across the Americas. You may have already [Read more]