MANITOUWADGE, ON – Saturday, July 7th 2010 the First Annual Sun Fest kicked off with a SPLASH! at the Prospector’s Park, also known as the downtown waterfront. Cooler than forecasted temperatures and a chilly wind did not deter residents from attending the Community Picnic & Games, the [Read more]
Peninsula Golf Course Presents 4th Annual Barrick Gold Drive, Chip & Putt Junior Skills Competition Date: Saturday, September 11, 10:00 am Rain Date: Sunday, September 12, 10:00am. Details: Driving (distance and accuracy), Chipping(closest to point system) Putting contest(closest to point [Read more]
“OPERATION FREEZE”: PROMOTING POSITIVE ENCOUNTERS WITH YOUTH (MANITOUWADGE, ON) – Kids will have another reason to look forward to their next encounter with an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer, thanks to a recent youth initiative developed in partnership with The Cow Convenience [Read more]
**The World Junior Baseball Championships wrapped up this Sunday, August 1st in Thunder Bay; OntarioNewsNorth.com’s newest contributor, Journalist Charmaine Beaulieu was there to capture all the action! (Press release courtesy of Forrest Marketing + Communications) World Junior Baseball [Read more]
TERRACE BAY, ON – Saturday, July 31st, Day Two of the Annual Terrace Bay Dragfest, one of the most anticipated summer events on the Northshore of Lake Superior (in all of Northern Ontario in fact) continued, and, as engines roared, tires smoked and drivers sweat, the crowds cheered on! Among [Read more]
World Junior Baseball Bronze and Gold Medal Match-ups Announced THUNDER BAY, ON – After 42 tournament games at the 2010 IBAF World Junior Baseball Championship, the action will wrap up on Sunday afternoon featuring the bronze and gold medal games at Port Arthur Stadium. Team Canada, 5-2, [Read more]
Team Canada Semi-Final Available on Live Webcast THUNDER BAY, ON – The match-ups for Saturday’s semi-final action at the 2010 IBAF World Junior Baseball Championship have been announced, along with an important schedule change and broadcast information for the tournament. Team Canada, 5-1, [Read more]
Future Links Members will have the “Best View on the Course”! by Karina Hunter MARATHON, ON – Thursday, July 29th, Junior golfers from the Peninsula Golf Course’s Future Links Program met with Canadian PGA Professional and Director of Golf at Peninsula, Brett Redden, in preparation [Read more]
From Thunder Bay International Baseball World Junior Baseball Quarter-Final Match-ups Announced Thunder Bay, ON – Organizers of the 2010 IBAF World Junior Baseball Championship now underway in Thunder Bay have announced the quarter final match-ups for tomorrow, Friday, July 30. Team Canada, [Read more]
Swartzendruber Features in Chill Annual Awards (Thunder Bay, ON) – The Thunder Bay Chill soccer club, hosted their annual awards dinner last night, Wednesday, July 27th, at the Prince Arthur Waterfront Hotel and Suites. The night featured a gala dinner, volunteer recognition, recap of the [Read more]
Manitouwadge Mixed Open Tournament MANITOUWADGE, ON – Saturday July 24th, bad weather which had been threatening the Open Annual Mixed Golf tournament, at the Manitouwadge Golf Course, failed to arrive; the sun and clouds came out, providing ideal golfing weather. [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – Sunday, July 18th area residents flocked to Schreiber’s Art in the Park event where visual arts were complimented by a fiddling group, a guitarist for th kids, Bobo the clown telling stories on Stage and much, much more. Thank you to Laura Comeau for sending details and photos [Read more]
Parks Day on the Northshore by Karina Hunter In 2010, Canada’s Parks Day recognized the International Year of Biodiversity and Northshore Provincial Parks offered visitors a variety of events to celebrate the annual day. At White Lake Provincial Park, Natural Heritage Educators (NHE) Winona, [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – Sunday, July 11th the Schreiber Public Library hosted a Strawberry Social as part of ongoing 125th Anniversary celebrations. The Social was a huge success with approximately 150 people attending to enjoy delicious strawberry desserts. The Katimavik Group volunteered, helping [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – Saturday, July 10th the Marathon Summerfest Show ‘n Shine was held in the parking lot of the Marathon A&W; in excess of 30 vehicular entrants drew admirers of classic cars throughout the afternoon. Vehicles were enterred by participants from Marathon, Manitouwadge, [Read more]
