Public Schools in Manitouwadge Collaborate for Earth Day Manitouwadge Public School & Ecole Publique Franco-Manitou collaborated for Earth Day to plant a tree with the help of Marcel DeMars from the Ministry of Natural Resources. Below is the story of how this unfolded, written by EPFM [Read more]
Angler Receives Fishing Ban and $1,000 Fine For Fishing Related Offences A New Liskeard man has been fined $1,000 and banned from fishing for a year for fishing related offences. Rene Beaudoin was fined $100 for fishing without a licence, $150 for making a false statement, $250 for displaying a [Read more]
GREEN POWER TO HELP BLIND RIVER WITH JOBS Blind River – Northern Residents wishing to use green power are welcoming funding for the Blind River Solar Generating Facility that was announced today in Blind River. The project which is expected to produce enough electricity to run 1,500 homes [Read more]
Thank you very much to Luc Levesque of Dubreuilville for sending these photos of the fire outside Chapleau. Scroll down for videos. From Luc in regards to Wawa 18 The Fire Started Yesterday afternoon, May 27. The Fire is About 62 Km East of Wawa, 70 Km west of Chapleau, the Fire Burnt [Read more]
Deer Tick Found Locally Tests Positive For Lyme Disease The Thunder Bay District Health Unit has received laboratory confirmation that a deer tick, found on a dog within the city limits, has tested positive for Lyme disease. This is the first positive test for Lyme disease in a tick since the [Read more]
Updated forecasts for Northern Ontario issued by Environment Canada at 5.45 pm edt Thursday 27 May 2010 for tonight Friday and Friday night. Lake Nipigon – Wabakimi Tonight..Clear. Becoming cloudy periods after midnight. Low 8. Friday..A mix of sun and cloud. High 24. UV index 8 or very high. [Read more]
Hornepayne Outfitter Fined For Unlawfully Providing Bear Hunting Services May 27, 2010 An Ontario company was fined $1,200 for unlawfully providing bear hunting services. The company, 1584864 Ontario Limited, was fined for providing black bear hunting services without a licence. Additional [Read more]
Dredging Shorelands on Lake Simcoe Proves Costly A Thorah Island landowner and a marine contractor pled guilty to dredging a boat slip on the shorelands of Lake Simcoe. Court heard that on October 22, 2008, conservation officers observed a boat slip that was excavated without the authority of a [Read more]
Mike Brown, M.P.P. Algoma-Manitoulin BROWN: NEW REPORT FROM ONTARIO’S CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH SAYS THERE IS NO DIRECT CAUSAL LINK BETWEEN WIND TURBINES AND ADVERSE HEALTH AFFECTS QUEEN’S PARK – [Read more]
Outdoor Burning Restricted In Areas of Northeastern Ontario May 20, 2010 McGuinty Government Implements Restricted Fire Zone A Restricted Fire Zone has been declared in Northeastern Ontario north of the French River to reduce the risk of human-caused wildfires. Effective 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, [Read more]
McGuinty Government Helping Grow A New Industry, Creating Jobs Ontario is supporting the development of new technology that could substantially reduce the cost of solar energy, while creating jobs. The province is supporting Morgan Solar Inc., a company with a new approach to capturing and [Read more]
White Lake welcomes back a friend by Karina Hunter WHITE LAKE PROVINCIAL PARK – May 18th, 2010 – White Lake Provincial Park officially opened this past weekend and though the park was fairly quiet much work is being done, preparing to welcome the many tourists who will enjoy the park during [Read more]
McGuinty Government Encouraged At Spirit Of Cooperation The Ontario government is encouraged to see environmental groups and forest companies working together to help develop a plan that would lead to both a healthy and a prosperous Canadian forest. The historic Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement, [Read more]
Reckless dumping of garbage endangers Manitouwadge residents MANITOUWADGE, ON – Friday May 14th, 2010 The photo below was taken of the Public Works employees near the bear dumpster located across from the soccer field to highlight the reckless dumping of waste, debris and hazardous [Read more]
McGuinty Government Working to Make Ontario A Clean Water Leader As part of its Open Ontario Plan the province is taking steps to make Ontario the leading clean water jurisdiction in North America. To be introduced later today, the Water Opportunities and Water Conservation Act would, if passed, [Read more]
