THANKS TO ALL WHO ENTERED… The contest to WIN a weekend pass (or a pair of weekend passes and a pair of very cool t-shirts) to the Live from the Rock Folk Music Festival in Red Rock Ontario on August 8, 9, and 10 has now closed, keep watching for details of the LIVE DRAW for winners August [Read more]
RED ROCK, ON – Red Rock’s 2014 Canada Day celebrations was a huge success. The festivities this year were held at the beautiful Red Rock Marina. The day started with a delicious brunch hosted by the Red Rock Royal Canadian Legion. The afternoon events began at 4:00 with the singing of [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – Friday, February 21st Mayor Don McArthur and other dignitaries and volunteers kicked off the 25th anniversary of Schreiber’s annual winter carnival the “Peel-Off Winter Carnival”. “Welcome to the 25th Annual Peel Off winter Carnival. The best annual [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Sunday, February 16th, during the Frosty Days Winter Carnival, in collaboration with the Ontario Free Fishing Weekend the Manitouwadge Outdoor Enthusiasts (MOE), supported by local sponsors and a team of volunteers, hosted their annual Free Kids Ice Fishing Derby on [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Residents are waking up to a fresh layer of snow and temperatures of about -210 at 5:30am this Valentine’s Friday with the forecast looking favourable for the entire long-weekend (see below)! There are great events planned by businesses and community organizations all [Read more]
Thanks to reader Mitch Ouellet for sending in the Moosecalac 2014 Schedule! Send in your photos/videos from your local winter carnival on the Northshore or Greenstone to Editor@OntarioNewsNorth.com to see them featured here next week! Happy Moosecalac 2014!! [Read more]
Submitted by Kerry Foster, Echo Bay Ontario (Click to view past submissions) Friday January 31th is Chinese New Year, a celebration of the oldest civilization on the earth today. China was once called “The Land Of The Divine”. For thousands of years, Emperors ruled this vast land with [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]
August 23 – The 2013 Lighthouse Street Festival was a huge success with new addition the BMX Stunt Show. Jagger Sports Co travelled from Montreal and put on two 20 minute demonstrations of gravity defying jumps for the crowd to enjoy. The BMX Stunt Show was covered by a financial [Read more]
NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO – Lucky readers of OntarioNewsNorth.com will be enjoying either a weekend of folk music at Live From The Rock in Red Rock or an evening with Fred Eaglesmith in Marathon following our Facebook/Twitter contest today. No entries were received via Twitter however entries [Read more]
TERRACE BAY, ON – The Township of Terrace Bay has successfully leveraged support from the Local Initiatives Contribution grant program to further grow the highly successful Lighthouse Street Festival. Superior North CFDC, as funded by FedNor, will be contributing $4,800 towards the costs of [Read more]
TERRACE BAY, ON – The Township of Terrace Bay is always striving to provide as much entertainment to its residents, and visitors to the community, as possible. With this in mind, the township reached out to Canuck Amusements from Winnipeg late last year to see if they would be interested in [Read more]
Residents and tourists alike converged on Terrace Bay Beach to enjoy the beautiful weather and celebrate the world’s largest fresh water lake. The Municipality, and its Community partners Parks Canada, EcoSuperior and the local Power Squadron, host the annual Lake Superior Day with fun activities [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – The Schreiber Public Library’s Annual Heritage Days Bocce Ball Tournament took place Tuesday (July 16th 2013) and there were some very promissing young bocce-ballers on the field! Thanks to the SPL for sharing the results (below) and some great photos of the players! [Read more]
Results & photos courtesy Schreiber Public Library SCHREIBER, ON – As part of the Schreiber Public Library’s great calendar of Heritage Days events a Chalk Drawing Contest was held yesterday, Wednesday, July 17th, challenging local, and visiting, kids to share their artistic side [Read more]
