Judith C. Harris Bursary 2015 The Manitouwadge General Hospital is pleased to announce that the recipient of the 2015 Judith C. Harris Bursary is Briar Hunter. Briar will pursue her university education in the health care field. Mrs. Harris, Board Chair presented the $1,000 bursary letter at [Read more]
The Public Appointments Secretariat of the Province of Ontario, through Order-in-Council, has appointed three new members to the North West Local Health Integration Network’s Board of Directors. Appointed on March 18, 2015, for a three-year term, is Darryl Allan, a member of the Northwest Angle [Read more]
Two different celebrations fall on the same day – National Aboriginal Day and Father’s Day. The first Father’s Day celebration occurred on July 5, 1908 in Fairmont, West Virginia, USA, and is now widely celebrated in countries around the world on various different days. The first National [Read more]
Every year, The War Amps Child Amputee (CHAMP) Program enrols kids from across the country, due to lawn mower accidents that could have been prevented. A few seconds of fun in the wrong place changed their lives forever. Thank you for reading this important message. Dear Editor, When it comes to [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – June 2nd the Township of Manitouwadge Community Services Department hosted it’s annual Fun Run. The event has been taking place in Manitouwadge for at least 30yrs and weather has often been part of the challenge of the 1km route but not for 2015! This year weather [Read more]
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) maintains a commitment to providing information to rural, remote, Aboriginal, and Francophone youth about health careers. This year marks NOSM’s 10th annual Health Sciences Summer Camp. The camps take place July 6 – 10, 2015 in the modern and [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON, – After two years of extensive consultation and a lot of hard work from the entire College community, Confederation College proudly launched its Student Mental Health and Well-Being Strategy today; the first of its kind among Ontario colleges. The Strategy responds to, among [Read more]
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT Camp Quality Northwestern Ontario is currently seeking campers for its 2015 summer camp, taking place July 12-18 at Camp Duncan on East Loon Lake (45 minutes north of Thunder Bay). Children 4-18 who have cancer or are in remission, and up to one sibling in the same age [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Saturday, May 9th, the Manitouwadge Cancer Assistance Group held their annual Share the Care 5km Walk & BBQ. The annual fundraiser, hosted in collaboration with the Manitouwadge Volunteer Firefighters, has become an increasingly important part of the MCAG’s [Read more]
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]
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]
THUNDER BAY, ON– Sitting down with Trevor Mikus, Branch Manager at Bluewave Energy in Thunder Bay, I ask ‘What’s so special about Bluewave?’ He answers unequivocally, “It’s the people and the leadership. When I brought forward the proposal to our senior leadership team to make a $10,000 [Read more]
Police Urge Area Residents to Dispose of Unused Prescription Medications **For details regarding Drop-Off Days in WAWA & GREENSTONE, click here. WAWA, ON – Prescription Drug Drop-off Day is an important public safety initiative to encourage Ontario residents to dispose of old and unused [Read more]
May 9th is Prescription Drug Drop Off Day ORILLIA, ON – Prescription medications can be misused in ways not intended by the physician who prescribes them. In an effort to help keep drugs out of the wrong hands, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) will be supporting the Prescription Drug Drop Off [Read more]
Let’s look on the bright side and change the spring tune. Slow melts are good for maple syrup, and low water levels and delays in golf times and maybe even the more time spent indoors at the Drop In…..well maybe, maybe not. Anyway, despite the glaring error in my last column about the days, [Read more]
