MARATHON, ON – The Town of Marathon has issued a local Declaration of Emergency and is in the process of preparing to accept up to 200 evacuated residents due to the forest fire situation in the Northwest. Official word has not yet been received from Emergency Management Ontario on when [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – The many forest fires in Northwestern Ontario have caused concerns in First Nations communities with officials deciding to evacuate their residents. Communities across Northern Ontario have agreed to host these evacuees. This afternoon in Manitouwadge a special meeting was [Read more]
WAWA, ON – The many forest fires in Northwestern Ontario have caused concerns in many First Nations communities with officials in thos communities deciding to evacuate their residents. Communities across Northern Ontario have agreed to host these evacuees and at 4:15pm this afternoon a State of [Read more]
McGuinty Government Supports Fight Against Exploitation And Forced Labour Ontario is investing in projects to rescue victims of human trafficking, and to improve police capacity to investigate and charge criminals involved in human trafficking. Seven police initiatives aimed at preventing human [Read more]
McGuinty Government Names Council Of The Federation Award Winner Ningwakwe George, a passionate advocate for literacy who inspires Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people, is the winner of Ontario’s 2011 Council of the Federation Literacy Award. Premier Dalton McGuinty honoured Ms. George for [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Local crafters may have noticed a very exciting new store this week as the sign went up outside ‘Happily Ever Crafter… ‘ A new business in the dowtown core owned by Vanessa Wastila-Courtemanche. Courtemanche rented the space in April after Lisa Schut [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – The letter below was submitted to OntarioNewsNorth.com by a member of the Manitouwadge Outdoor Enthusiasts (MOE) and also posted around town at public venues by the local OntORA (Ontario Outdoors Recreational Alliance) representative Frank Reiser advising residents of a [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – The July 13th regular meeting of council was held as scheduled in the Council Chambers of the Township of Manitouwadge. Unfortunately the Agenda was never made available online and at this point has yet to be. Many interesting issues were tabled during the meeting including [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Tuesday, June 28th, several Town Council representatives along side members of the business community gathered at Northwood Adventure Inn for a luncheon hosted by Investors Group District Manager Donna Yocum an Investors Group Financial Planner based out of Marathon and [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – July 14th 2011, according to OntarioGasPrices.com Manitouwadge’s Petro-Canada, the only retail gasoline outlet in the community of approximately 2000 residents, was the most costly gas listed in the previous 12 hrs comparable only, on their national map, to prices in [Read more]
ORDRE DU JOUR / Agenda Séance régulière qui aura lieu À 18h30, le 14 juillet 2011 Regular Council meeting July 13, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. 1. OUVERTURE / CALL TO ORDER 2. ADOPTION DE L’ORDRE DU JOUR / APPROVAL OF AGENDA (Résolution) 3. ANNONCES ET AVIS / ANNOUNCEMENTS AND GIVING OF NOTICE 4. APPEL [Read more]
Every week Tyler Davis, Owner Crossover Video & Games in Marathon, writes the Crossover Insider. Published Tuesdays on www.OntarioNewsNorth.com The Crossover Insider is your source for the week’s movie & video game releases, store news, details of Davis’ collaborations with other [Read more]
TERRACE BAY, ON – Terrace Bay Community Digitization Days are being held July 20, 21 & 22 at the Terrace Bay Public Library. The library is digitizing its archives collection and working to bring Terrace Bay’s history to you! Library Staff are seeking public assistance to make [Read more]
McGuinty Government Working With Municipalities To Improve Services; Reduce Costs Ontario is working with three municipalities to explore opportunities on how to make it easier for people and families to access government services when, where and how they need them. The province has signed [Read more]
McGuinty Government Offers Pensioners Flexibility, While Ensuring Stability Ontario is giving Nortel pensioners greater choice and flexibility in managing their pensions. Measures in the 2011 Budget responded to the request of Ontario Nortel pensioners to allow plan members to opt out of the [Read more]
