Community Gardens Initiative Video Conference Thursday, May 6th at 2 p.m. Manitouwadge General Hospital Telehealth Conferencing Room If you are interested in gardening or in assisting with the Community Garden Initiatve this video conference will be a must see! [Read more]
Marathon’s Giant Community Yard Sale, was held yesterday, May 1st. The Annual event, held at the Marathon Recreation Complex Arena, is a great reason to start Spring Cleaning. One woman, who started with 3 tables filled with items and was packing up into just one rubbermaid container at [Read more]
Scrapbooking @ the Moose Hall by Karina Hunter Saturday, May 1st, Close to My Heart Scrapbooking Consultants welcomed approximately a dozen, pyjama clad ladies to the Moose Hall for their ‘PJ Crop ‘till you Drop’ Scrapbooking event and the release of CTMH’s newest scrapbooking supply [Read more]
Seeing Diabetes education in the North by Karina Hunter The Canadian National Institue for the Blind Eye Van (CNIB) has partnered with the Northern Diabetes Health Network (NDHN) in an initiative being funded by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care to bring screening and education [Read more]
Though I intend to keep providing a few articles to The Echo, I realized it was time to let it’s readers, who have been really great about encouraging my contributions know why my articles aren’t there any more so have submitted this to The Echo for this week’s paper. K.Hunter, [Read more]
Men & Women taking action against cancer by Karina Hunter Last night at the Manitouwadge General Hospital an information session was held titled “Men and Women taking action against cancer” presented by Kiri Butter and Andrea Smith, representatives of the Canadian Cancer Society’s [Read more]
Northwestern Region Unit of Canadian Cancer Society presents at MHSby Karina Hunte Students at Manitouwadge High School gathered this afternoon for an informative from Andrea Smith of the Canadian Cancer Society’s Northwestern Region Unit from Thunder Bay. Smith promulgated “Dangers [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE PUBLIC SCHOOL Crazy, crazy, crazy!! Quite often our young people will express themselves in what is perceived to adults as bazaar! But at MPS being ‘bazaar’ on some days is totally acceptable. Today the halls and classrooms were pretty ’bazaar’ looking with lots of [Read more]
De l’Agence canadienne d’évaluation environnementale Projet de mine de cuivre et de métaux du groupe des platineux de Marathon, rivière Pic, municipalité de Marathon Le 29 avril 2010 (Mis à jour le 19 juillet 2010) Marathon, ON — Pêches et Océans Canada, Ressources [Read more]
From: Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency Marathon Platinum Group Metals and Copper Mine Project, Pic River, Marathon Township Municipality April 29, 2010 (Updated July 19, 2010) Marathon, ON — Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Natural Resources Canada and Transport Canada are required to [Read more]
Photographs & Memories DVD vs VHS Recently I have had many inquiries from people around town concerning transferring their special VHS tapes to digital format. This is an efficient method to preserve and / or make extra copies of family occasions to share. One thing to remember with VHS [Read more]
Spring Fling Variety Showcase This weekend in Manitouwadge, there’s something to sing about! by Natalie Labbée There’s something new and special happening in Manitouwadge at the high school auditorium this Sunday, May 2nd. Nite on the Town Entertainment Series (NOTTES) is presenting [Read more]
Northern business going the extra mile for customers by Karina Hunter Gord and Russ Jones, owners of Jones Power Sports has appreciated, over the years, customers that come to his ATV and Snowmobile dealership from across the Northshore, many driving 2, 3 or even 4 hours to take advantage [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE BUSINESS BEAT April 2010/1 Welcome to the inaugural edition! Each month, Manitouwadge business happenings will be announced, plus an MBA member will be showcased. Member or not, your input is welcomed! Please contact Maggie Schut at 826-4626/ hawberryfields@shaw.ca. [Read more]
CFNO’s Al Cresswell asks the Honourable Michael Gravelle, Minister of Northern Development, Mines & Forests about rumours surrounding mill activity in Northwestern Ontario. What are your thoughts on this? Many people have said closure of Marathon’s mill was a good thing – [Read more]
