‘Northern Ontario Tourism’ Information

The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) wishes to express its concern regarding the sale of Ontera, the telecommunications division of the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission (ONTC). FONOM, along with other stakeholders are fearful of the negative effects on employment, [Read more]

TERRACE BAY, ON – Mayor and Council of the Township of Terrace Bay are proud to announce the purchase of a substantial amount of land in our community by the municipality. Over the past two years council, administration and legal counsel have been working hard to secure key pieces of land [Read more]

ROSSPORT, ON – The Rossport Tourism Association is pleased to announce the Grand Opening of the Rossport Coastal Trail next weekend (July 19th) when they will be unveiling new signage for the project. The 1.5 km trail is easy to find and follows along the shore of Lake Superior from Wardrope [Read more]

By Edgar J. Lavoie (CLICK HERE to visit blog) “I love it when a plan comes together.” Remember that line from Mission: Impossible? The TV action series ran from 1966 to 1973, and the character Jim Phelps usually closed each episode by uttering that line. Things came together for me and my [Read more]

Op-Ed by Natural Resources Minister David Orazietti In Ontario, the Ministry of Natural Resources monitors moose populations and carefully regulates hunting to ensure populations remain sustainable. This past winter, the ministry completed moose aerial inventory surveys for 25 wildlife management [Read more]

Ontario Investing in Northeastern Transportation Services and Infrastructure Ontario will continue to operate the motor coach, Polar Bear Express, rail freight, and refurbishment services of the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission (ONTC) as a government-owned transportation company.  “I [Read more]

FROM THE EDITOR: Thank you to MPP Michael Mantha’s office for sharing the correspondence below with OntarioNewsNorth.com that we may keep the public informed as to the ongoing efforts, by the Algoma-Manitoulin MPP, to keep the issue of repairs to Industrial Road (a.k.a. Hwy 625) moving [Read more]

Province Proposing New Legislation to Take Action Against Invasive Species Ontario is taking strong action to address the social, ecological and economic threats that invasive species pose to our natural environment. The Invasive Species Act, to be introduced today, would support the prevention, [Read more]

Registration for the 2014 Green Tradeshow is now open!  Please visit www.greentradeshow.ca where you will find a exhibitor package, map and directions, and a registration form (also see attached). The 2012 Green Tradeshow had 750 people in attendance and 80 exhibitor tables. This year’s [Read more]

Canada’s Biggest and Best Outdoors Show To Include Northern Ontario’s Favourite Huntress The 67th Annual Toronto Sportsmen’s Show is less than a week a way and Northern Ontario outdoors enthusiasts planning to attend can look forward to being welcomed by a friendly face! The 2014 [Read more]

People familiar with last year’s battle to maintain ferry service between Manitoulin Island and Tobermory will find similarities with the plight of businesses, communities, and property owners set to lose passenger rail service from the Algoma Central Railway (ACR). On Manitoulin, the [Read more]

Cold nights grooming. It’s a cold once again this morning, -40C without the wind-chill, with wind-chill factor it was -46C  Danny our Groomer Operator was out last night in this cold, My plans was not to have him that late out as he had left in around 8:30am in the morning and ended up [Read more]

VALHALLA INN NAMED OFFICIAL HOTEL, THUNDER BAY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PLEDGES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR PGA TOUR CANADA EVENT THUNDER BAY, ON – The Thunder Bay Golf Classic is still six months away but community support for the PGA TOUR Canada event has already started to heat up. January 16th the [Read more]

Time’s almost up trail enthusiasts… The submission period for the Voyageur Trail Association’s 2013-14 “Winter on the Trail Photography Contest” ends January 31st. This is your chance to share how you enjoy the Winter Wonderland of Northern Ontario and promote your [Read more]

Dear Editor Please accept this letter as my avenue to inform the snowmobiling fraternity that the remaining monetary assets of the Manitou Sno Drifters have been returned to the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC) as required under the terms and conditions of membership in the OFSC. The [Read more]