MARATHON, ON – Swim & Movie: On Friday February 3, children can swim from 1 pm – 2:30 pm and view the movie (We Bought a Zoo) at 2:45 pm. Swim Lessons: The second set of winter lessons is starting February 4 – Saturdays and Sundays from 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm, please sign up at [Read more]
From the Editor of ONN: Every week Tyler Davis, Owner Crossover Video & Games in Marathon, writes the Crossover Insider for OntarioNewsNorth.com. Published Tuesdays, The Crossover Insider is your source for the week’s movie & video game releases, store news, details of Davis’ [Read more]
CLICK PLAY TO VIEW TERRACE BAY, ON – January 8th, 2012 a new channel poped-up on YouTube, it’s TRESTLE RIDGE. To date 3 videos have been uploaded by the user including the night skiing video above from January 15th and more recently, a great video of day skiing at the Terrace Bay [Read more]
TERRACE BAY, ON – Planning for the 2012 Green Tradeshow in Terrace Bay has officially begun and this year’s show is looking like it could be the best yet! While the 2012 Green Tradeshow is being setup with its regular tradeshow format, we’re thrilled to announce a big addition… [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Approximately 60 skiers and snowboarders participated in a Memorial Run at Kiwissa Ski Centre on Sunday (January 22, 2012) in honour of Canadian Freestyle Skier Sarah Burke. We spoke with Kiwissa Ski Club President Ed Hedderson after the Sarah Burke Memorial Run Sunday, [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – At 12:30 today (Monday, January 23), the Marathon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police advised drivers of the following Road Advisory: LOCATION: Highway 17 between Terrace Bay and White Rivr BRIEF DESCRIPTION: Highway is closed due to poor weather and road conditions. [Read more]
Travel Advisory THUNDER BAY, ON – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to advise that current environmental conditions are resulting in near white-out conditions inThunder Bay and areas east. Sections of highways # 11 and #11/17 have been closed over the last six hours and conditions [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – “Perfect snow, perfect temperature and perfect company. Thanks for the walk everyone” posted Kim and Leslie Ransom on the Marathon Cross-Country Ski and Snowshoe Club’s Facebook wall after their Sunday Social Snowshoe today. Having enjoyed fresh snow at [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – January 9th, OntarioNewsNorth.com Editor Karina Hunter, spoke with Manitouwadge’s Economic Development Officer Anthony Friedrich. Friedrich moved from Schreiber, where he had worked as Community Development Officer, to Manitouwadge just a month prior and in spite of [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Sunday afternoon at 2:30 pm, meet at the top of the Main for the Sarah Burke Memorial Run, all skiers and boarders are invited to participate. Lets honor a great Canadian. Thursday, January 19th, Canadian Freestyle skier Sarah Burke died in Salt Lake City hospital more than [Read more]
HAVE YOU CHEERED FOR WAWA TODAY? The Wawa Community Centre needs your “cheers”! Molson is giving away up to $1 million dollars and the Wawa Rotary Club wants Wawa to win big. A request to renovate the Michipicoten Community Centre heating and cooling system was accepted by the Molson Coors [Read more]
TERRACE BAY, ON – More than a quarter-century ago, Rick Hansen and his team set out upon the Man In Motion World Tour, embarking on a global journey of hope that the world could be inspired, raising millions of dollars for spinal cord injury (SCI) research, making communities more accessible [Read more]
TERRACE BAY, ON – Residents lit up the town with spectacular displays once again this year making the judging more difficult and requiring much deliberation by those charged with naming winners in the annual Terrace Bay Christmas Lights Contest. One group of winners that is never contested [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – The Township of Nipigon is launching a branding & signage program that will re-define the town in response to the changing economic and social needs of the community. Nipigon’s branding & signage steering committee is working together with Firedog Communications and [Read more]
McGuinty Government Supporting Clean, Healthy Great Lakes Clean-up of Lake Superior’s Peninsula Harbour near Marathon will start this spring. Ontario, the federal government, and Ball Packaging, a former owner of the community’s now closed pulp and paper mill, are financing the clean-up [Read more]
