Customers visit Jones & Chrysler at NuVu in Marathon by Karina Hunter April 29th through May 1st, Jones Power Sports and Trans-Canada Chrysler Wawa partnered with Marathon’s NuVu Auto to bring their showrooms to Northshore customers on Superior’s Northwest coast. In addition to [Read more]
SUPERIOR EAST OPP (WHITE RIVER, ON.) – On May 3, 2010 at 9:00 pm Superior East OPP in White River responded to a complaint regarding a male reporting that a second male was attempting to break into the complainant’s residence on Allaire Street by knocking down the door with an axe and [Read more]
Sunday May 3rd, the Nite on the Town Entertainment Series held their Spring Fling Variety Show at the Manitouwadge High School Theatre. Sunny skies outside did not deter residents from filling the seats. Organizer Natalie Labbee was Master of Ceremonies for the event, filling any down time between [Read more]
The Mobile Breast Screening Van is Coming…. The Northwestern Ontario Breast Screening Program will be coming to the Northshore, for dates/locations, click on the link to the town nearest you… Manitouwadge www.OntarioNewsNorth.com/?p=11613 Nipigon www.OntarioNewsNorth.com/?p=11618 [Read more]
Winnie the Pooh Festival Committee by Karina Hunter Members of the Winnie the Pooh Festival Committee met last Thursday (April 29) to discuss planning to date and identify what had yet to be finalized. Christa Hatton, Festival Coordinator for the Township of White River, shared news of the [Read more]
Northern CBYD Program announced in Marathon by Karina Hunter April 23rd Keith White, Business Development Manager, DigNORTH, presented the company’s innovative Ontario Call Before You Dig program to municipal leaders attending the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA) 2010 [Read more]
Schreiber’s Little Sprouts April 22nd, first Little Sprouts Community Garden Meeting of the 2010 was held at the Schreiber Public Library. During the meeting, Pam McKeever shared gardening tips and tricks for growing locally. She spoke about plants that thrive in the area and of the [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]
Poohfest Recognized in Top 100 Each year, Festivals & Events Ontario recognizes and celebrates the many top-notch festivals and events our province currently enjoys through the annual Top 100 Ontario Festivals program (formerly the Top 50). The Top 100 Ontario Festivals program acknowledges [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]
White River businesses learn about HST by Karina Hunter Monday, April 26th a group of approximately 10 people, representing White River businesses and service organizations attended an HST Information Seminar at the Township offices. Ken Kemp, an auditor with the Thunder Bay Tax Services [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]
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]
