MANITOUWADGE, ON – The Royal Canadian Legion Evan Hill Branch 242 led the Remembrance Day Parade and Ceremony in Manitouwadge under cloudy but unseasonably mild temperatures. Legion President Ron Sheppard led the parade to the community cenotaph where he laid a wreath before the [Read more]
Grade 8/Secondary 2 students can win a class trip to Banff National Park TORONTO, ON – The Honourable Peter Kent, Canada’s Environment Minister and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, today launched Parks Canada’s exciting new Coolest School Trip Contest, a part of the My Parks Pass [Read more]
TERRACE BAY, ON – Approximately 250 residents attended the Remembrance Day Ceremony in Terrace Bay organized by the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #223, Royal Canadian Legion Ladies Auxiliary, Officers and Cadets of 302 Endurance Navy League, and the Township of Terrace Bay. Great [Read more]
Ontarians Invited To Join Premier McGuinty At Queen’s Park Ceremony Premier Dalton McGuinty is encouraging Ontarians to honour our veterans this Friday during Remembrance Day ceremonies. Ontario’s Ceremony of Remembrance will be held at Queen’s Park. It will be one of the many [Read more]
Remembrance Day HORNEPAYNE, ON – Remembrance Day ceremonies will be held at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 194 beginning at 10 am. Everyone is welcome to join us as we pause to remember and lay wreaths in honour of those lost. [Read more]
Remembrance Day MANITOUWADGE, ON – The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 242 will lead a parade which begins in front of KG’s Lounge, continues to Cenotaph where a wreath is laid at Cenotaph before everyone continues to the Recreation Centre Auditorium for the laying of wreaths and [Read more]
Remembrance Day TERRACE BAY, ON – The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 223 will hold the Remembrance Day Ceremony tomorrow at the Cenotaph beginning at 10:50am. Those who are assisting as wreath presenters as well as parade participants are asked to meet at Curling Club by 1030 am. [Read more]
November 7, 2011 MATAWA FIRST NATIONS FILE JUDICIAL REVIEW,CONTINUE CALLS FOR JOINT REVIEW PANEL ON RING OF FIRE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OTTAWA, ON – First Nation leaders from Northern Ontario gathered in Ottawa today, sending a strong message to the Government of Canada about resource [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – Monday, October 31st, while many were out Trick or Treating, a large group of 47 volunteers – some who helped set up, some drove, some went door to door and others unloaded and sorted all the non-perishable food items, worked at the 2nd Annual Marathon Trick or Eat Food [Read more]
Bill will ban restrictive network locks, boost wireless competition & consumer choice OTTAWA, ON- Repressive cellular phone network locks need to end in order to give consumers real choice and to encourage competition in Canada’s wireless market, say New Democrats Bruce Hyer (Thunder [Read more]
Wants Canada Post to find a new location in Dorion to replace loss of current outlet OTTAWA, ON – MP Bruce Hyer is demanding that Canada Post find a replacement location for the postal outlet that is closing in Dorion this year. The current postal outlet, located in Canyon Country Service, is [Read more]
TIME TO ACT IN ORDER TO SAVE RAIL OPTIONS FOR NORTHERN-EASTERN ONTARIO OTTAWA, ON – A critical stretch of rail between Mattawa and Pembroke must be preserved if North-eastern Ontario will once again be connected by rail to the eastern seaboard and cities like Montreal and Ottawa the House of [Read more]
HUGHES FOCUSES ON SMALL OPERATORS AND FOOD SECURITY DURING WHEAT BOARD DEBATE OTTAWA, ON – Local food networks need to be fostered and agriculture policy needs to be balanced if the government is serious about food security, according to Carol Hughes. The Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing, MP [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Saturday, October 22nd, Manitouwadge Volunteers gathered together to participate in the 2nd Annual Trick or Eat Food Drive organized by Natalie Labbee (aka The Northern Geisha). Local elementary and secondary school students as well as Junior & Senior Youth Groups from [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – Friday October 14, 2011 at approximately 10:15 pm an officer from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marathon detachment conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle travelling eastbound on Highway 17 east ofMarathon in the District of Thunder Bay. During the traffic stop a quantity of [Read more]
