‘Northern Ontario Headlines’ Information
Written by Thunder Bay District Health Unit on 16 July 2021
Reopening Ontario The Roadmap to Reopen is the Ontario’s three-step plan to safely and gradually lift public health measures based on the ongoing progress of provincewide vaccination rates and improvements of key public health and health care indicators. The province will remain at each step [Read more]
Written by Nipigon Detachment OPP on 15 July 2021
NIPIGON, ON – On July 4, 2021, at 10:48 p.m. members of the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a motor vehicle collision involving a side-by-side, off-road vehicle that rolled over near the Camp 81 Road, Unorganized Township. After a police [Read more]
Written by ManitouwadgeMarathon OPP on 15 July 2021
MARATHON, ON – On July 14, 2021 at 9:55 p.m. members of the Marathon detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with Superior North EMS responded to a report of a possible fatality at the Barrick Gold Mine, located approximately 40kms east of Marathon on Highway 17. Police [Read more]
Written by ManitouwadgeMarathon OPP on 06 July 2021
MARATHON, ON – An individual has been charged in connection with a multi-vehicle collision on Highway 17 near Marathon. On July 4, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. officers from the Marathon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), along with the Superior North Emergency Medical Services [Read more]
Written by ManitouwadgeMarathon OPP on 06 July 2021
MARATHON, ON – Tuesday July 6, 2021 at approximately 0910am, officers of the Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) detachment responded to a report of a motor vehicle collision (MVC), involving a dump truck and two small SUV’s on Peninsula Road at the Peninsula Golf Course entrance [Read more]
Written by Press Release on 05 July 2021
BIIGTIGONG NISHNAABEG/MARATHON, ON – Biigtigong Nishnaabeg and the Town of Marathon jointly make the following statement on the discovery of the unmarked graves at several Residential School sites in the Western Provinces: Biigtigong Nishnaabeg and Town of Marathon express deep sorrow at the [Read more]
Written by Environment Canada - Environnement Canada on 04 July 2021
Scroll down for warnings from other Northshore communities GERALDTON – MANITOUWADGE – HORNEPAYNE 6:39 PM EDT Sunday 04 July 2021Heat Warning in effect for: Manitouwadge – Hornepayne Hot temperature continues this evening. Temperatures in the low thirties with humidex values in the [Read more]
Written by admin on 04 July 2021
MANITOUWADGE, ON – This year we were excited to celebrate with our 23 Graduates from Manitouwadge High School. We held our celebrations out at the Manitouwadge Airport, last Friday, June 25th, using an FM transmitter to allow family, friends and special guests to hear the ceremony from [Read more]
Written by Thunder Bay District Health Unit on 30 June 2021
The Roadmap to Reopen is the Ontario’s three-step plan to safely and gradually lift public health measures based on ongoing progress of provincewide vaccination rates and improvements of key public health and health care indicators. On June 30 at 12:01 a.m., Ontario will move to [Read more]
Written by NDP Media on 29 June 2021
Version française ci-dessous Reckoning with the tech giants and a wave of misinformation Some of you may have heard of Bill C-10, the bill to update the Broadcasting Act to account for the digital media environment, dominated by tech giants, that has risen in the decades since the Act was [Read more]
Written by admin on 28 June 2021
MARATHON, ON – Regular meeting of Marathon Town Council held June 28, 2021. The next regular scheduled meeting of Marathon Town Council is July 19, 2021. Visit their website to check the Council Calendar for scheduled Council meetings. Meetings take place via Microsoft Teams and continue [Read more]
Written by Nipigon Detachment OPP on 22 June 2021
NIPIGON, ON – Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Nipigon Detachment have arrested and charged a Nipigon resident following an online child sexual exploitation investigation. In May 2020 an investigation into online access to child pornography was initiated by the Nipigon [Read more]
Written by Greenstone OPP on 21 June 2021
GREENSTONE, ON – Members of the Greenstone Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to 47 calls for service over from Friday June 18th to Sunday June 20th, 2021.Police responded to a variety of calls on the weekend and laid 29 charges under the Criminal Code and [Read more]
Written by admin on 15 June 2021
From Town of Marathon YouTube MARATHON, ON – Regular meeting of Marathon Town Council held via Microsoft Teams, Monday June 14, 2021 at 4pm. To view/print this meeting’s agenda, CLICK HERE. During the meeting, among the many issues covered were: (at 1:44 on the video) CAO Daryl [Read more]
Written by Thunder Bay District Health Unit on 11 June 2021
Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) is reporting 4 (four) new COVID-19 cases in residents in the TBDHU Region. Current active cases is 47. *Reports are completed daily in the morning, except when otherwise noted. Exceptions may be made for holiday times. **Note that all COVID-19-positive [Read more]