‘Northern Ontario Headlines’ Information
Written by MP Bruce Hyer on 24 June 2015
From June 22, 2015 OTTAWA, ON – Bruce Hyer MP Thunder Bay Superior North (and Deputy Leader of the Green Party of Canada) issued the following statement regarding the passage of Bill C-61 An Act to amend the Canada National Marine Conservation Areas Act, by the Senate: “After eight years [Read more]
Written by Ontario Newsroom on 24 June 2015
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne released the following statement on St-Jean-Baptiste Day in Ontario: “On behalf of the Government of Ontario, I want to wish everyone a Happy St-Jean-Baptiste Day. This is a day to commemorate the vital role the Francophone community has played in the Canadian [Read more]
Written by Reader Submission on 24 June 2015
By John Hooper Sr. MARATHON, ON – Hotdogs and Cupcakes held off Brokerlink 12-11. Brokerlink strand the tying run at 2nd in the 7th inning. Jagerbombers squeeked by CrossOver Video Jays 14-13 on a walk-off 3 run HR by Ross McWatch. Tristan Vollett hit a grand slam in the loss for the [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 23 June 2015
WEEKLY WRAP It may seem hard, with all of the top-notch new movies that have been coming out over the last few weeks, to keep up! Great new movies like Kingsman, Chappie, Run All Night, Project Almanac, Focus and McFarland have been flying off the shelves at Crossover , with some customers unable [Read more]
Written by Press Release on 22 June 2015
SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – Crime Stoppers and the Sault Ste. Marie Police Services need the public’s assistance identifying a male involved in a theft of a bicycle from OLG Casino Sault Ste. Marie. On June 2, 2015 the victim locked his 2015 black super cycle mountain bike in front of the OLG [Read more]
Written by Thunder Bay District CrimeStoppers on 22 June 2015
THUNDER BAY, ON – Crime Stoppers and the OPP are asking for your help in solving a Break & Enter that occurred in the Town of Geraldton. Sometime between May 31st and June 5th 2015 unknown suspect (2) broke into some storage sheds and a residence that was destroyed by a fire on May 28th [Read more]
Written by Reader Submission on 22 June 2015
By John Hooper Sr. MARATHON, ON – Both games postponed tonight. No makeup dates announced. Monday June 22 Lord of the Inf. Flies PPD Outlaws Brewers PPD Jagerbombers GP W L T PTS CrossOver Video Jays 6 5 1 0 10 Brewers 7 5 2 0 10 Outlaws 5 4 1 0 8 [Read more]
Written by Annie Wenger-Nabigon Ph.D., RSW on 21 June 2015
Two different celebrations fall on the same day – National Aboriginal Day and Father’s Day. The first Father’s Day celebration occurred on July 5, 1908 in Fairmont, West Virginia, USA, and is now widely celebrated in countries around the world on various different days. The first National [Read more]
Written by Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources on 20 June 2015
There were no fires reported on July 18. Current as of June 19, Cochrane 6 continues to be the region’s only active fire. The forest fire hazard ranges from low to high throughout the region. The areas of greatest concern include the centre and far north of the region. Out of Province Ontario [Read more]
Written by Press Release on 20 June 2015
ORDRE DU JOUR / Agenda Séance régulière du conseil qui aura lieu à 18 h 30, le 23 juin 2015 Regular Council meeting scheduled for June 23, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. OUVERTURE /CALL TO ORDER PRÉSENCE / ROLL CALL APPEL ET DÉCLARATION D’INTÉRÊT PÉCUNIAIRE / DECLARATION OF CONFLICT ADOPTION DE [Read more]
Written by MP Bruce Hyer on 19 June 2015
OTTAWA, ON — Today MP Bruce Hyer released the following statement regarding the designation of heritage lighthouses under the Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act: “Community groups that work to protect our heritage lighthouses and curate an important part of Canada’s maritime history have [Read more]
Written by Manitouwadge Public School on 19 June 2015
MANITOUWADGE, ON – At Manitouwadge Public School education comes is numerous forms. This week Mrs. Schleier’s class – under the superb direction of Mrs. Mutch – enjoyed a day of learning the art playing outside! Weather doesn’t always cooperate in Manitouwadge, so they were not [Read more]
Written by Reader Submission on 19 June 2015
By John Hooper Sr. MARATHON, ON – CrossOver Video Jays defeated Lord of the Infield Flies 27-3 behind a very well pitched game by Tonya Desmoulin. The game between the Jagerbombers and Hotdogs and Cupcakes was postponed. No makeup date has been announced. GP W L T PTS [Read more]
Written by Conseil Scolaire Catholique Nouvel-Ontario on 19 June 2015
WAWA, ON – The Conseil Scolaire Catholique du Nouvel-Ontario (CSCNO) took great pride in participating in the organization of the June 11th Pow Wow held at the Wawa Community Centre. Wawa’s École Saint-Joseph played a key role in the event as 12 secondary school students joined the [Read more]
Written by Manitouwadge Public School on 18 June 2015
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Recently Manitouwadge Public School Grade 7 and 8 students were invited to participate in a School / College / Work initiative sponsored by Confederation College in Thunder Bay. Students were treated to a bus trip to Thunder Bay and ‘camped out’ in the residence at [Read more]