WAWA, ON – On November 25, 2019, at approximately 12:38 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a theft of gas that occurred in White River. Police located the suspect vehicle on Highway 17 near Highway 519 at approximately 1:10 [Read more]
See original thread(s) from @511Northwest regarding highway closure below. Tractor Trailer Motor Vehicle Collision (From MarathonOPP) MARATHON, ON -On Tuesday November 26 at 2:05pm, members of the Marathon, Manitouwadge, AND Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) detachments responded to a [Read more]
QUEEN’S PARK, ON — John Vanthof, NDP MPP for Timiskaming-Cochrane, challenged the Ford government Tuesday morning for its’ second-class treatment of drivers on Highways 11 and 17 in the North. “Last night, Highway 17 east of Nipigon was closed due to snow. Highway 11 between Nipigon and [Read more]
Certain actors are perfectly suited for certain roles. In Gerard Butler’s case, he makes for a very convincing protagonist in action movies. The Scottish born actor was cast to play Agent Mike Banning in the 2013 action hit “Olympus Has Fallen”. The character was then revived for “London [Read more]
Program Will Help Keep Seniors Healthy TORONTO, ON — Ontario is investing in programs that keep seniors healthy in their communities longer. Each year in Ontario, preventable dental issues like gum disease, infections and chronic pain lead to more than 60,000 emergency department visits by [Read more]
UPDATES FROM @511N511ONNorthwest NIPIGON – GREENSTONE ( 3:28am · Nov 26, 2019) Cleared: #Nipigon#Hwy11 from #Longlac to #Hearst is reopened. #ONStorm COCHRANE – GREENSTONE (Nov.21 Cont.) #Incident #Hearst #Greenstone #HWY11 between Hearst and Greenstone is closed in both directions due [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – The Manitouwadge Recreation Centre re-opens this morning at 9am with the Township apologizing for any inconvenience the closure had caused on their website. [Read more]
English version below Mme Andrea Horwath, chef de l’Opposition officielle formée par le Parti néo-démocrate de l’Ontario, à fait la déclaration suivante, après que le gouvernement Ford eut rejeté sa motion concernant la Loi sur les services en français : « Les voix des [Read more]
Way back in 1999, an adventurous seven year old girl was introduced to viewers around the world. Dora, along with her cast of many friends, would quickly go on to become one of the most watched and most popular kids programs on television. Fast forward all these years later and Dora finally has her [Read more]
QUEEN’S PARK, ON — New information revealed by the NDP shows that Doug Ford blew almost a quarter of a billion dollars ripping up green energy contracts. Peter Tabuns, Ontario NDP Energy critic, blasted Ford November 19th in question period for burning through $231 million in taxpayer dollars [Read more]
Supporting Aging in Place in Terrace Bay TERRACE BAY, ON – Tomorrow evening (Nov.21 at 6:30pm) Lakehead University will be providing an overview of the work they will be doing in partnership with Terrace Bay, and what the community can expect in terms of research participation. This [Read more]
SUDBURY, ON – Science North is honoured to announce that we have won the “Attraction of the year” award in the 2019 Ontario’s Choice Awards. This honour was earned due to the sheer number of votes submitted by our visitors. The Ontario’s Choice Awards, hosted by [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – The Township of Manitouwadge has posted to their website that community appointments are required for the newly established Community Revitalization Advisory Committee. Local residents interested in becoming a member of the Committee need to submit an application by [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Due to mechanical issues the Manitouwadge Community Centre is closed until further notice. The Library / Arena / Fitness Centre / Auditorium are also inaccessible during this closure. Due to the Rec Centre closure, Adult Craft Night (making birch wreaths) scheduled at the [Read more]
MARATHON, ON -On Saturday November 16, 2019 approximately 02:58pm officers of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marathon and Manitouwadge Detachment were dispatched to a traffic hazard on Highway 17 near Highway 614. The traffic hazard reported was of a person walking down the center line on [Read more]
