August 20, 2018 10:32am From: @511ONNNortheast Cleared: Batchawana Bay/Wawa: #HWY17 both directions – #HWY101(E)/ Sec #HWY563, all lanes have reopened. #ONHwys __________________________________________ Highway 17 Closed Due to Fatal Collision WAWA, ON – On Sunday August 19, 2018 at [Read more]
Suspect Located and Arrested SCHRIEIBER, ON -On Saturday, August 18th, 2018, at approximately 12:00pm officers of the Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were advised of a theft of gas in Thunder Bay. The vehicle resembling the description in the theft of gas was later observed on Highway 17 [Read more]
Hello all, The Art Council has some fantastic music coming tonight to the Roberta Bondar stage in Sault Ste. Marie. Numerous performers including Crystal Shawanda at 6:30 p.m. and Mustang Heart at 9 p.m. Food and Beverages available. Our grafitti artist need you to come and vote for the [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON -On Saturday, August 18th, 2018, at approximately 12:00pm officers of the Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were advised of a theft of gas in Thunder Bay. The vehicle resembling the description in the theft of gas was later observed on Highway 17 near Schreiber. When the driver [Read more]
A few weeks ago, right after the Legislature was called to sit for a summer session following the June election, in my weekly column I wrote, “Fasten your seatbelts. We better hang on for a wild ride.” Admittedly it didn’t take a fortune teller to help me reach that conclusion. For [Read more]
The Government of Canada invests in waterfront development to help promote the North Shore region of Lake Superior TERRACE BAY, ON — The residents and businesses of Terrace Bay will benefit from an enhanced waterfront area thanks to a Government of Canada investment of $1.1 million. This FedNor [Read more]
QUEEN’S PARK, ON – “It’s troubling just how far Doug Ford is willing to go to appease radical social conservatives and PC insiders. In only their first few weeks in office, the Ford government has moved quickly to drag Ontario backwards, wasting no time in meddling with ongoing [Read more]
MARATHON, ON -On Monday August 13, 2018, at approximately 5:00pm, members of the Marathon and Manitouwadge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) detachments responded to a report of a motor vehicle collision (MVC), on Highway 17, approximately 1km east of Highway 614. A westbound motor vehicle, a [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – The Township of Nipigon is hosting a Surplus Sale and Auction today from 2pm to 4pm at the Nipigon Community Centre. [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Saturday, August 11th, 2018, at approximately 2:00am officers of the Manitouwadge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were contacted regarding a pick-up truck burning on Pic Road in Manitouwadge. An officer arrived to observe the Manitouwadge Volunteer Fire Department on scene [Read more]
We’ve touched on it before, but no genres bring moviegoers to theatre seats quite like superhero movies. Over the past few years, we’ve started seeing ensemble superhero movies- where various caped crusaders share the screen. One of the first of the type was “The Avengers” which, in 2012, [Read more]
Time to achieve the vast potential of Northern Ontario COCHRANE, ON – With over 87 percent of Ontario’s landmass, one of the most diverse populations in Canada, and holding a treasure trove of mineral wealth, forestry resources, natural attractions, water and energy, Northern Ontario is [Read more]
UPDATED Communities under watch added below please scroll down —- Version française ci-dessous Alerts for: Geraldton – Manitouwadge – Hornepayne – Lake Nipigon – Wabakimi – Wawa – White River – Pukaskwa Warnings 7:54, UPDATED 8:51 PM EDT [Read more]
QUEEN’S PARK, ON – During question period Thursday, NDP MPP Judith Monteith-Farrell demanded answers from Doug Ford for local participants of the Basic Income Pilot Project cancelled by the Ford government this summer. “When did the government inform participants of the Basic Income [Read more]
The Thunder Bay District Health Unit is continuing to manage an outbreak of tuberculosis in the city of Thunder Bay. The outbreak was declared at the beginning of March. To date, TBDHU has identified eleven cases of active tuberculosis in Thunder Bay associated with this outbreak. Most cases [Read more]
