WEEKLY REVIEW Can you hear it? The call of the Mockingjay? Hunger Games fans across the nation will surely rejoice when the call of the Mockingjay rings out this week marking its long awaited debut on DVD and Blu-Ray. With a special Friday (March 6th) release date, Mockingjay leads a week that [Read more]
Submitted by Marathon Cross-Country Ski & Snowshoe Club President David Giuliano MARATHON, ON – Saturday, The Marathon Cross Country Ski and Snowshoe Club celebrated receiving a grant from the Trillium Foundation. The club received a $50,000 grant to assist with a rebuild of their snow [Read more]
TORONTO, ON – February 23, 2015, the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) met with members of the Provincial Cabinet yesterday at the Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA)/Ontario Good Roads Association (OGRA) Combined Conference in Toronto. FONOM was delighted and [Read more]
Applications accepted starting February 13 WAWA, ON – The Superior East Wawa Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) will be seeking applicants for the position of “Marine Assistant”. This opportunity is designed for students who are interested in a law enforcement career. The [Read more]
SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – When it comes to taking a stand against bullying, Tianna Legacy is using her voice. Literally. Legacy, a Grade 6 student at Holy Family Catholic Elementary School, has composed the music and lyrics to her recently recorded professional track, “Who We Are.” The [Read more]
DUBREUILVILLE, ON – #GromerGuy, Luc Levesque, brings viewers (vitualy), and his wife (actually), for a ride on his Yamaha down the D108A trail north of Dubreuilville. Subscribe to #TheGroomerGuy on youtube Follow @GroomerGuy on Twitter [Read more]
“Work is love made visible”. Kahlil Gibran Here in northern Ontario we are frozen in a snowy cold that makes getting out of the house a major work project. Some of us would prefer to stay in hibernation mode like our brothers and sisters the bears! Recently on a very bright sunny day I took [Read more]
QUEEN’S PARK, ON – The legislature returned this week to turmoil and scandals once again. The present liberal government is embroiled in three separate OPP investigations for Ornge, Gas Plants email deletions, and the recent Sudbury bribery scandal. Thursday, minutes before question [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – The Public Advisory Committee (PAC) to the Thunder Bay Remedial Action Plan, or harbour cleanup plan, will meet at 7 p.m. on March 11th at the Balmoral Street Centre on the Lakehead University campus (Room: HS 1029). The agenda and previous minutes will be published once [Read more]
WAWA, ON – On the evening of February 21, 2015, officers from the Superior East Wawa Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint in the town of Wawa. At approximately 6:21 p.m., while patrolling on Ganley Street, officers observed a Jeep stuck in a [Read more]
WEEKLY REVIEW I think it’s probably safe to say that we’ve all had a boss, at one time or another, that we haven’t been particularly fond of. What did we do about it? Or better yet, what could we do about it? Back in 2011, we were introduced to three bumbling friends who all found [Read more]
Submitted by Stop Energy East (North Bay) NORTH BAY, ON – Shocked by comments in support of the controversial Energy East project reportedly made by Liberal Finance critic Scott Brison during a visit to North Bay in support of Liberal candidate Anthony Rota, local critics of the project are [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – January 27th, Holy Angels School celebrated Family Literacy Day, as a school. We spent the afternoon beginning with a read aloud by one of our favourite readers, Mrs. Chisholm. She read “The Book with No Pictures”. After reading together, all students and [Read more]
New Facebook Group Launched Celebrating History of Greenstone Region Two weeks ago, a new Facebook group was launched to promote and disseminate the history of Greenstone region. It has since become a regional phenomenon. The social network known as Facebook has become a gathering place for [Read more]
MARATHON ON – Friday February 20, 2015 approximately 06:50pm, officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marathon detachment were advised of a motor vehicle collision involving three motor vehicles on Highway 17 approximately 15 km west of Marathon ON. A westbound motor vehicle lost [Read more]
