WAWA, ON,f – Originally scheduled to be flown in from the central hub in Thunder Bay Ontario evacuees from Sandy Lake First Nation arrived in Wawa at approximately 4:00 am this morning by bus. Mayor Linda Nowicki stated that “the fog in Wawa last evening was too thick for air flights and so [Read more]
Marathon Accepting Forest Fire Evacuees MARATHON, ON – The Town of Marathon has accepted 200 Stage 2 evacuees. The evacuees will be lodged at the Marathon Arena. Town and Fire Department Staff are on site coordinating logistics. “Our Emergency Management Control Group continues to [Read more]
WAWA, ON – Wednesday, July 20th OntarioNewsNorth.com Editor/Publisher Karina Hunter had the opportunity to speak with Mayor Linda Nowicki, via Skype, regarding the evacuees welcomed into her comunity. Mayor Nowicki was clearly very pleased to have the opportunity to welcome the Sandy Lake [Read more]
TERRACE BAY, ON – The Township of Terrace Bay held its ribbon cutting on Wednesday July 20, 2011 to celebrate the success of the $3 million Terrace Bay downtown revitalization project with its partners. Chief Administrative Officer Carmelo Notarbartolo started off the event and lead into [Read more]
July 19, 2011 3:29 PM UPDATE #14 – IMMINENT FIRE THREAT FORCES THE COMPLETE EVACUATION OF KEEWAYWIN FIRST NATION The Council of Keewaywin First Nation has decided that a complete evacuation of the community is now necessary due to the imminent threat posed by a nearby forest fire. This [Read more]
1,500 Residents Airlifted To Safety The Cabinet Committee on Emergency Management convened today and ensured that firefighters and personnel on the ground have the resources needed to evacuate people to safety and extinguish the fires. The evacuation of residents of First Nations communities in [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – The Township of Manitouwadge issued a press release this afternoon announcing that Mayor John MacEachern has declared a State of Emergency in the community as we prepare to host approximately 150 evacuees from Northwestern Ontario communities affected by forest fires. [Read more]
Every week Tyler Davis, Owner Crossover Video & Games in Marathon, writes the Crossover Insider. Published Tuesdays (There will be no Insider next week as Tyler is on holiday) on www.OntarioNewsNorth.com The Crossover Insider is your source for the week’s movie & video game releases, [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – The Town of Marathon has issued a local Declaration of Emergency and is in the process of preparing to accept up to 200 evacuated residents due to the forest fire situation in the Northwest. Official word has not yet been received from Emergency Management Ontario on when [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – The many forest fires in Northwestern Ontario have caused concerns in First Nations communities with officials deciding to evacuate their residents. Communities across Northern Ontario have agreed to host these evacuees. This afternoon in Manitouwadge a special meeting was [Read more]
July 19, 2011 – 10pm Provincial Overview and Emergency Management Temperatures were over 30 degrees Celsius and winds were strong and gusting in the Northwest Region on July 19. There were nineteen new fires reported by the evening and several of them are already over 100 hectares in size and [Read more]
WAWA, ON – The many forest fires in Northwestern Ontario have caused concerns in many First Nations communities with officials in thos communities deciding to evacuate their residents. Communities across Northern Ontario have agreed to host these evacuees and at 4:15pm this afternoon a State of [Read more]
Announced July 14, 2011 VANCOUVER, BC – Entourage Metals Ltd. (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that surface exploration has commenced at the Black Raven gold property. The 2011 program already in progress consists of reconnaissance level prospecting, and soil geochemical [Read more]
THIS PORTION (bloquoted) FROM Rejean Raymond, CAO Dubreuilville, ON-THANK YOU! The ER posting number is PB06E2025. You can enter that number at the Environmental Registry search tool online to reach the CLUAH posting of the notice for Phase III . The Environmental Registry website can be accessed [Read more]
UPDATE #12 AND #13NORTHWEST ONTARIO FIRES AND EVACUATIONS Smoke caused by numerous forest fires continues to cause concerns in many First Nations communities in the Northwest. First Nations officials in Cat Lake and Keewaywin have decided to evacuate their most vulnerable residents. 248 of the most [Read more]
