NetNewsLedger asked this be shared with OntarioNewsNorth.com readers… Thank you NetNewsLedger! THUNDER BAY, ON – If you are looking for something a little different, and likely very special to do on Saturday night. Here is an idea. Ben Bartlett and Shy-Anne Hovorka are hosting a music [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Tuesday, June 28th, several Town Council representatives along side members of the business community gathered at Northwood Adventure Inn for a luncheon hosted by Investors Group District Manager Donna Yocum an Investors Group Financial Planner based out of Marathon and [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – July 14th 2011, according to OntarioGasPrices.com Manitouwadge’s Petro-Canada, the only retail gasoline outlet in the community of approximately 2000 residents, was the most costly gas listed in the previous 12 hrs comparable only, on their national map, to prices in [Read more]
WAWA, ON – July 9, 2011 at approximately 6:35 pm a young female was reported to have been grabbed by an unknown male. This incident occurred in the rear parking lot at Tim Horton’s in Wawa. The female managed to break free from the subject and flee the area. The male then left in a [Read more]
Tim Hudak and Ontario PCs Only Party Listening and Delivering for Northern Ontario Families THUNDER BAY, ON — Today, Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak released changebook North – the Party’s specific commitments to Northern Ontario families to build stronger communities and create Northern jobs. [Read more]
Swartzendruber was fed through by Victor Nascimento in the opening minute, and the Chill forward barely gave his opponents time to lace up their cleats before the game was 1-0. In what has become the story of the season, the Chill battened down the hatches for the rest of the game, giving up few [Read more]
Issued Capital: 107,549,427 LONDON, ON,/CNW/ – Fortune Minerals Limited (TSX: FT) (“Fortune” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Fortune Coal Limited. (“Fortune Coal”) has entered into a definitive agreement to form a [Read more]
An American tourist outfitter has been convicted of illegally selling tourist outfitter moose tags during the fall of 2008 and 2009. William R. Hedlund of Batchewana Bay Wilderness Camps and Air Service – an operation north of Sault Ste. Marie – was fined $5,000 on two counts for being party to [Read more]
From www.EmergencyManagementOntario.ca July 12, 2011 4:55 PM ONTARIO COORDINATES EVACUATION OF DEER LAKE UPDATE #7 ON DEER LAKE EVACUATION AND NORTHWEST FOREST FIRES Forest fires damaged a main power transmission line, cutting power to the communities of Slate Falls, Pickle Lake, Cat Lake, [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – During the week of July 4th – 10th Marathon/Manitouwadge Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police reported: Calls for Service -111 Traffic Tickets – 84 Criminal Charges – 2 R.I.D.E.Checks – 10 Results of R.I.D.E. 292 Vehicle checks 3 HTA Warnings 1 [Read more]
HERON BAY, ON – The 60-kilometre long Coastal Hiking Trail winding along Lake Superior’s shore in Pukaskwa National Park will be re-opening on July 15, 2011. The re-opening of the trail marks the completion of significant infrastructure upgrades, including complete reconstruction of the [Read more]
July 10, 2011 FROM ALGOMA-MANITOULIN NDP RIDING ASSOCIATION At a packed nomination meeting, with about 70 people in attendance at the francophone seniors’ centre in Elliot Lake, on Sunday evening, July 10th, Michael Mantha was declared the winner of the contest to be the candidate for the local [Read more]
The North West Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) has approved one-time funding of approximately $760,000 for 10 additional interim long-term care beds at Kenora’s Pinecrest Home for the Aged. These temporary beds will be in place for two years. The beds will help reduce the number of [Read more]
Every week Tyler Davis, Owner Crossover Video & Games in Marathon, writes the Crossover Insider. Published Tuesdays on www.OntarioNewsNorth.com The Crossover Insider is your source for the week’s movie & video game releases, store news, details of Davis’ collaborations with other [Read more]
FROM: EARTHROOTS Independent experts verify Grassy Narrows’ concerns TORONTO, ON – The independent audit of logging in the Whiskey Jack Forest 2004-2009 released recently by the provincial government paints a disturbing picture of a forest in decline. “The audit team found [Read more]
