SCHREIBER, ON – The Northshore Stars Girls’ Bantam B Hockey Team, including 13 and 14 year olds from Dubreuilville, Pic River, Marathon, Terrace Bay, Schreiber, Nipigon, Geraldton and Longlac, has returned home this week from Mississauga, Ontario where they faced off, against 17 other teams, to [Read more]
Montreal, PQ– April 12, 2011 – A Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) study commissioned by KWG Resources Inc. (TSXV: KWG) on the Big Daddy Chromite deposit (Project) in the remote Ring of Fire area in the James Bay Lowlands of northern Ontario, recommends the Project be advanced to the [Read more]
Marathon, ON – Friday, April 15th will be a day of wizardry and Hogwarts at Crossover Video and Games, when the highly anticipated Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 1) is released on DVD and Blu-Ray. Customers who rent or purchase the new Harry Potter movie will receive a collectible [Read more]
Geraldton, ON – On the April 11, 2011 members of the Greenstone Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment and the North West Region Forensic Identification Unit investigated a break and enter at the Get In Gear/ Sears outlet in the Town of Geraldton. Various electronic equipment and Canadian [Read more]
Tonight (Tues.April 12 Schreiber Council) and tomorrow (Wed.April 13 Mtwdge Council) win a $25 Prepaid VISA Card just for watching Town Council broadcast LIVE! on OntarioNewsNorth.com. (Last Council Meetings, Mayor McArthur + Acting Mayor Connie Hunter said the secret word towards the end of [Read more]
McGuinty Government Helps Northerners With Household Energy Costs Northern Ontario residents still have time to get their money back for home energy costs. People who qualify for the Northern Ontario Energy Credit can still claim payment under the 2010 program. Deadline for submitting an [Read more]
DUBREUILVILLE, ON – Alouette Snowmobile Club President Rejean Raymond has announced the official closure of Alouette Snowmobile Club Trails. Raymond was quite pleased with the progress in regards to new trails and continued diligence of club volunteers to keep the trails groomed and in [Read more]
NDP National Platform tackles health care, pensions, job creation & affordability THUNDER BAY, ON – New Democrats launched a national platform Sunday that commits to balancing the federal books within four years and shifting the government priority from unfocused and ineffective corporate [Read more]
*Video, Paul Gareau talks about the NOSP’s Senior Volunteer Recruitment succes in Manitouwadge. As we get older, our social networks tend to shrink and we may find ourselves interacting less and less with others, and losing our connections to the community. A rising concern in Canadian [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON. –During the early morning hours of Sunday April 3, 2011 Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) initiated an investigation of an assault that occurred in the area of Simcoe Plaza, Terrace Bay, Ontario. While walking home from a social event a male was confronted and then [Read more]
Dear Editor, RE: Candidates Debate on Wed., Apr.6, 2011 I was impressed that citizens from across the Northwest were interested enough to attend the debate in Marathon and was glad to see that issues were discussed and addressed. [Read more]
Marten Falls Detachment Ogoki Post, ON – March 29, 2011, Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service (NAPS) Constable Marc Beauparlant had the satisfaction of seeing an idea of his arrive at completion. In October of 2010, Cst. Beauparlant, DARE Officer for NAPS Marten Falls Detachment, began an [Read more]
GERALDTON, ON – The St. Joseph Catholic School students from Grades 5 to 8 were lucky enough to have a visit from “Let’s talk Science inspiring discovery”. This workshop involved a series of activities relating to the human body and how it works. At each station students [Read more]
OPP CHARGE MARATHON MAN WITH POSSESSION, ACCESSING, MAKING AVAILABLE CHILD PORNOGRAPHY MARATHON, ON – Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Child Sexual Exploitation Section (Project “P”), Electronic Crime Section and Marathon Detachment have arrested and charged a Marathon man [Read more]
St. Martin School News TERRACE BAY, ON – The Annual School Science Fair was held at St. Martin School on Thursday, March 30th and it was quite evident by the various displays that all participants have the ability to become future scientists. Each classroom was able to send 3 projects [Read more]
