MANITOUWADGE, ON – Wednesday, March 9th, 2011 family and friends of the late Jamie-Lee Hoban, as well as many staff members of the hospital gathered at Manitouwadge General Hospital (MGH) for a special presentation. MGH CEO Jocelyn Bourgeois addressed those gathered to explain that, thanks [Read more]
March 26, 2011 A Conference Hosted by the Northwestern Ontario Bio-Economy Corporation (NOBEC) The Northwestern Ontario Bio-Economy Corporation (NOBEC) is a non-profit organization with regional representation that facilitates research and fosters viable business opportunities focusing [Read more]
Second Time NOSM’s Entire Graduating Class Matches to Residency Programs on First Attempt Earlier this week, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) received notice that all undergraduate medical students in this year’s graduating class successfully matched to Canadian residency programs [Read more]
March 11, 2011 McGuinty Government Committed To Getting Answers Dr. Leonard Ritter has been named the chair of the Independent Fact-Finding Panel on Herbicide 2,4,5-T to look into its past use in Ontario in the 1950s, 60s and 70s and possibly the 80s. Dr. Ritter is the executive director of the [Read more]
March 11, 2011 McGuinty Government Supporting Mining Exploration, Creating 80 Jobs Activation Laboratories will expand its mineral analysis services across Northern Ontario. This will create about 80 permanent jobs in the North. Through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC), the [Read more]
Using a combination of video- and tele-conference connectivity across Northern Ontario, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) held a regular meeting of the Board of Directors on Wednesday, March 9, 2011. Members of the Board approved the Financial Report for the period ending December 31, [Read more]
FROM: Nipigon Detachment RELEASED: March 9, 2011 Nipigon OPP are currently investigating a series of recent Break and Enters at multiple camps in the Gurney Point area. A 2002 Red Ford Taurus bearing Ontario marker ASPL504 that was stolen out of Thunder Bay on 07 March 2011 was observed in the [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – Wednesday, March 9th Books are for Eating Program continued at the Readers Roost as participants put on their brave faces to try something new, SUSHI! Not just any sushi of course but a dish they had made themselves. Most found it quite interesting though whether it was [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – March 6, Holy Angels’ Gr. 8 student, David Mayry competed in the 2011 Canspell National Spelling Bee. David qualified to represent Holy Angels at a School Wide Spelling Bee held last November. Students from Gr 1-3 competed for fun, and Gr. 3 student, Cosimo Figliomeni [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Thursday, March 10th Devan Pelletier, organizer of the 2011 Big Air Rail Jam at Kiwissa was hard at work designing and creating the freestyle course which will challenge snowboarders and skiers from accross the region tomorrow. Pelletier, with the help of friends and [Read more]
March 11, 2011 DANGERS OF SPRING ICE NIPIGON, ON –The Nipigon and Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) want to remind the public to practice proper ice safety. Spring means changing and therefore uncertain ice conditions on the local lakes and rivers. The OPP are encouraging people [Read more]
Improving access to care. That’s why the North West Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) invested $353,971 into telemedicine – to improve access to quality health care for the people of Northwestern Ontario. Fourteen organizations across the region will use the money to buy new telemedicine [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – Reader’s Roost co-ordinator Elsa Figliomeni has combined the popular reading program with a new initiative called “Books are for Eating”, in which children are encouraged to learn about the culinary traditions of other cultures through storybooks. Books are [Read more]
Envirothon Forestry & Wildlife Workshop Day Attended by NSFC Sponsored Envirothon Team The Northeast Superior Forest Community (NSFC) acknowledges that the youth in our region are our future. It is important to provide our local youth with educational opportunities at an early age to help [Read more]
FROM/DE: Highway Safety Division DATE: March 9, 2011 OPP & OFSC SAY MARCH SNOWMOBILE FATALITIES ARE PREVENTABLE ORILLIA, ON – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile [Read more]
