MANITOUWADGE, Ontario – Thursday, September 9th the CNIB Eye Van began seeing Manitouwadge clients from the rear parking lot of the Recreation Centre as Certified Diabetes Educator Jackie Jung RN, for the Manitouwadge Diabetes Health and Wellness Program, conducted drop-in diabetes [Read more]
TERRACE BAY, ON – The 29th annual Terrace Bay Fall Fair was held on Sunday September 12th and had another great turnout. Approximately 700 people attended the event with visitors travelling from throughout Northwestern Ontario. Attendees enjoyed the regional crafts for sale as well as [Read more]
**Please note, Editor is working with very limited notes due to main computer crash. Sincere apologies for limited info which is available from covered events. PIC RIVER FIRST NATIONS CELEBRATES OFFICIAL OPENING OF HYDROELECTRIC GENERATING STATION UMBATA FALLS GENERATION FACILTY, ON – [Read more]
Forest fire situation update East Fire Region September 10, 2010 Next update will be issued on Friday, September 17 There were no new fires of note between September 7 to 10. Currently there are four fires being observed in the Cochrane District, no problems are anticipated. The fire hazard remains [Read more]
FROM/DE: Rainy River District OPP DATE: September 10, 2010 First Aid Kit Telephone Scam (Fort Frances, ON) The Rainy River District OPP is warning of a telephone scam targeting Northwestern Ontario workplaces and retailers. The fraud has been [Read more]
Submitted by Marathon & District Chamber of Commerce, published Courtesy of OntarioNewsNorth.com Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) Point-of-Sale Exemption for Status Indians Effective September 1, 2010, First Nations status card holders are exempt from the provincial part of the Harmonized Sales Tax [Read more]
September 10, 2010 HUGHES THANKS MAYOR BELANGER & COUNCIL FOR EFFORTS TO SAVE NORTHSTAR CENTRE Ottawa – Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP, Carol Hughes is publicly thanking Hornepayne Mayor Gene Belanger and his council for their efforts to save the Northstar Centre as the Centre is set [Read more]
Man struck by train The night of September 8th OPP were called to the CP Rail tracks in the area of Tunnel Island just before 7:00 PM. The conductor of the train reported that they had struck a male subject on the tracks. Officers attended and found a male subject had been killed as a [Read more]
September 9, 2010 1:40 PM McGuinty Government Improves Northern Environment and Creates Jobs The Weenusk First Nation community on the Hudson Bay will work closely with the Ontario government on the clean up of the largest abandoned radar site in Northern Ontario.Over the next three years, the [Read more]
It’s finally here! The September 2010 issue of White River’s 125th Anniversary newsletter is now available. View it (or print) by CLICKING HERE or click on the link in the sidebar to the right. Thanks to volunteer Tara Hart (125th Committee) for her work preparing the Community Leader [Read more]
September 7, 2010 Improving Education Key Part Of The Open Ontario Plan Premier McGuinty visited with students and teachers at Mount Joy Public School today to help kick off the school year. Education is an important part of the Open Ontario Plan. Since 2003, the McGuinty government has made [Read more]
ROSSPORT, ON – Patrons of the Serendipity Cafe, Tuesday September 7th, were treated to a very unique performance from multi-talented folk artist, Winnipeg’s Sheena. Doug Hunt was among those in the audience, capturing these photos of Sheena as she played each of her instrumnts in [Read more]
Memorandum of Understanding signed by Township of Nipigon and Red Rock Indian Band NIPIGON, ON – The Red Rock Indian Band and the Township of Nipigon have signed a Memorandum of Understanding. This MOU provides a positive example of cooperation between communities in the interest of [Read more]
FROM/DE: Ontario Provincial Police-Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau. DATE: September 07, 2010 Police Lay Proceeds of Crime/Money Laundering Charges in Relation to Drug and Money Seizure (Thunder Bay) On the 1st of December 2009 members of the Combined Forces Organized Crime Unit [Read more]
FROM/DE: SUPERIOR EAST OPP DATE: September 7, 2010. ULTRA-LIGHT PLANE CRASH – NO INJURIES (HORNEPAYNE, ON.) – On Monday September 6, 2010 at approximately 10:05 am a small Ultra Light Kitfox Model 1V aircraft was enroute from Carey Lake to KABI LAKE in FARQUAR TWP just east [Read more]
