West Fire Region One new fire was reported in the West Fire Region yesterday, Nipigon Fire 53 is being monitored at 3.0ha northwest of Ogoki. This fire was caused by lightning. The fire hazard remains low to moderate for northwestern Ontario. High winds still pose a concern along the north shore of [Read more]
FROM/DE: Dryden Detachment DATE: July 16, 2010 (Dryden, ON.) –On Thursday July 15th 2010 at approximately 12:50 pm a motor vehicle collision occurred on Highway 17 in Hodgson Township, 2 km west of the Highway 622 and Highway 17 [Read more]
OPP OFFICER CHARGED AS A RESULT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION (THUNDER BAY, ON) – At approximately 5:40am on July 9, 2010 a single motor vehicle collision occurred on Highway 17 in the Town of Schreiber. A Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) vehicle travelling eastbound left the roadway. [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – Monday, July 12th the Katimavik Crew helped serve food at a community Fish Fry. Afterwards they were also on hand to help with clean-up. Thanks to the Katimavik Group for their ongoing contributions to Northshore communities! Catching up on more recent news from Katmavik [Read more]
Ground Breaking at Simcoe Plaza by Karina Hunter TERRACE BAY, ON – Monday, July 12th in excess of a hundred residents and business owners gathered at the Simcoe Plaza for a historic moment, the Ground Breaking Ceremony which officially kicked off the 3 million dollar rehabilitation of Terrace [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – Last week, Community Development Officer (CDO) Sarah Lewis organized a ‘painting party’ inviting all those willing and able to join her downtown on July 7th to continue efforts to beautify on of the town’s main retail streets with the painting of the old [Read more]
Letter to the Editor by Michael Gravelle July 14, 2010 Summertime in Northwestern Ontario means camping, boating and swimming, festivals, barbeques and other summer fun. It’s also the peak of road construction season. While that may not sound like the most enjoyable part of summer, the work [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – Saturday, July 10th the Marathon Summerfest Show ‘n Shine was held in the parking lot of the Marathon A&W; in excess of 30 vehicular entrants drew admirers of classic cars throughout the afternoon. Vehicles were enterred by participants from Marathon, Manitouwadge, [Read more]
Local Artists Draw Large Crowd for Tea MARATHON, ON – Friday, July 9th and Saturday, July 10th many visited the Lake View Community Hall, over looking the bay which opens to Lake Superior, for an Art and Quilt Exhibition complimented by a Seniors Tea and Dessert. The event’s coordinators; Laura [Read more]
FROM/DE: Criminal Investigation Branch DATE: July 12, 2010 POLICE INVESTIGATE DEATH IN DEER LAKE (DEER LAKE, ON) – On July 10, 2010 at approximately 7:12pm members of the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service (NAPS) were called to the nursing [Read more]
Superior East OPP SERIOUSLY INJURED DRIVER IDENTIFIED (WHITE RIVER, ON) – On July 5, 2010 a media release was issued reporting a single vehicle roll-over which had occurred on Highway 17, Hunt Twp just south of White River on July 2, 2010. The driver had received life threatening injuries and [Read more]
Maurice the Moose launches “Fun 4 Days” at the Top of Lake Superior (Top of Lake Superior) The Top of Lake Superior has adopted a Moose mascot to welcome Clelia II Cruise Ship passengers to the communities of Nipigon, Dorion, Red Rock and Lake Helen this summer. Maurice is launching “Fun [Read more]
Second Deer Tick Tests Positive for Lyme Disease For the second time this year, the Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) has received laboratory confirmation that a deer tick found locally has tested positive for Lyme disease. While the first positive deer tick was found on a dog, this latest [Read more]
WHITE RIVER, ON – Saturday, July 10th, White River residents celebrated their community’s 125th anniversary with a pig roast at the Royal Canadian Legion Hall. In attendance for the special day were White River mayor, Angello Bazzoni, Wawa Mayor Howard Whent (who grew up in White [Read more]
Manitouwadge Museum News by Melissa Gionet MANITOUWADGE, ON – Saturday July 3rd, 2010 the Manitouwadge Museum hosted their 2nd Annual Hillbilly Days. Despite a heavy downpour of rain just prior to starting we decided to go ahead with events as planned and keep our fingers crossed that the [Read more]
