Thunder Bay OPP Detachment THUNDER BAY, ON – On Sunday, June 27th 2010 at approximately 2:50am, Thunder Bay OPP responded to a call advising of several young adults lost in the bush. A 20 year old male contacted the Provincial Communications Centre and advised that he and four friends had went [Read more]
Ontario Provincial Police Thunder Bay Detachment Hwy 525 previously closed due to washout conditions has re-opened. Hwy 671 previously closed due to washout conditions has one lane open ad is schedled to re-open completely at 1700hrs. (5pm) [Read more]
East Fire Region Received from MNR June 27, 2010 There has been one new fire confirmed for June 27. Parry Sound 14 was a 0.1 hectare fire that has already been called out. Two new fires were reported on June 26. Hearst 32, a 0.2 hectare fire near Missinaibi Provincial Park is now being held, [Read more]
MBA LOOKS TOWARDS OPEN AIR MARKETS AND EXECUTIVE ELECTIONS MANITOUWADGE, ON – June 15th, 2010 members of the Manitouwadge Business Association met at the Township Council Chambers for their regular bi-weekly meeting. Member business Wok ‘n Rolls treated the group to a variety of their [Read more]
Thunder Bay Detachment OPP OPP wish to advise motorists and Northern Ontario travellers that Hwy 525, 2km North of Hwy 596 is closed. Also Hwy 671, 58km north of Hwy 17a is closed. Both closed due to washout conditions. [Read more]
Downtown Manitouwadge Gets Boost From Area Hydro Project by Karina Hunter MANITOUWADGE, ON – Manitouwadge residents may have noticed that, in the past couple weeks, their downtown core and airport have been busier that usual. Everyday a number of Hydro One vehicles can be seen parked downtown [Read more]
MARATHON MUTT STRUT SATURDAY, JULY 10 1:00 – 3:00 P.M. PENN LAKE PARK * Please note: all dogs must be leashed and vaccinations current! * The Mutt Strutt Walk-A-Thon is an annual fundraiser for the Marathon Humane Society, a [Read more]
Marathon Pizza Hut gives back helping the Humane Society by Karina Hunter Many businesses in Northwestern Ontario are well known for their support of local non-profit organizations, from donations for prizes at fundraising events, to sales donations to volunteer hours put in by busy business owners [Read more]
West Fire Region There were new fires reported in the districts of Sioux Lookout and Nipigon in the West Fire Region by the evening of June 25. Two of those, burning in the northern portions of Sioux Lookout District are 10 hectares in size and being observe red. Kenora District is investigating [Read more]
Ontario’s Tax Plan A Big Boost for Small Business The Harmonized Sales Tax will return approximately 5 billion dollars to Ontario businesses and will create hundreds of thousands of new jobs. On July 1st, the province of Ontario’s 50 year old tax system will get a major overhaul. Ontario is [Read more]
MORE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! MARATHON, ON – Marathon’s biggest party in years is just around the corner and organizers are digging deep to pull it all together; they met this week to discuss last minute details, dotting the i’s and crossing the t’s to ensure Summerfest is a hit. [Read more]
Jones brothers are at it again! by Karina Hunter Jones Power Sports from Wawa are on their way West once again… They’re packing up their dealership to save you the drive and coming to Marathon. Jones Power Sports, your ATV dealer on the Northshore will be at the A & W Parking Lot for the [Read more]
West Fire Region There were no new fires reported in the West Fire Region by the evening of June 24. Nipigon District Fire Number 35, located about 55 kilometres west northwest of Nakina, is under control at 50.0 hectares in size. There are three Type 1 FireRanger crews and four Type 2 contract [Read more]
June 24, 2010 7:15 PM McGuinty Government Welcomes Canada’s Approved Destination Status With China Canada’s new Approved Destination Status (ADS) with China promises to boost tourism and economic activity in Ontario. This represents a new opportunity to build on the province’s [Read more]
Community Comes Together In the fall a proposal was submitted to the Aviva Community Fund “ proposing the opportunity to provide free, hot, nutritious lunches 2-3 times a week to the students who attend St. Martin School and École Franco Terrace”. A large portion of our population [Read more]
