Sea King Attracts Attention at Wawa Municipal Airport Written by Brenda Grundt, photos by Marcus Grundt, Superior Image Sunday May 9th, 2010 The Wawa Municipal Airport had an uncommon visitor on Saturday afternoon. A CH-124 Sea King dropped by for fuel as it was on it’s way out to [Read more]
Hwy 17 Closed for 5 Hours Due to Police Cruiser Crash From Sault Ste. Marie OPP Saturday, May 8th (Aweres Twp. ON) Hwy. 17, north of Sault Ste. Marie was closed Saturday morning from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. due to a police vehicle crash. A southbound Marked Police Chev Tahoe lost control on the [Read more]
2010 SPRING FLING VARIETY SHOW For details of the 2010 Spring Fling Variety Show held at the Manitouwadge High School Theatre May 2nd, visit the original post at www.OntarioNewsNorth.com/?p=11636 More videos/photos to post later today. Below:Another James Wilkinson Performance Below: Musician [Read more]
M&M Fundraiser a Success by Karina Hunter Yesterday, Marathon’s M&M Meat Shops was among those across Canada that held their 22nd Annual M&M Meat Shops Charity BBQ Day in support of the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of Canada (CCFC). The community event raises public awareness [Read more]
From the Editor… It has been just 6 short weeks since the regional launch of OntarioNewsNorth.com and I couldn’t be more pleased with the response I’ve received across the Northshore! Since March, I’ve welcomed many new contributors from across the region that provide a wide range of [Read more]
Full Belly Deli giving back by Karina Hunter Mary Belmore, Owner/Operator of the Full Belly Deli in Manitouwadge is no stranger to how cancer can affect families; she lost her mother-in-law to the disease. As many people know, survivors of cancer are never truly free again, they [Read more]
Kindergarten Students from St. Martin School Make a Difference Following the Ice Storm of 2009, the JK/SK students at St. Martin School were very concerned about the trees that were lost in the community of Terrace Bay. The students were learning about the environment and how they should [Read more]
Geocache Fever Spreads by Karina Hunter From April 16th to 25th, the Dubreuilville ATV Club’s held their 1st ever, Geocache Challenge, though they were offering some cool prizes – choice of either a 1000Kwatt Generator or registration into their Annual Father’s Day Fish Derby for adults [Read more]
St. Martin Hosts Spring Clothing Swap On Wednesday, April 28th St. Martin Elementary School, Terrace Bay, was host to the bi-annual clothing swap that has generated a considerable amount of interest in our small community. For three weeks parents from the Terrace Bay and Schreiber [Read more]
BROWN ANNOUNCES $85,000 FOR FAMILY HEALTH TEAMS QUEEN’S PARK – Mike Brown, MPP, Algoma-Manitoulin, is pleased to announce that the funding letters for the new Family Health Teams’ Development Grant Agreements have been signed. Manitouwadge General Hospital, Chapleau Health Services, and [Read more]
BATCHEWANA FIRST NATION OF OJIBWAYS RANKIN RESERVE 15D, GOULAIS BAY RESERVE 15A, OBADJIWAN RESERVE 15E, WHITEFISH ISLAND 15 Press Release May 7, 2010 “MOA Does Not Guarantee Point Of Purchase Tax Exemption For First Nations” Batchewana First Nation represented by Chief and Council are [Read more]
Cast of more than 100 ready to take the stage by Karina Hunter Two years ago, Our Lady of Lourdes Elementary School in Manitouwadge performed a live musical version of Disney’s The Jungle Book™ to much critical acclaim. The only negative critique they received actually is that there had [Read more]
Wolverines competing in Stratford @ Provincial Championships MANITOUWADGE, ON – 4:30am yesterday, the Manitouwadge High School Wolverines Senior Badminton team, accompanied by coaches, Mr. Pittman, Mrs Jones and Mr. Fairservice, left for Stratford, Ontario where they are competing [Read more]
Wilson Memorial General Hospital – Marathon State of the Art Cataract Surgery a Success In March 2006, Wilson Memorial General Hospital (WMGH) in Marathon, Ontario, made the significant commitment to offer cataract surgery. Now patients and caregivers do not have to travel to [Read more]
OPP OFFICER CHARGED WITH ASSAULT THUNDER BAY, ON – A member of thee Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) from North West Region was arrested and charged with two accounts f assault n May 2nd, 2010 after the OPP received a complaint following two domestic incidents that occurred in North West Region. [Read more]
