Dubreuilville Geocache Challenge wraps up by Karina Hunter From April 16th to 25th, in the Dubreuilville ATV Club’s 1st Geocache Challenge, 39 adults and 18 children, explored the forests surrounding Dubreuilville, GPS in hand, searching for 5 caches that had been planted by club president, [Read more]
Manitouwadge Mayor Lobbies for Attack Base by Karina Hunter Pictured from left are Councillor George Bodak, Town Clerk Cecile Kerster, and Manitouwadge Mayor John MacEachern, with Minister of Northern Development Mines and Forests the Hon. Michael Gravelle. MacEachern spoke with the Minister [Read more]
Customers visit Jones & Chrysler at NuVu in Marathon by Karina Hunter April 29th through May 1st, Jones Power Sports and Trans-Canada Chrysler Wawa partnered with Marathon’s NuVu Auto to bring their showrooms to Northshore customers on Superior’s Northwest coast. In addition to [Read more]
SUPERIOR EAST OPP (WHITE RIVER, ON.) – On May 3, 2010 at 9:00 pm Superior East OPP in White River responded to a complaint regarding a male reporting that a second male was attempting to break into the complainant’s residence on Allaire Street by knocking down the door with an axe and [Read more]
Sunday May 3rd, the Nite on the Town Entertainment Series held their Spring Fling Variety Show at the Manitouwadge High School Theatre. Sunny skies outside did not deter residents from filling the seats. Organizer Natalie Labbee was Master of Ceremonies for the event, filling any down time between [Read more]
The Mobile Breast Screening Van is Coming…. The Northwestern Ontario Breast Screening Program will be coming to the Northshore, for dates/locations, click on the link to the town nearest you… Manitouwadge www.OntarioNewsNorth.com/?p=11613 Nipigon www.OntarioNewsNorth.com/?p=11618 [Read more]
Winnie the Pooh Festival Committee by Karina Hunter Members of the Winnie the Pooh Festival Committee met last Thursday (April 29) to discuss planning to date and identify what had yet to be finalized. Christa Hatton, Festival Coordinator for the Township of White River, shared news of the [Read more]
A CAPSULAR MOMENT SURVIVING THE “HAYING” SEASON By David Bodunde, Rph It is that time of the year again when a lot of people start looking for relief from allergic rhinitis or “hay fever”. Symptoms include itchy, runny noses and eyes, sneezing and swollen sinuses, and sometimes a [Read more]
A CAPSULAR MOMENT INSOMNIA By David Bodunde, Rph Insomnia is difficulty initiating or maintaining sleep or both and may be due to inadequate quality or quantity of sleep. The symptoms include being unable to fall asleep, stay asleep, waking up very early or not feeling refreshed after [Read more]
MALE CHARGED WITH ASSAULT POLICE WHITE RIVER, ON. – On April 30, 2010 Anishinabek Police Service (APS) in Pic-Mobert First Nations had occasion to arrest a 29 year old male for breach of a release order and was subsequently escorted to White River to be turned over to Superior East [Read more]
Northern CBYD Program announced in Marathon by Karina Hunter April 23rd Keith White, Business Development Manager, DigNORTH, presented the company’s innovative Ontario Call Before You Dig program to municipal leaders attending the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA) 2010 [Read more]
Scrapbooking @ the Moose Hall by Karina Hunter Saturday, May 1st, Close to My Heart Scrapbooking Consultants welcomed approximately a dozen, pyjama clad ladies to the Moose Hall for their ‘PJ Crop ‘till you Drop’ Scrapbooking event and the release of CTMH’s newest scrapbooking supply [Read more]
McGuinty Government Pays Tribute To Local Hero The Current River Bridge on Highway 11/17 in Thunder Bay has been officially dedicated in the memory of Constable John S. Kusznier who died in the line of duty. Constable Kusznier died on January 15, 1978, while responding to a disturbance in the [Read more]
Poohfest Recognized in Top 100 Each year, Festivals & Events Ontario recognizes and celebrates the many top-notch festivals and events our province currently enjoys through the annual Top 100 Ontario Festivals program (formerly the Top 50). The Top 100 Ontario Festivals program acknowledges [Read more]
Seeing Diabetes education in the North by Karina Hunter The Canadian National Institue for the Blind Eye Van (CNIB) has partnered with the Northern Diabetes Health Network (NDHN) in an initiative being funded by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care to bring screening and education [Read more]
