NOMA AGM & Conference by Karina Hunter As the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association Annual General Meeting and Conference wraps up today, April 24th, 2010 I am left with an incredible wealth of information to share with readers of OntarioNewsNorth.com. From the informative “Health [Read more]
The stats are in from the NSSSAA Badminton Finals and will be posted in the coming days, below are then Junior NSSSAA Badminton rankings. To view photos from the Senior NSSSAA Badminton matches CLICK HERE. To view story & videos from the Senior’s NSSSAA Finals, CLICK HERE Team Placement [Read more]
Province Restricts Outdoor Burning In Areas Of Northwestern Ontario The Ministry of Natural Resources has declared a Restricted Fire Zone in much of Northwestern Ontario to reduce the risk of human-caused wildfires. Effective 12:01 a.m. on Friday, April 23, 2010, the Restricted Fire Zone is in [Read more]
NOMA BEGINS by Karina Hunter Municipal leaders, provincial and federal dignitaries gathered in Marathon yesterday (April 21) evening for a Welcome Reception at the Zero-100 Banquet Room kicking off the 2010 Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association’s (NOMA) 64th Annual General Meeting and [Read more]
Final Climate Change Vote Looms on 40th Earth Day MP Hyer building on cross-party support for country’s only federal climate change bill THUNDER BAY – On the 40th anniversary of the world’s first Earth Day, New Democrat Deputy Environment Critic Bruce Hyer (Thunder Bay–Superior North) is [Read more]
Interactive Classroom For Northern Students McGuinty Government Helping Students Succeed, Supporting Business Development Touch screens, customizable toolbars, projectors and speakers are among many new interactive tools that may help engage more students in Northern Ontario. Through the [Read more]
Queen’s Park Report Mike Brown, MPP Algoma-Manitoulin DRUG SYSTEM REFORM WILL SUPPORT RURAL PHARMACIES By now you’ve likely heard about our government’s plans to reform the prescription drug system to ensure the wider availability of more affordable drugs. You may be wondering [Read more]
Le gouvernement McGuinty investit dans le Nord-Ouest Par Karina Hunter Environ 70 emplois sont dut a etre créer a Terrace Bay et les environs grâces aux investissement dans l’infrastructure routière du Nord-Ouest par le gouvernement McGuinty. « En rehaussant l’infrastructure de transport [Read more]
Big performance tonight in White River by Karina Hunter A very special pot luck dinner is planned tonight at the Harmony Club in White River as One Blood, a five member Christian a cappella group consisting of brothers, Joshua, John, Peter, and Elijah Ernst and their father, Gregg Ernst, will [Read more]
MISSING FISHERMEN SAFE AND SOUND (WAWA, ON.) – On Sunday April 18, 2010 at approximately 8:45 pm Superior East OPP at Wawa received a report that two fishermen were overdue in returning from the Frater Road area near Agawa Bay, 85 kilometres south of Wawa. The Superior East OPP with [Read more]
PROVINCIAL AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HELP NEEDED IN HORNEPAYNE Hornepayne – Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP, Carol Hughes joined Hornepayne Mayor Gene Belanger and his council for a public meeting on the planned closure of the Town Centre this evening. The Centre houses 37 apartments, in a [Read more]
NSSSAA Badminton Championships by Karina Hunter Secondary school athletes from Chapleau, Wawa Geraldton, Marathon, Manitouwadge, Terrace Bay and Schreiber gathered in Marathon, Ontario April 14th, 2010 to face off for the Northshore Secondary School Athletic Association (NSSSAA) Badminton [Read more]
NSSSAA Badminton Championships by Karina Hunter Secondary school athletes from Chapleau, Wawa Geraldton, Marathon, Manitouwadge, Terrace Bay and Schreiber gathered in Marathon, Ontario April 14th, 2010 to face off for the Northshore Secondary School Athletic Association (NSSSAA) Badminton [Read more]
Council hears from NSFC by Karina Hunter At their regular meeting, April 14th, Manitouwadge Town Council and members of the public in attendance, heard a deposition from Clara Lauziere, General Manager of the Northeast Superior Forest Community Corporation regarding the corporation’s [Read more]
Gravelle annonce une subvention pour le plus grand festival francophone dans le Nord-Ouest de l’Ontario Le gouvernement de l’Ontario donne un gros coup de pouce au plus grand festival francophone du Nord-Ouest de l’Ontario. Michael Gravelle , MPP, député de Thunder [Read more]
