“FRANCO FESTIVAL” CELEBRATES $40,000 FUNDING Gravelle announces grant for NWO’s largest Francophone festival The “I’m thrilled to see this support from our government for this culturally-significant event. The Festival will bring francophones together from all across Northwestern [Read more]
HUGHES TO JOIN HORNEPAYNE MAYOR AND COUNCIL AT PUBLIC MEETING Elliot Lake – Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP, Carol Hughes will be attending a public meeting organized by the town of Hornepayne at 7:00 pm this coming Sunday evening (April 18, 2010). The subject of the meeting is impending [Read more]
Northwestern Ontario Relay for Life, planning continues Volunteers for the Northwester Relay for Life, to be held June 11th in Manitouwadge, continue progressing towards a great event. April 14th, committee chair, Suzanne Matheson, brought together those committed to helping with every [Read more]
White River reps attend Kapuskasing LCC Conference by Karina Hunter April 9th – 11th White River representatives, Economic Development Officer and LCC member James Bernardi and Town Councillor and business owner Roger Drolet attended, the Kapuskasing Local Citizens’ Committee [Read more]
Impaired Driver Leaves Wawa on a Bus (WAWA, ON.) – On April 13th at 3:30PM, Superior East OPP, Wawa stopped a car for speeding on Highway 17 just South of Wawa. The driver was given a roadside test and registered a Fail. He was then arrested and brought to the Wawa detachment for further breath [Read more]
Northshore Relay for Life, planning continues Volunteers for the Northshore Relay for Life, to be held June 11th in Manitouwadge, continues Teams participating in the event also met with Matheson, there are four registered teams to date including members from Manitouwadge and Nipigon, [Read more]
Above: Ducan Hemmerling introduces his family, members of Double-Portion. Canada’s Double Portion the award winning Canadian Gospel Music Band from North Battleford, Saskatchewan played at the Curling Club in White River last night (Tuesday, April 13th); the intimate venue allowed for band [Read more]
Says building local cyclotrons like Thunder Bay facility best way to mitigate isotope shortage OTTAWA – After touring the 53-year old Chalk River Nuclear Research Reactor (NRU), formerly responsible for almost half the world’s supply of medical isotopes, Thunder Bay–Superior North MP [Read more]
ATV Club prepares for 1st by Luc Levesque Pictured is the President of the Dubreuilville ATV Club, Danny Vallieres, as he wraps up final details of the club’s upcoming Geocache Event, the first of it’s kind for this Northshore Club. Club President Danny Vallieres is looking [Read more]
BROWN ANNOUNCES 16 MAJOR GREEN ENERGY PROJECTS FOR ALGOMA-MANITOULIN Thousands of green jobs created across Ontario Renewable energy growing in Ontario QUEEN’S PARK “Ontario is committed to greening our electricity system, cleaning up our air and creating new ‘green collar’ jobs,” [Read more]
Below is the original post of the Northshore Teens – Contraband series on www.OntarioNewsNorth.com. Courtney Godin, a grade 10 student from White River, ON shares her feelings about the prevalance of contraband in Northshore High Schools, how the school she attends may be contributing [Read more]
www.OntarioNewsNorth.com is a proud sponsor of the 2010 Green Tradeshow in Terrace Bay. The 2010 Green Tradeshow has already surpassed the number of exhibitors registered from last years event and the committee is dedicated to making it bigger, bolder, and greener. The event will be held at [Read more]
CANADA AND ONTARIO IMPROVE HIGHWAY 11/17 Funding will create jobs, boost local economy THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO – The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Infrastructure and Member of Parliament for Parry Sound – Muskoka, and The Honourable Michael Gravelle, Minister of Northern Development, [Read more]
CAW, Northern Ontario Mayors, Politicians Urge Premier McGuinty to Halt Closure of Xstrata Timmins Metallurgical Site TORONTO, April 8 /CNW/ – Canadiana Auto Workers (CAW) President Ken Lewenza will be joined by a coalition of Northern Ontario Mayors and regional politicians for a meeting [Read more]
TRILLIUM GRANT FOR NORTH SHORE GOLF CLUB Gravelle announces $63,900 to improve healthy lifestyles in Nipigon area NIPIGON, ON: The Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) will provide a one-year community grant of $63,900 to improve the quality of the North Shore Golf Club in Nipigon under the [Read more]
