GREENSTONE, ON – Have you ever thought about what happens when someone calls 911? This is something that very few citizens think of, yet it consumes a significant amount of resources for the police and other emergency services. When a person calls 911 an operator answers the phone and asks if the [Read more]
The views and opinions expressed in Letters to the Editor published by OntarioNewsNorth.com do not necessarily reflect those of OntarioNewsNorth.com or it’s advertisers. It is the responsibility of the reader to research facts/opinions expressed in the Letters to the Editor to form their own [Read more]
By Edgar J. Lavoie Completing the First Trans-Canada Highway in Ontario For 2018, a group of volunteers are organizing to commemorate an historic event that occurred in 1943. For the first time, a highway linked Eastern and Western Canada entirely on Canadian soil. In 1939, there was no highway [Read more]
Few actors have the enjoyed the career longevity and success as Robert De Niro. With 109 credits to his name spanning from 1965 to 2016, De Niro has proven to be a force to be reckoned with in Hollywood. In 1974, he won his first Academy Award for his supporting role in “The Godfather Part [Read more]
It’s time for the Liberal government to do the right thing because autism doesn’t end at 5 QUEEN’S PARK, ON – Ontario NDP Children and Youth critic Monique Taylor urged the Liberal government to do the right thing and ensure children over five are not removed from the IBI wait-list. [Read more]
Back in February, a superhero took the world by storm. It wasn’t Batman or Superman. It wasn’t Spider-Man either. This wasn’t your prototypical superhero- it was the foul-mouthed, burned-faced Deadpool. With Canadian Ryan Reynolds in the starring role, Deadpool smashed records with a 135 [Read more]
Gamache and Belizario 1st Hockey Statesmen in 7yrs to Achieve Honour of Academic All District Team Hobart College hockey senior Ben Gamache (Longlac, Ontario) and junior Carl Belizario (Dorval, Quebec) were named to the 2016 Academic All-District 3 Men’s At-Large first team. Gamache and [Read more]
Misrepresentation of FAO’s opinion further sign of Liberal contempt for independent watchdogs: NDP QUEEN’S PARK, ON – Today, another of the province’s independent watchdogs has written to point out the Liberal Government’s disrespect for their office. This time, Financial [Read more]
Province Helps Next Generation Business Leaders Ontario is investing in the next generation of promising entrepreneurs by providing access to training and mentoring to launch their ideas into businesses and scale up their ventures. Today at the 11th annual Ontario Centres of Excellence Discovery [Read more]
Miracle Prescription for Your Health Want a simple way to impact your health? Come walk with the North Shore Family Health Team staff. Exercise has benefits for your mental, emotional and physical health. Walking is an easy, affordable means of exercise, and walking with us will also be fun (which [Read more]
A Supreme Court decision forced Parliament to act on the issue of medical assistance in dying, but the government has chosen to make this a more fractured discussion on a number of fronts that could have been avoided, or at the very least tempered with a little foresight and planning. The right [Read more]
The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) / Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH) 56th Northeastern Municipal Conference starts Wednesday, May 11 and runs through to Friday, May 13 in Timmins, Ontario. The conference venue is the McIntyre Community Centre, 85 McIntyre [Read more]
DARE TO DREAM: WITH LOTTO MAX TORONTO, ON – Gary Bower and Doreen Cook of Sioux Lookout are celebrating after winning $498,402.50 with LOTTO MAX (December 4, 2015 draw) on a ticket purchased at DJ’s Gas Bar Ltd. on Front Street in Sioux Lookout. The pair matched six out of the seven numbers [Read more]
FROM THE EDITOR: Though Tyler Davis, Owner of Crossover Video and contributor of the weekly #CrossoverInsider is away this week he had wanted to ensure movie lovers in the region still had access to information about the week’s new releases and so provided the summaries below in advance. [Read more]
Northern Highways Program Strengthening Provincial Transportation Network Ontario is investing in highway infrastructure in Northeastern Ontario to make travel easier and safer. Through the Northern Highways Program, the province is investing a total of $11.3 million in four projects to: [Read more]
