OPEN LETTER TO SELECTED ONTARIO MPs and MLAs 26 January 2015 The Ontario Energy Board is inviting public input on the Energy East pipeline proposal. The two documents cited below have been forwarded to the Board. One document (Report on Public Meeting by Ontario Energy Board on Energy East Pipeline [Read more]
A Longlac resident has been fined $2,000 for careless hunting. Arlene Aird pleaded guilty to careless hunting and was fined $2,000 after shooting a deer on a cottage road. Aird is not allowed to hunt in Ontario for one year and must successfully complete the Ontario Hunter Education Course before [Read more]
. The Ontario Energy Board has been charged with making a recommendation to the Minister of Energy on [Read more]
Elliot Lake, Blind River, Manitouwadge and White River will continue to more detailed study; six communities recognized for leadership TORONTO, ON – The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) has completed the first phase of preliminary assessment for six communities in Northern Ontario [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – The Marathon Fire Department is pleased to announce the graduation of Jaedyn Senden from their first Fire Cadet Program. In January of 2014 four local teenagers joined the Cadet Program. Two of the cadets began college in the fall of 2014 and moved to Thunder Bay and one left [Read more]
By Edgar J. Lavoie THUNDER BAY, ON – Over 100 concerned citizens attended the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) consultation at the Valhalla Inn on Wednesday, January 14. The Board’s technical advisors said that their studies had identified key issues with the proposed pipeline called Energy [Read more]
VIDEO from: MorvisionTube The icebreaker Samuel Risley in the Port of Thunder Bay breaking channels through the 2 foot thick ice. The arrival of the Canadian Coast Guard ship the Risley, signals the beginning of another shipping season for the port. MONTREAL, PQ – The Canadian Coast Guard, [Read more]
Are you a young person striving to make the world a safer place? Apply for the Sarah Beth Therien Memorial Scholarship, a one-time award of $2,000 recognizing safety leaders among Canada’s youth. The Canada Safety Council and the family of Sarah Beth Therien created the memorial scholarship in [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police advise of the following Road Closure: UPDATE Highway 17 East of Nipigon is OPEN to one-lane. Schreiber Fire and CP Police will be escorting traffic through the scene. Highway: Hwy#11/17 junction to Gravel River Location: [Read more]
KINGSTON, ON – Hydro One Networks Inc. has pleaded guilty and has been fined $325,000 after a worker was killed while moving power equipment at the electricity transmission and distribution company’s Hinchinbrooke Distribution Station. On March 5, 2013, a crew of five workers at the [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – January 13, 2015 at approximately 12:00pm EST, officers of the Nipigon and Schreiber Detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a train derailment approximately 45kms east of Nipigon. Subsequent investigation has determined that several of the [Read more]
WAWA, ON – January 11, 2015 at approximately 9:55 pm members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment responded to a traffic complaint within the town of Wawa. The motor vehicle in question was located near a local business. As a result of police investigation Kevin [Read more]
LANSDOWNE HOUSE, ON – Tuesday, January 13, 2015, in the First Nation community of Neskantaga, Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service (NAPS) began an investigation into an incident of a barricaded person within a residence. Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at approximately 12:30 a.m., Nishnawbe-Aski Police [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – January 13, 2015 at approximately 12:00pm EST, officers of the Nipigon and Schreiber Detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a train derailment approximately 45kms east of Nipigon. Subsequent investigation has determined at this time [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police advise of the following Road Closure: Highway 17 East of Nipigon from the Hwy#11/17 junction to Gravel River due to a Train Derailment. The estimated duration of Road Advisory is unknown at this time. Detour (if [Read more]
