FROM THE EDITOR: Thank you to MPP Michael Mantha’s office for sharing the correspondence below with OntarioNewsNorth.com that we may keep the public informed as to the ongoing efforts, by the Algoma-Manitoulin MPP, to keep the issue of repairs to Industrial Road (a.k.a. Hwy 625) moving [Read more]
“My thoughts are certainly with all residents of Longlac, Ginoogaming and Long Lake #58 First Nations who are currently experiencing a loss of gas pressure which has resulted in many hundreds of homes left without heat. Public safety is always our top priority. Certainly, our government is [Read more]
3:31 PM EST Wednesday 19 February 2014 Potential for 25 to 30 cm of snow starting Thursday night into Friday. An Alberta clipper and Texas low will be tracking towards the Great Lakes where they will merge and rapidly intensify into a major winter storm. This storm is expected to reach Lake [Read more]
Winter storm watch for Nipigon – Rossport – Schreiber – Marathon – Manitouwadge – Hornepayne – Nakina – Aroland – Pagwa – Geraldton – Longlac – Caramat 3:31 PM EST Wednesday 19 February 2014 Potential for 25 to 30 cm of snow [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – January 4, 2014 at 9:25 a.m. members of the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a motor vehicle collision on Highway 11, in the Municipality of Greenstone. The driver of a north bound tractor trailer unit came around a curve to be [Read more]
So I have talked several times about the challenges (and benefits) of eating gluten free foods, but this time I wanted to address something that, perhaps, many may not think of when it comes to being gluten free… what about the things that we touch, and that is applied to our skin?! No, we [Read more]
ORILLIA, ON – Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Commissioner Chris Lewis and Chief Constable Jim Chu, President of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) released the following statements recently (Jan 27 & 22, 2014 respectively) outlining their positions in support of [Read more]
Submissions by readers are not researched for their accuracy – if you have questions regarding the accuracy of statements made it is the reader’s responsibility to research the information further. Submitted by Marlene Turner, Manitouwadge, ON Apparently this is a standard procedure [Read more]
Whether or not Wiarton Willie sees his shadow this February, most Canadians are still in for a couple more months of wintery weather. Winter is the worst season for residential fires in Canada, according to Fire Prevention Canada. There are many reasons for this – homes must be heated, people are [Read more]
Interested Parties please be advised that on January 20, 2014, Stillwater Canada Inc. submitted its responses to the Additional Information Requests issued by the Marathon Joint Review Panel (the Panel) on September 30 and December 17, 2013. The responses are now available on the public [Read more]
Please be advised that Colette Spagnuolo will be taking over as the Joint Review Panel co-manager for the Marathon Mine Project. Questions regarding the Project should be directed to either Colette at (613) 957-0541or Jeff Sewell at (705) 670-5872 or e-mail the Marathon Mine inbox [Read more]
Among the defining issues of the Conservative’s time in government is the constant march toward self-regulation for industry. In the past Canada relied on strong public regulation and oversight to ensure risks are managed to protect the public. The move away from that time-tested method has [Read more]
OPP Reminding Snowmobilers to Ride Safely In the wake of five fatal motorized snow vehicle (MVC) collisions that have occurred in Ontario since the start of the season, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is warning snowmobilers to exercise caution at all times while out enjoying what should be a [Read more]
Ontario Chief Prevention Officer George Gritziotis is “extremely distressed by number of workplace fatalities related to falls.” From childhood onward, every single one of us has fallen at one time or another. Whether it was a tumble from a bicycle or piece of playground equipment, you quickly [Read more]
Manitouwadge – Hornepayne – Wawa – Pukaskwa Park 4:24 PM EST Thursday 09 January 2014 Snow, rain and freezing rain for Northeastern Ontario Friday night into Saturday. A deepening low pressure system will track through Northeastern Ontario on Saturday reaching Southern James Bay [Read more]
