Life at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School MANITOUWADGE, ON– November 18th was the International Stand Up To Bullying Day 2011 recognized at Our Lady of Lourdes School as School Council members organized a variety of afternoon activities for the students. Mme. Nelson began the special [Read more]
FROM: Fire Chief Owen Cranney, MANITOUWADGE FIRE DEPARTMENT DATE: November 22, 2011 MANITOUWADGE, ON – Please be advised that slash pile burning will be conducted along the old rail bed between highway 614 and the golf course over the next few weeks. The burning will be in a controlled [Read more]
NIPIGON ADDED TO NUCLEAR INDUSTRY’S “STUDY” LIST Northwatch to host Nuclear Waste Workshop in Nipigon November 23, 7 to 9 pm NORTH BAY, ON – Several communities in northern Ontario are allowing themselves to be studied as the possible location for an underground repository for all of [Read more]
WAWA, ON – November 15th, 2011 a break and enter to a residence on Churchill Ave in Wawa was reported to the Superior East OPP Wawa detachment. The break in is believed to have occurred sometime during the night prior. Stolen from the property was an undisclosed amount of Canadian [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – November 16, 2011 at approximately 10:35 a.m. Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a call of a single motor vehicle collision on Hwy. 11, just north of Lake Helen. The driver of a west bound tractor trailer unit lost control and entered the south side ditch. The [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Demolition continues at the old Manitouwadge High School on Oshweeken Road this week as crews from Collins Hauling, contracted by Superior Greenstone District School Board, work their way through the building. Hundreds of desks have been put out on the [Read more]
ATTENTION MANITOUWADGE RESIDENTS PLEASE BE ADVISED, there are confirmed reports of Coyote/Wolf sightings on the streets in our townsite and living near the Manitouwadge area. These animals are generally shy and avoid humans, however, some coyotes have been reported to not be fearful recently [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – TRICK OR TREAT! Halloween in Manitouwadge was celebrated this year, at each of the schools with many students attending class in costume. At Our Lady of Lourdes, it was the Junior and Senior Kindergarten students who kicked off the day with a parade through the school, [Read more]
ASSAULT COMPLAINT RESULTS IN CHARGES WAWA, ON – November 10th, 2011 Superior East OPP Wawa detachment were called to a residence on McKinley Ave in Wawa at 10:28 pm for an assault. Police investigation led to the arrest of 40-year-old Ronald DERASP of Wawa. He was charged with [Read more]
IMPAIRED DRIVER CHARGED NIPIGON, ON –During the weekend of November 11 to November 13, 2011 Nipigon and Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to numerous calls for service and issued 28 Provincial Offence Notices. Officers investigated one motor vehicle collision and conducted 4 [Read more]
The Ministry of Natural Resources will be conducting heightened enforcement activity in the northeast region this fall as part of a safety-first campaign. Between November 7 and 19, which coincides with the regular gun season for deer in much of the northeast, conservation officers will be checking [Read more]
WHITE RIVER, ON – Ontario Provincial Police advise that Highway 17 from White River to Batchawana Bay is now open to all traffic. The highway closed yesterday evening due to winter weather conditions making driving unsafe. [Read more]
Ontario Provincial Police have closed Highway 17 from Wawa to Batchawana Bay due to the deteriorating winter weather. WED.NOV.9TH 8pm(20h) Ontario Provincial Police advise of Highway 17 CLOSURE due to winter weather conditions. There is no detour suggested and the estimated length of the [Read more]
NORTHWEST REGION ROAD ADVISORY – Hwy 11 WED.NOV.9TH 10pm (22h) Greenstone Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police advise of Highway 11 CLOSURE at Picnic Point Road (Longlac) due to winter weather conditions. There is no detour suggested and the estimated length of the closure is unknown. [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – Wednesday November 2, 2011 at approximately 4:25 pm an officer from the Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) detachment conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle travelling westbound on Highway 17 east of Marathon in the District of Thunder Bay. During the traffic stop a quantity [Read more]
