*Originally submitted Nov.1, 2012 GREENSTONE, ON– Greenstone Wilderness Trails has opened up the lower Kapikotongwa River for recreational canoe travel. This local non-profit corporation recently hired a consultant and his team to clear and document portages from the bridge on the Ogoki Road [Read more]
In photo above (by Charles Newton) top(left to right):Nathan Keough, Nick Forgues, Noah Chisholm, Coach Ted Lalonde, Dylan MacGregor, Jeremy Newton, Jesse Gervais, Andre Bourgeois, Brennan Maynard, Jesse Talian, Damilola Bodunde, Hudson Hunter, Brandon Janveau, Kyle Amor, Coach Bronson Keough, [Read more]
November 18, 2012 – The Confederation College Thunderhawks earned wins in both intercollegiate women’s hockey matches this weekend again the Rainy River Community College Voyageurs in International Falls, Minnesota. Game one – Saturday, November 17: Thunderhawks 4 – Voyageurs 1 [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – The Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) paid tribute to the Special Olympics “Be a Fan” Day on Thursday October 25, 2012 by hosting a skating party at the Marathon Community Center. Students from the local schools attended and donated any loose change they had or found. [Read more]
Submitted by Holy Angels School participants It was fast furious and fun! Tuesday, October 23rd, the Grade 8 students from Holy Angels Catholic School participated in the Skills Canada-Ontario Cardboard Boat Races in Marathon. Student teams built their own boats out of cardboard and raced them [Read more]
Submitted by Nickie Chik MANITOUWADGE, ON – A group of parents in Manitouwadge recently launched “Rubber Duck Hockey”, a parent attended ice time during which parents or caregivers take to the ice with their children to skate and play with hockey sticks. Both pucks and rubber [Read more]
The Thunderhawks women’s hockey team faced a tough opponent in the Manitoba Women’s Junior Hockey League Predators and, despite entering the third on even terms, went down to defeat 6-2 in the squad’s second game of the Rainy River Community College Can-Am Tournament in International Falls, [Read more]
West Finals host still to be determined… The North Shore Secondary School Athletic Association (NSSSAA) finals are around the corner and a host team has yet to be determined. The Geraldton Composite High School Knights senior basketball team is in front at the moment. However, with [Read more]
Thunderhawks Women’s Hockey – October 26 Game Recap INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MINNESOTA – The Confederation College Thunderhawks women’s hockey team opened with a 3-1 win over Minot State University in its first game of the Rainy River Community College Can-Am Tournament in International [Read more]
MARATHON , ON – The annual Skills Canada-Ontario’s Cardboard Boat Race was this week at the Marathon Porthole Pool with fifteen schools from across the Northshore and Greenstone competing. Tuesday, October 23rd parents and friends came out in large numbers to welcome the students [Read more]
Ministry of Natural Resources conservation officers laid almost 160 charges and seized illegally harvested animals, including 29 moose, during an enforcement blitz in the northeast. The targeted area extended from the Hudson Bay and James Bay coasts in the north, to the French and Mattawa rivers in [Read more]
Cooking Up Some Fun at the Hub MANITOUWADGE, ON – October 9th, the Best Start Hub hosted “Books are for Eating”, a cooking class where twelve children, between the ages of 5 and 10, enjoyed creating their own culinary creation – pizza! While there were a variety of [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – The Confederation College Thunderhawks were unable to make it five straight wins as they lost 3-2 to the Thunder Bay Midget A Queens in women’s hockey action last night at Neebing Arena. Two quick third-period goals allowed the Queens to slip past the Thunderhawks and [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Following the Public Meeting held by Kiwissa Ski Club October 16th, OntarioNewsNorth.com Editor Karina Hunter spoke with the Past President Ed Hedderson and newly elected President Lisa Schut regarding how they felt the meeting had gone and their thoughts on the season [Read more]
LAKERS and KNIGHTS duke it out. GERALDTON, ON – After defeating the powerful Geraldton High School Knights earlier this month, the Nipigon Red Rock District High School Lakers could not repeat the result when they faced off at the net in the West Division battle on Tuesday, October 16th at [Read more]
