CAUTION STILL NEEDED THOUGH SNOWMOBILE SAFETY WEEK HAS ENDED With the OPP reporting one death and 4 injuries since November due to snowmobile collisions in the Northwest region, and several incidents of property damage, Thunder Bay’s SAVE (Snowmobile ATV Vessel Education) is urging sledders of [Read more]
Hip and Knee Replacement Surgeries Being Added in Dryden, Kenora and Fort Frances In order to minimize wait times for hip and knee replacement surgery at the hospitals in Dryden, Kenora and Fort Frances, the North West Local Health Integration (LHIN) Board has approved $275,280 in additional [Read more]
FROM: Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police Detachment DATE: February 2, 2011 3 Suspects Arrested and Charged GRAVEL RIVER, ON –On February 1, 2011 officers from the Nipigon detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), received a report of theft of gas from the Gravel River Resort. [Read more]
NORTHSHORE & GREENSTONE, ON- PARO, a not-for-profit and grassroots organization focused on addressing the many unique challenges facing women as entrepreneurs and primary family caregivers, is offering the following workshops to Northshore residents at Contact North in Marathon during [Read more]
January 31, 2011 FORT HOPE, ON – January 28, 2011, Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service Drug Enforcement Unit members charged a woman and a youth after executing a search warrant issued under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act at a residence in the First Nation Community of Eabametoong. The [Read more]
Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre Piloting Cafeteria Program THUNDER BAY, ON – Starting today, employees, patients and visitors to the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) will be seeing more healthy options in their cafeteria and the cafeteria vending machine [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Thursday, January 27th, Public Health Nurse Shirley Saasto-Stopyra, accompanied by Community Health Promotion Resource Person Reene Warren, from the Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) Manitouwadge Office, attended Our Lady of Lourdes School to instruct 4 students, [Read more]
Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service Nibinamik Detachment January 26, 2011 Summer Beaver, ON – January 13, 2011, Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service began an investigation into a residential fire in the [Read more]
GRAVELLE CONGRATULATES LOCAL LAWYER ON APPOINTMENT TO ORDER OF ONTARIO Local lawyer David Shannon’s contributions to human rights and advocacy for people with disabilities will be recognized with Ontario’s highest honour at Queen’s Park this week, MPP Michael Gravelle announced today. “I [Read more]
Steps are being taken to enhance community outreach capacity and service coordination for residents with an acquired brain injury in Northwestern Ontario. The North West Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) has provided $715,000 of new funding to the Brain Injury Services of Northern Ontario [Read more]
Due to an overwhelming demand for the flu shot at the Health Unit’s weekly Wednesday immunization clinic, an appointment-only clinic has been scheduled for Monday, January 31 from 9:00 to 11:00 am. Over the past three Wednesdays, Health Unit nurses have given 171 flu shots at its weekly [Read more]
January 19, 2011 Minister Clement Announces Support For Small Businesses in Northern Ontario The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for FedNor, today announced that small businesses across Northern Ontario will have greater access to services, support [Read more]
Inquest Into The Death Of Christopher Dennis Coaster Postponed January 21, 2011 Thunder Bay, ON — Dr. Michael B. Wilson, Regional Supervising Coroner for North Region, Thunder Bay Office, today announced that the inquest into the death of Christopher Dennis Coaster originally scheduled to be [Read more]
Luoma-Uhlik to Represent Manitouwadge In Thunder Bay Scroll to bottom of page for a video interview with Luoma-Uhlik MANITOUWADGE, ON – January 13th, Our Lady of Lourdes School held its qualifying competition for the Canspell Regional Spelling Bee to be held in Thunder Bay, March 5th. Students [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – January 19th, OntarioNewsNorth.com Editor/Publisher Karina Hunter spoke with Mayor John MacEachern about his recent travels and attendance at meetings including those for the Thunder Bay Muncipal League, Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU), Northern Ontario [Read more]
