STUNT DRIVER CHARGED DOING 143 KILOMETRES/HR (WHITE RIVER, ON.) – On August 22, 2010 Superior East OPP in White River were conducting RADAR patrol on Highway 17 south at Vasiloff Township near the Depew River. A southbound 2000 Toyota Solara, black entered the RADAR at 143 kilometres in a [Read more]
from Superior East OPP STUNT DRIVER CHARGED DOING 178 KILOMETRES/HR (WHITE RIVER, ON.) – On August 23, 2010 at 4:48 pm Superior East OPP in White River were approximately 5 kilometres south of White River on Highway 17. A northbound 2000 Toyota Corolla, white was observed proceeding at a [Read more]
WHITE RIVER, ON – Wednesday, August 18th Winnie the Pooh Festival fun was kicked off with a concert by the Fred Eaglesmith Travelling Band at the White River Legion. During his carreer, Eaglesmith has earned a loyal following of Northshore fans and they didn’t mind travelling to see him [Read more]
OPP Release School break coming to an end In a little more than one week our kids will be returning to school for another year. Motorists are reminded to stay alert and drive with caution especially during the early morning and later afternoon while our children are waiting for their school bus, [Read more]
Ride for Dad visits Marathon MARATHON, ON – Sunday, August 15th the Ride for Dad traveled Hwy 17 West towards Marathon to meet John and Jean Rose who had parted ways with the very special motorcycle caravan 2 days prior in North Bay to ride ahead to Marathon and prepare a reception as the Ride [Read more]
Seniors’ Housing Information Sessions NORTHSHORE – Unique Seniors’ Housing options were presented to Northwestern Ontario residents at information sessions in Red Rock, Terrace Bay, Manitouwadge and Marathon this week by Chartwell Marketing Managers Cherie Kok and Donnalee Morettin. In [Read more]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Dear Karina, I thoroughly enjoyed reading your articles and looking at the photos you published in Ontario News North. I was performing at the festival myself and didn’t have as many opportunities as I would have liked to watch and listen. I’m sure [Read more]
Karaoke Idol Controversy in White River WHITE RIVER, ON – Saturday, August 14th final tryouts for the youth category of the Poohfest Karaoke Idol Competition were held at the legion, followed up with the adults’ second to last opportunity to qualify for the official competition. Five [Read more]
Ontario Summer Games Make History in Greater Sudbury Sudbury, August 9th, 2010 ~ Volunteers and organizers began to see the rewards of two years of hard work when close to 3,000 of the province’s finest young athletes arrived in Greater Sudbury this week to compete in 32 sporting events at the [Read more]
17:05 OPP Nipigon Detachment Northwestern Ontaio Road Advisory Location: Hwy17 20km East of Terrace Bay. Description: Serious Single Motor Vehicle collision has blocked Hwy17 East of Terrace Bay. The Highway will be closed for investigation Estimated Duration of Road Advisory: 5hrs [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – Lake Superior Art Gallery is pleased to announce that they are hosting a one-person art show by Patricia Bigelow. The official opening is August 16, 2010 to Sept 17th. Patricia attended Indiana University, Purdue University, Elmhurst College, Northwestern University [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – Tuesday. Aug. 10, Staff at the Schreiber Tourist Information Centre/Rail Array today hosted a Kids’ Games Day from 1:00pm-3:00pm. 16 Participants were into teams for a relay obstacle course, balloon toss (in pairs) and tug-of-war. There was also a bouncy castle inflated for the [Read more]
West Fire Region Monday, August 09, 2010 There was one new fire confirmed today located on the Deadhorse Road in the Nipigon District just west of Marathon. This fire is small at 0.1ha and the cause is lightning. One Incident Management Team departed from Dryden today bound Kamloops, British [Read more]
Chill Handed Finals Loss in 4-1 Defeat by Portland (PORTLAND, OREGON, U.S.A.) – The Thunder Bay Chill will have to settle for second place in the 2010 Premier Development League (PDL) Playoffs, as the team fell 4-1 to the Portland Timbers U23 on Saturday night in Portland, Oregon. After the [Read more]
**Photos have been added! RED ROCK, ON – Saturday, August 7th, 2010 – The bluesy sound of Cindy Doire’s voice opened up the main stage yesterday evening. Another beautiful evening the crowd looked on as Doire pumped out a sweet soulful song about a friend of hers in Toronto. The crowd, [Read more]
