PIC MOBERT CAMPGROUNDS, ON – Sunday August 1st, Pic Mobert First Nation Community Week culminated with the end of the 24th Annual Pic Mobert First Nation Pow Wowat the Mobert Campground on the shores of the White River. Events throughout the week had kept residents, and hundreds of [Read more]
Pic River Vocalist’s 1st CD Climbs to 9th on the Aboriginal TOP 40 PIC RIVER FIRST NATION, ON – Saturday, July 31st, 2010 Northwestern Ontario Artist, and www.OntarioNewsNorth.com contributor, Laura Lea Comeau, visited with Aboriginal Indie Artist Bonnie Couchie of Pic River First Nation. [Read more]
PIC MOBERT CAMPGROUND, ON – Saturday, July 30th festivities continued at the 24th Annual Pic Mobert Pow Wow (CLICK HERE FOR DIGNITARY INFORMATION) with 2 Grand Entries, in afternoon and evening (Though the drumming, signing, dancing and the beautiful regalia of Grand Entry are incredible to [Read more]
Future Links Members will have the “Best View on the Course”! by Karina Hunter MARATHON, ON – Thursday, July 29th, Junior golfers from the Peninsula Golf Course’s Future Links Program met with Canadian PGA Professional and Director of Golf at Peninsula, Brett Redden, in preparation [Read more]
**From the Editor:Since the Spring when an open Casting Call was sent out to the Northshore through OntarioNewsNorth.com, and other regional media, we’ve been following production of 10-57, filming has now finished and OntarioNewsNorth.com continues to keep you in the loop… 10-57 THE [Read more]
Northwestern Ontario Tornado Watch Lifted NORTHWESTERN, ON – Northshore residents had a weather scare tonight as Environment Canada announceda Tornado Watch from Manitouwadge to the Manitoba border. There were severe weather warnings and fears of giant hail that may be on it’s way but [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – The videos below are a follow-up on an article about the economic benefits to Northshore communities when groups such as the Hydro-One team which performed regularly scheduled brush clearance/line maintenance of the Hydro line which serves Manitouwadge continuing through [Read more]
Schreiber Residents Gather To Make A Deal by Karina Hunter SCHREIBER, ON – Thursday, July 15th more than 550 people gathered at the Schreiber Community Arena for the 125th Anniversary Edition of Schreiber’s Deal Or No Deal. For the fourth consecutive year, Al Cresswell was host for the [Read more]
MBA Innaugural Open Air Market by Karina Hunter MANITOUWADGE, ON – The Manitouwadge Business Association held their inaugural Downtown Open Air Market today, in spite of humid weather, the rain held off and residents took advantage of the opportunity to access, in the parking lot of the [Read more]
The Summerfest team, volunteers from businesses and organizations throughout Marathon, held their last meeting this week. It seems that everything continues to be on track for an incredible 10 days of festivities which will kick off tomorrow with a parade (beginning at the Curling Club) and [Read more]
McGuinty Government’s Tax Plan Will Strengthen Economy And Create Jobs There will be no change in tax for 83 per cent of purchases when the Harmonized Sales Tax comes into effect on July 1st. From a morning coffee and newspaper, to municipal transit passes, cable, clothing and basic [Read more]
Public Sessions for Proposed Forest Tenure Framework The Honourable Michael Gravelle Minister of Northern Development Mines and Forests explains the proposed framework for Forest Tenure at a public session yesterday in Marathon, Ontario. [Read more]
After the 10th Annual Marathon Chamber of Commerce Michael Gravelle Night, CFNO’s Al Cresswell spoke with the Hon. Michael Gravelle, Minister Northern Development, Mines and Forests, Chair NOHFC, and MPP Thunder Bay-Superior North who shared his appreciation for the event, thoughts on the [Read more]
After the announcement in White River last week regarding the NOHFC providing $663,840 for the White River community recreation centre upgrades. The project includes improved seating, lighting, a new scoreboard, a woman’s change room and other recreation centre system [Read more]
The Hon.Kathleen Wynne, Minister of Transport, took a minute to address OntarioNewsNorth.com visitors and share her feelings about the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association’s (NOMA) Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Conference inMarathon, Ontario last week. This after her participation [Read more]
