WHITE RIVER, ON – Saturday, July 10th, White River residents celebrated their community’s 125th anniversary with a pig roast at the Royal Canadian Legion Hall. In attendance for the special day were White River mayor, Angello Bazzoni, Wawa Mayor Howard Whent (who grew up in White [Read more]
Superior East OPP Detachment R.I.D.E./GENERAL ENFORCEMENT (SUPERIOR EAST) – Officers throughout the Superior East patrol area conducted several RIDE checks during the holiday weekend resulting in no drinking and driving offences being noted. Officers did issue several Provincial Offence [Read more]
Bingo Players fill Legion Hall by Karina Hunter WHITE RIVER, ON – July 1st, 2010 – Bingo players from White River, Wawa, Hornepayne and Manitouwadge brought their dabbers and good luck charms to the White River Legion today for a chance at a $1000 pot. There was a time when it was difficult [Read more]
Dubreuilville ATV Club will be having a ride and camp-out July 10th 11th Ride will leave from the Quickee Mart in Dubreuilville on July 10th @ 9:30am. We will be visiting historic sites along the way. For those without an ATV, we will have directions for how to access the camp site by car/truck [Read more]
Dubreuilville Father’s Day Walleye Derby a success by Karina Hunter In spite of record low water levels on the Magpie River, Dubreuilville’s Father’s Day Walleye Derby, one of the largest in the area with $12 000+ in prizes, was a huge success this weekend. Unfortunately, the [Read more]
WHITE RIVER, ON – June 19th, 2010 – Members of White River’s Harmony Club, gathered to face off at cards this Saturday evening. They were, as always, very welcoming when I arrived and happy to fill me in on the Club’s latest news as they played bid Euchre. I asked [Read more]
Recently, White River’s Economic Development Officer James Bernardi, traveled South to Waterloo, Ontario for a 6 week program at the University of Waterloo. Though he was confident this would be a worthwhile trip, Bernardi did not anticipate the wealth of information he would gain nor the vast [Read more]
Dubreuilville’s NHL Hopefulls train with Bobby Orr by Karina Hunter SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – June 11th & 12th 6 year old teammates William Levesque and Tristan Dufour attended Sault Ste Marie’s John Rhodes Community Centre to participate in the Chevrolet Safe & Fun Hockey Program [Read more]
White River’s First Annual Ladies’ Fish Derby by Karina Hunter CROCKER LAKE – June 13th, White River’s 1st Annual Ladies’ Fish Derby, wound up tonight with a fish fry at Crocker Lake. Though only 6 ladies registered for the derby, plenty of fun was had throughout the weekend as each of [Read more]
What Will Happen to Dubreuilville Without a Hotel? by Karina Hunter DUBREUILVILLE, ON – Saturday, June 5th yet another sign of northern Ontario’s struggling economy as Dubreuilville’s Heritage Inn, a 19 room and 10 apartment establishment, owned and operated by Kurshid Khan, closed it’s [Read more]
The White River Ladies’ Fish Derby begins today and it is not yet too late to enter as organizers will continue to take registrations at R&J Variety in White River until 5pm today, Friday 11th and then again from 7-10pm tonight at Crocker Lake Campground. If you’d like to [Read more]
White River’s Winnie the Pooh Plaque Stolen (WHITE RIVER, ON.) – On June 7, 2010 at 9:40 am Superior East OPP in White River received a report that sometime after noon on June 6, 2010 person(s) unknown had forcibly removed a bronze plaque from its wooden stand. The plaque contains [Read more]
WHITE RIVER,ON – The Township of White River will be celebrating it’s 125th Anniversary July 10th; recognizing the importance of this occasion, it was decided that a monthly newsletter, which includes: a calendar of events, stories from the past 125 years, historical information & [Read more]
Superior East OPP Detachment IMPAIRED DRIVER DUBREUILVILLE (WAWA, ON.) – On May 29, 2010 at 10:46 pm Superior East OPP at Wawa received a report from Ministry of Natural Resources Conservation Officers at Parc Industriel Road, Huotari Township northeast of Dubreuilville, advising of a possible [Read more]
Gagnants de l’oiseau matinale du DFDWD Cette année, plusieurs nouvelles équipes se sont inscrites pour le Dubreuilville Father’s Day Walleye Derby. Parmi les nouvelles inscriptions, Guy-Doo et sa fille Paula s’inscrivent pour la première fois au tournoi et la chance était de leur [Read more]
