The May long weekend is approaching, marking the beginning of the beautiful summer months filled with camping, boating, and travelling to visit friends and loved ones. For many of us, before we set out on the water or the road, or even before we send our kids to school, we tune into The Weather [Read more]
The problems with internet connectivity in Northern Ontario are well documented and it is ironic that this revolutionary technology, which could level the geographic playing field, is so difficult to provide in rural and remote areas. From simple quality of life issues to the best opportunity [Read more]
If you have information about a topic of interest to OntarioNewsNorth.com’s Northwestern Ontario readers we’d love to hear from you! Submit it in writing OR thanks to our new, less formal youtube channel (ONNmore) you could also record what you’d like to share (especially useful [Read more]
In May, an application to the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) by Dougall Media to relocate regional radio station CFNO-fm from Marathon to Thunder Bay was met with much criticism by residents of the listening area particularly in the communities closest to [Read more]
An application to the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) by Dougall Media’s General Manager, Don Caron, to move CFNO-fm Radio Station’s office from its current location in Marathon Ontario, to Thunder Bay Ontario, has been met with much concern by many [Read more]
March 9, 2011 OTTAWA, ON – Canadians do not accept child pornography and Parliament needs to make sure that message is heard by the CRTC and internet service providers. That is the message Carol Hughes brought to the House of Commons toady. Tabling a petition from the residents of Elliot Lake, [Read more]
Speculation has consumers seeing red Revolution in Africa has driven up the price of fuel all across Canada because….well because of no good reason. Prices at the pump jumped by a dime in a day last week based on speculation. Speculation that supplies could be interrupted as a result of [Read more]
To gain an appreciation of how fast technology can transform a society, one has to look no further than the internet. In less than 20 years the web has gone from being relatively new and viewed with some suspicion to permeating nearly every corner of society. In those early days, the only way to [Read more]
MP Hyer: Marathon, Armstrong, Nakina, Dorion to get broadband funding THUNDER BAY – Local MP Bruce Hyer says Thunder Bay-Superior North communities like Dorion, Pass Lake, MacDiarmid, Armstrong, Nakina, and Marathon are slated for high-speed Internet upgrades following a Canadian Radio-Television [Read more]
