MARATHON, ON – Mike Antonietti of TD’s Marathon branch tweeted the photo below to share how Mayor Rick Dumas’ pink moustache is spreading enthusiasm for Breast Cancer Awareness in their community. Way to GO Mayor Dumas & TD! [Read more]
As we near the end of October, it is time to take a sneak peek at what awaits us with respect to new releases in November. Movie lovers will be pleased to hear that there’s a nice mix of action and comedy- two of our most popular movie genres. Noteworthy titles include; Trainwreck, Inside Out, [Read more]
2015-10-24 RE-OPENED ROAD ADVISORY NOTIFICATION Marathon detachment Highway 17, 30 km west of Marathon re-opened at 20:35 hrs Please do not call O.P.P. Provincial Communication Centres for road advisory updates or road condition information. Visit the Ontario Ministry of Transportation website [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – This week, the Grade 1/2 class at Holy Angels School are participating in the of Waste-Free Lunches. From October 19th to 23rd students are observing, sorting and recording their own classroom lunch materials.The Waste-Free Lunch Challenge is a province wide initiative run [Read more]
Blueberry Road Closed For Bridge Repairs The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) advises that a portion of a primary forest resource road north of Longlac and east of Nakina, in Nipigon District, will be temporarily closed for bridge repairs. A portion of Blueberry Road will be [Read more]
ELLIOT LAKE, ON – Carol Hughes is sending a message appreciation and congratulations to voters after being re-elected in Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing. The New Democrat MP was enthusiastic about the high voter turnout on Monday which reversed a consistent downward trend over a number of [Read more]
QUEEN’S PARK, ON – Today, NDP Deputy Leader Jagmeet Singh’s motion to stop arbitrary and discriminatory police street checks, or “carding”, in Ontario passed in the Legislature. “Arbitrary or discriminatory carding has deeply impacted communities across Ontario. Community activists and [Read more]
École Saint-Joseph student claims top award at Mathnasium’s TriMathlon competition Alexander Burnham, a grade 4 student at Wawa’s École Saint-Joseph, was recently able to put his mathematics skills to good use at the Mathnasium’s TriMathlon competition. Highly motivated by mathematics, [Read more]
Tuesday October, 13th 2015 thirteen students from Terrace Bay’s St. Martin School and Ecole Franco Terrace travelled to St. Hilary School in Red Rock to compete in the annual Cross Country Run. These students trained diligently daily with Mrs. Desjardins and their intense preparation and [Read more]
Learning about child abuse and neglect In Ontario, everyone, including members of the public and professionals who work closely with children, is required by law to report suspected cases of child abuse or neglect. We all share a responsibility to protect children and youth from harm – a [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – Further to the Your Vote Matters! Campaign launched on October 14, 2015, the Matawa Chiefs today expressed their encouragement for the increased Indigenous voter turn-out in the five (5) ridings of in the Matawa region during the October 19, 2015 federal election. “The [Read more]
KINDERGARTEN CLASS SCHREIBER, ON – The Kindergarten Class at Holy Angels went out and around their school neighbourhood looking for clues that Fall had arrived. One of our school neighbours invited them to pick apples from the tree in their yard. Back at school the student turned their apples [Read more]
A tourist operator in the Hornepayne area has been fined $3,000 for failing to pay land use fees. Ontario Corporation Number 1138822 – Forde Lake Lodge Limited – was convicted for failing to pay in full prescribed annual land use fees, contrary to the Public Lands Act, and fined $3,000. Court [Read more]
DATE: Wednesday, October 21, 2015 TIME: 1:00 pm LOCATION: Boardroom, Thunder Bay District Health Unit THUNDER BAY, ON – The Thunder Bay District Board of Health will be holding a meeting on Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at 1:00 pm in the Boardroom [Read more]
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry reminds the public that it is an offence to deposit any material on public land. Dumping and other environmental abuses of Crown land can be controlled using enforcement provisions under the Public Lands Act. Ministry conservation officers can charge [Read more]
