Posts Tagged ‘daily regional news’
Written by Press Release on 01 November 2015
THUNDER BAY, ON — The Ministry of Transportation advises the motoring public that the Pic River and Gravel River bridges on Highway 17, between White River and Nipigon, will remain reduced to single lane traffic this winter. A temporary single lane modular bridge will remain in place with [Read more]
Written by Press Release on 29 October 2015
THUNDER BAY, ON, October 29, 2015: North Star Air announced today that they have signed a strategic business agreement with North Spirit Lake First Nation. North Spirit Lake has now joined with the other partners that include Muskrat Dam, Sachigo Lake, Cat Lake, Deer Lake, Neskantaga, Kashechewan, [Read more]
Written by Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities on 29 October 2015
KAPUSKASING, ON – The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) congratulates Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party of Canada on their majority win on election night. During the 78 day campaign, the federal Liberal party made several commitments that aim to build and sustain strong [Read more]
Written by admin on 28 October 2015
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]
Written by Tyler Davis on 28 October 2015
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]
Written by ManitouwadgeMarathon OPP on 24 October 2015
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]
Written by Holy Angels Catholic School on 22 October 2015
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]
Written by Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources on 22 October 2015
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]
Written by NDP Media on 22 October 2015
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]
Written by NDP Media on 22 October 2015
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]
Written by Conseil Scolaire Catholique Nouvel-Ontario on 22 October 2015
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]
Written by St. Martin School on 22 October 2015
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]
Written by Ontario Newsroom on 22 October 2015
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]
Written by Matawa First Nations on 22 October 2015
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]
Written by Holy Angels Catholic School on 22 October 2015
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]