Posts Tagged ‘Greenstone Ontario news’
Written by Ontario Newsroom on 14 July 2016
Province Creating Jobs, Building Up Critical Infrastructure in Small, Rural and Northern Communities Ontario is providing the Municipality of Greenstone with up to $990,000 to upgrade the wastewater system at Picnic Point Pumping Station through the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund– one of [Read more]
Written by Confederation College on 06 July 2016
THUNDER BAY, ON – The Native Child and Family Services program at Confederation College has earned approval as a program equivalent to a Social Service Worker program. This approval was issued by the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers after a comprehensive review process [Read more]
Written by admin on 23 May 2016
GREENSTONE, ON – James Bay (Kapuskasing) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police advise of the continued closure of Highway 11 between Hearst and Longlac due to a public safety concern created by forest fires along the highway. Updates will be provided when available [Read more]
Written by Greenstone OPP on 19 May 2016
GREENSTONE, ON – Have you ever thought about what happens when someone calls 911? This is something that very few citizens think of, yet it consumes a significant amount of resources for the police and other emergency services. When a person calls 911 an operator answers the phone and asks if the [Read more]
Written by Reader Submission on 18 May 2016
By Edgar J. Lavoie Completing the First Trans-Canada Highway in Ontario For 2018, a group of volunteers are organizing to commemorate an historic event that occurred in 1943. For the first time, a highway linked Eastern and Western Canada entirely on Canadian soil. In 1939, there was no highway [Read more]
Written by Stacey Wallwin on 06 May 2016
Superior-Greenstone District School Board was recently host to Microsoft Education as they prepared to roll out Office 365 to our leadership team. Office 365 is also available to all learners in the Board. The O365 tools will provide all our learners with tools to demonstrate their learning, and [Read more]
Written by admin on 08 April 2016
From the Editor: Days are getting longer, temperatures are rising (or trying to) and naturally, this results in larger numbers of Northern Ontario residents taking advantage of getting regular exercise outdoors. In my community, Manitouwadge, I’ve definitely notice a rise in the numbers of [Read more]
Written by Reader Submission on 29 March 2016
GREENSTONE, ON – The regular meeting of Greenstone Municipal Council will consider the following motion on Tuesday, March 29, 2016, starting at 6:30 p.m.: “THAT By-Law16-22, being a By-law to enter into an Option to Purchase Agreement between the Corporation of the Municipality of [Read more]
Written by Reader Submission on 22 March 2016
Dear Editor, As a resident of Greenstone, I am following the Environmental Assessment (EA) process and the Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) for the proposed open pit gold mine. And, as a citizen journalist (i.e., serving without pay), I am digging into the process and statements because they [Read more]
Written by Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources on 16 February 2016
Four southern Ontario men have been fined a total of $6,000 for illegal activities. Gregory Norris of Alliston, Neil Tucker of Tiny Township, Troy Wolf of Bracebridge and Eric Charron of Oakville, were each fined $1,500 for travelling on a closed road and unlawfully depositing material on public [Read more]
Written by Environment Canada - Environnement Canada on 12 February 2016
SCROLL DOWN For Warnings For Other Areas WARNINGS 1:29 AM EST Friday 12 February 2016 Extreme Cold Warning in effect for: Armstrong – Auden – Wabakimi Park Beardmore – Jellicoe – Macdiarmid Gull Bay – Black Sturgeon Lake Geraldton – Longlac – Caramat [Read more]
Written by North West LHIN on 10 February 2016
THUNDER BAY, ON – Dan Levesque has been appointed as the Interim Chair of the Board of Directors of the North West LHIN effective January 27, 2016. His appointment comes following the departure of Joy Warkentin who completed her term with the North West LHIN Board of Directors on January 26, [Read more]
Written by admin on 21 January 2016
This #ThrowbackThursday photo. of a Greenstone region Grade 2 class from 1946, was shared by author and historian Edgar J. Lavoie, @WhiskyJackPub. Edgar tweeted the photo with a link to the Greenstone History Facebook page for those curious to see more great historical photos from the region. [Read more]
Written by Nipigon Detachment OPP on 11 January 2016
NIPIGON, ON – Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) advise that Highway 11, 25 km north of 11/17 junction , has been closed due to a tractor trailer unit engulfed in flames. Estimated duration of road advisory is unknown at this time The O.P.P. will distribute [Read more]
Written by Greenstone OPP on 04 January 2016
GERALDTON, ON -The Greenstone Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is advising the public of a hoax currently circulating in the Greenstone area. The hoax begins with someone being told to ask the speech recognition application of their cell phone about or to call 9/11, 112, 999 or [Read more]