MANITOUWADGE, ON – Sunday afternoon at 2:30 pm, meet at the top of the Main for the Sarah Burke Memorial Run, all skiers and boarders are invited to participate. Lets honor a great Canadian. Thursday, January 19th, Canadian Freestyle skier Sarah Burke died in Salt Lake City hospital more than [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – December 22nd the Township of Manitouwadge Community Services Department hosted a pizza party and sliding relay race to kick off the winter season with Kiwissa Staff. 2011-12 Kiwissa Ski/Snowboard Centre staff, including lift operators, ticket salesperson, Manager [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Monday December 5th, the new Director of Community Services (aka Rec Director) Daniel Deschamps for the Corporation of the Township of Manitouwadge arrived to begin work following the arrival of the community’s new Economic Development Officer Anthony Friedrich the [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Thanks to social media, local groups and organizations are able to communicate with members, outside their regular events more than ever, allowing their memberships to feel involved and included while attracting new members from every corner of the globe. Ed & Linda [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – As discussed at length during the council meeting of July 13th (Broadcast LIVE! on OntarioNewsNorth.com – review footage from meeting below) the Township of Manitouwadge now has a Volunteer Policy Contract, mandatory for any/all volunteers to sign when giving their [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Saturday, March 12, 2011 Devan Pelletier held his first Big Air Rail Jam at Kiwissa Ski Centre. Twenty participants from 9 yrs of age to adult registered in the Big Air and Rail Jam events, judged by Static Boardshop (Thunder Bay) Manager Blain Rutter. Rutter was [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Friday, February 18th, Junior and Senior Kindergarten students, and their teachers, from Our Lady of Lourdes travelled, with the help of parent drivers, to Kiwissa Ski Centre for an afternoon of sliding and fun. Teachers had brought along crazy carpets while several [Read more]
MHS Students earned community hours for their volunteer work at the event. MANITOUWADGE, ON – Thursday, February 10th, just in time to kick off the community’s annual winter carnival, Frosty Days, the Manitouwadge Best Start Hub hosted a Community Sliding Party at Kiwissa Ski Centre [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – December 21st, 2010 skiers and snowboarders headed to Kiwissa Ski Centre for Opening Day and a first look at some big changes. INSIDE – The chalet has been renovated; the kitchen has been closed off, a new leasee is providing a full menu at Kiwissa and has brought [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Township of Manitouwadge Community Services Department issued a press release today, confirming that the hill is scheduled to open prior to Christmas. Snow making and other preparations have been on-going since the beginning of the month, good news to Northshore skiers [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Friday, December 3rd the Kiwissa Ski Club’s first-ever Snow Dance Competition, long time wish of President Ed Hedderson, was held with the help of the Community Programming Department and Manitouwadge Volunteer Firefighters. The Club offered would be [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – At this week’s Council meeting, EDO Dave Raymond presented Mayor & Council with the proposed 2010-11 Kiwissa Ski Centre fees. These were subsequently approved. Fees for skiing, sliding or renting the chalet at Kiwissa can be accessed by CLICKING HERE. [Read more]
Recently I spent a weekend in Thunder Bay thanks to the Kiwissa Ski Club in Manitouwadge. The package included a two-night stay at the Best Wester Nor’ Wester, a $50 gift card at the Nor’ Wester and 4 full day ski passes at Loch Lomond. Lloyd invited along Matthew, a long time family [Read more]
Father & Daughter sweep races at Kiwissa by Karina Hunter The Kiwissa Ski Club held their annual Frost Days Races February 12th and in spite of windy, cold weather at the Kiwissa Ski Centre in Manitouwadge, skiing zealots came out and clocked some great times. A slalom style course was [Read more]
Frosty fun filled weekend by Karina Hunter M anitouwadge Frosty Days winter festival becomes bigger and better each year and this year’s winter festival was no exception. At the opening ceremonies, at the Kiwissa Ski Centre Friday February 10th Kiwissa Ski Club President, Ed Hedderson, [Read more]
