MANITOUWADGE, ON – At a council meeting recently, Community Services Director Dave Raymond discussed with Council the possibility of establishing a dog park in Manitouwadge. Raymond pointed out that people have been using the old baseball field, across from the High School & [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – The Town of Marathon has issued a local Declaration of Emergency and is in the process of preparing to accept up to 200 evacuated residents due to the forest fire situation in the Northwest. Official word has not yet been received from Emergency Management Ontario on when [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – The many forest fires in Northwestern Ontario have caused concerns in First Nations communities with officials deciding to evacuate their residents. Communities across Northern Ontario have agreed to host these evacuees. This afternoon in Manitouwadge a special meeting was [Read more]
July 19, 2011 – 10pm Provincial Overview and Emergency Management Temperatures were over 30 degrees Celsius and winds were strong and gusting in the Northwest Region on July 19. There were nineteen new fires reported by the evening and several of them are already over 100 hectares in size and [Read more]
WAWA, ON – The many forest fires in Northwestern Ontario have caused concerns in many First Nations communities with officials in thos communities deciding to evacuate their residents. Communities across Northern Ontario have agreed to host these evacuees and at 4:15pm this afternoon a State of [Read more]
McGuinty Government Names Council Of The Federation Award Winner Ningwakwe George, a passionate advocate for literacy who inspires Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people, is the winner of Ontario’s 2011 Council of the Federation Literacy Award. Premier Dalton McGuinty honoured Ms. George for [Read more]
UPDATE #12 AND #13NORTHWEST ONTARIO FIRES AND EVACUATIONS Smoke caused by numerous forest fires continues to cause concerns in many First Nations communities in the Northwest. First Nations officials in Cat Lake and Keewaywin have decided to evacuate their most vulnerable residents. 248 of the most [Read more]
FROM/DE: Nipigon Detachment DATE: July 18, 2011 NIPIGON, ON –July 6, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a complaint of a break and enter at a Nipigon residence. Property was [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – As many people in Northern Ontario are aware, though Manitouwadge has a variety of accomodations providers from Vacation Homes to traditional Bed & Breakfasts, it has been without a motel for approximately 4 years. This might be about to change in the near future. [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Local crafters may have noticed a very exciting new store this week as the sign went up outside ‘Happily Ever Crafter… ‘ A new business in the dowtown core owned by Vanessa Wastila-Courtemanche. Courtemanche rented the space in April after Lisa Schut [Read more]
July 15, 2011 – 5pm NEW FIRES Three new fires have been reported for Friday July 15. Sudbury 34 was a 0.5 hectare, human caused fire on an island in Georgian Bay, aproximately 20 kilometres east of Killarney. Sudbury 34 required Air Attack, and is being held by a FireRanger crew with no [Read more]
When people stop by a farmers market, as I have been fortunate enough to do recently, they may not see the importance of these bustling open-air market places in terms of food security. The truth is most of us like to stop by and grab something fresh, check out what local artisans might be [Read more]
Fire Situation Update – Northwest Region July 15, 2011 – 8pm A Restricted Fire Zone Order has been declared for Northwestern Ontario in an area bounded by the CNR rail line, just north of Opasquia Provincial Park, west of Wabakimi Provincial Park and the Manitoba border. The order is in [Read more]
FROM: RED LAKE OPP – UPDATE- OPP INVESTIGATING FATAL COLLISION RED LAKE, ON –The Red Lake Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is currently investigating a fatal single motor vehicle collision which occurred at approximately 1pm CST on July 14, 2011. The collision occurred on Nungesser [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – The letter below was submitted to OntarioNewsNorth.com by a member of the Manitouwadge Outdoor Enthusiasts (MOE) and also posted around town at public venues by the local OntORA (Ontario Outdoors Recreational Alliance) representative Frank Reiser advising residents of a [Read more]
