MARATHON, ON – Marathon FAST Club and Pukakswa National Park partnered to present the Pukakswa Duathlon Race, Saturday, May 28 2011. The race consisted of a 5km run, 20km bike, and 2.5km run completed in sequence. Including racers, there were approximately 30 people in attendance. Gloomy [Read more]
McGuinty Government Expands Innovative Swim to Survive Program Ontario is providing funding to help more than 80,000 seven- and eight-year-old children across the province receive free basic water safety and survival skills training. The province is supporting the expansion of the Lifesaving [Read more]
Exercising while at work will make your day easier to get through, you can exercise without even moving from your chair. Always remembering to keep your posture straight, stretching from time to time and moving your legs often will prevent fatigue. I often squeeze my eyes closed for 3 seconds to [Read more]
May 30, 2011 GREENSTONE, ON – The Council of the Municipality of Greenstone has passed a Motion to retain G & G Global Solutions and Environmental Communications Options (ECO) in order to facilitate a positive decision regarding the establishment of a smelter in the community. To [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – The North Shore Singers have become very well known accross Northwestern Ontario with fans wait in anticipation for the announcement of their Spring, Christmas, and occassionally more intimate, Summer appearances all year round. With the majority of their group residing in [Read more]
May 27, 2011 ORILLIA, ON/CNW/ – At a ceremony at Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) General Headquarters in Orillia today, Commissioner Chris Lewis accepted the delivery of two Eurocopter EC135 helicopters, which replace the OPP’s aging fleet of Twin Star helicopters acquired in 1991. [Read more]
A Val Gagne area man has been fined a total of $2,500 for hunting offences Raymond Rivest was found guilty under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act of unlawfully discharging a firearm without reasonable consideration for people or property and trespassing for the purpose of hunting. In [Read more]
PIC RIVER, ON – Wednesday, May 25 in Pic River, area dignitaries and forestry sector representatives gathered at the Pic River Community Centre the announcement by Minister of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry Michael Gravelle that Ontario is working with local communities, First [Read more]
McGuinty Government Cracks Down On Election Fraud, Protects Voters Ontarians will now be better protected against misleading phone calls and other fraudulent attempts to stop them from voting. The Ensuring Integrity in Ontario Elections Act, 2011, which was passed today in the legislature, makes it [Read more]
FROM/DE: Nipigon Detachment DATE: June 1, 2011 NIPIGON, ON – May 30, 2011 at approximately 8:00 p.m. Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call of a suspicious person. It was reported to police that a [Read more]
TERRACE BAY, ON – Tuesday May 24, 2011 Holy Angels, Schreiber Public, Terrace Bay Public, and St. Martin school participated in the annual Badminton Tournament at the Terrace Bay Arena. Students from each school had the chance to play against each other and displayed great teamwork, as well [Read more]
FROM/DE: Nipigon Detachment DATE: May 30, 2011 NIPIGON OPP ARREST IMPAIRED DRIVER NIPIGON, ON – May 28, 2011 at approximately 12:30 a.m. Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a vehicle in the Town [Read more]
TERRACE BAY, ON – A dedicated team of staff and volunteers spent a rainy Saturday afternoon collecting hazardous and electronic waste. An estimated 100 vehicles attended the collection event setup at the Terrace Bay Tourism Information Centre which collected a wide variety of materials [Read more]
We are nearing the end of May and June is just around the corner. Movie lovers will be thrilled to learn that June is jam packed with several major titles that should generate interest with everyone. Some of these titles include True Grit, Battle Los Angeles, Sanctum, Unknown, Big Momma’s House 3 [Read more]
TERRACE BAY, ON – The Terrace Bay Downtown Revitalization Project is nearing completion with some noticeable improvements being completed recently. The plaza canopy has had two intersecting blue waves installed to give it a themed look when integrated with the reinstalled commercial [Read more]
