STOLEN TRUCK RECOVERED NIPIGON, ON –During the weekend of December 17 to December 19, 2010 Nipigon and Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to 26 calls for service and issued numerous Provincial Offence Notices. Officers conducted five R.I.D.E. checks and investigated one motor [Read more]
PRESS RELEASE from TOWN of MARATHON December 21, 2010 MARATHON, ON – For the better part of twelve months, the Town of Marathon and the Marathon Economic Development Corporation have been working with a private proponent, strategizing and completing business due diligence to complete a [Read more]
The Holidays are Heating Up: Keep Fire in its Place While the holiday season can be one of the most festive times of the year, it also can be one of the deadliest. Already, nine people have died in fires in Ontario since November 1, 2009. The fact that these fires occurred in a variety [Read more]
The Alouette Snowmobile Club, a member of the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs, maintains the trails in and around Dubreuilville, Ontario. Alouette President, Rejean Raymond provides their trail condition report twice a week as a service to readers. Every effort is made to ensure trail [Read more]
The NSFC is Falling into Action! The Northeast Superior Forest Community (NSFC) has released our Fall 2010 edition of The Forest News. The Forest News is a great way to stay informed not only about the activities of the NSFC (one of 15 Forest Community and Model Forest sites across Canada), but [Read more]
December 19, 2010 Multi-pronged approach needed to solve savings challenge Today the Provinces of Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Manitoba, British Columbia and Ontario called on the federal government to keep a modest CPP enhancement on the table as part of a package of reforms [Read more]
Saturday December 4th, Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School hosted an entertainment evening in support of the Longlac Christmas Food Hamper Fund. Tim Skinner a founding member of FOG (Friendly Old Guys), a local jamming band, volunteered the talents of his band to provide the entertainment for the [Read more]
FROM/DE: CHATHAM-KENT OPP DATE: 17 December, 2010 FATAL COLLISION UPDATE – OPP SEEKING FURTHER ASSISTANCE CHATHAM-KENT, ON –The Chatham-Kent Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) continues to investigate the fatal collision [Read more]
December 17, 2010 “I am honoured to serve as Ontario’s new Minister of Labour. Our government has always brought a balanced approach to labour relations – and this is something I intend to continue. I will put Ontario workers and their families first. I had an opportunity today [Read more]
Letter to the Editor, Many Manitouwadge residents may have seen the new Holland TS110 Groomer parked outside this week. This raised the question if the Sno Drifters were going to start grooming the trails. Unfortunately there is no change in the status of the club with regards to trails in the [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – Wednesday, December 1, 2010, the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre celebrated the launch of their Regional Bariatric Care Centre, an integrated Regional Assessment and Treatment Centre for the pre and post-operative care of patients with obesity requiring gastric [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – What a festive week at school!!!! The staff at MPS have been just as excited as the children this week – but they will be resting next week while parents deal with the aftermath of the chocolate, sugar and adrenalin that has been flowing here in every classroom! [Read more]
December 17, 2010 McGuinty Government Saves Ontarians $50 Million In Annual Interest Costs Ontario announced the official renewal of Teranet Inc.’s exclusive licences to provide electronic land registration and writs services to the province. This will keep the system modern, user-friendly, [Read more]
Full Day of Celebrations Bring the Community Together MANITOUWADGE, ON – Last Saturday, December 11th, the Township of Manitouwadge hosted their annual Community Christmas party. The fun began at noon in the Community Centre auditorium where Santa & Mrs. Claus were in attendance to have [Read more]
December 17, 2010 McGuinty Government Nominates Respected Labour Lawyer To Head Tribunal Ontario has nominated respected labour lawyer Bernard Fishbein as Chair of the Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB). The nomination is subject to review by the Standing Committee on Government Agencies. Mr. [Read more]
