Ontario Supports Program to Encourage Children and Youth to Get More Daily Physical Activity Premier Kathleen Wynne announced today a partnership with ACTIVE AT SCHOOL and the Ontario Physical and Health Education Association (Ophea) to get children more active every day. ACTIVE AT SCHOOL will be [Read more]
Written by Angèle C.M. Forgues HECTOR JOSEPH FORGUES (1929-2014) It is with deep and heavy sadness that we announce the death of Hector Joseph Forgues, who passed away peacefully, in the presence of family members, on Saturday, November 29, 2014, at the Manitouwadge General Hospital. In 1945, at [Read more]
To the Greenstone Staff (a.k.a. the folks who make it happen) It is with mixed feelings that my occupation with “Greenstone Matter”s comes to a conclusion. I am choosing to write to the staff as my last meeting finished on Monday and there was not an opportunity to see or talk with most [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – HAGI Community Services for Independence will be holding its39th Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at the Italian Cultural Centre at 132 Algoma Street South beginning at 11:30 a.m. Bill Adair, Chief Executive Officer of Spinal Cord Injury Ontario will [Read more]
Ontario is supporting medical research that will lead to improved care for patients while creating jobs in Thunder Bay. With nearly $900,000 in support from the province’s Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation(NOHFC), two projects are enhancing health care research and boosting the [Read more]
TYLER’S INSIDE SCOOP Way back in 2010, some of the biggest action stars in the business teamed up for a star-studded and thrill packed adventure called “The Expendables”. With over 100 million dollars recorded in box office sales, a sequel was in order and it featured even more star power [Read more]
INSIDER SCOOP Back in 2012, the unlikely duo of Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum teamed up for a comedy remake called 21 Jump Street. Known more for his roles in romances and action films, Tatum actually held his own alongside funny guy Jonah Hill. It could be said that the chemistry between the two [Read more]
TYLER’s INSIDE REVIEW When Bridesmaids was released back in 2011, the ensemble comedy quickly became the most talked about movie of the year. At the time, Melissa McCarthy was best known for her TV role in “Mike & Molly”. Bridesmaids presented her with her first real opportunity to see [Read more]
CHAPLEAU, ON – October 16, 2014 at approximately 11:05 am a member of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Chapleau Detachment observed a vehicle travelling Northbound on Highway 129 in the Daoust Township at a slower rate of speed than the posted limit. The vehicle was stopped and as a result [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Recently MPS students and staff took part in a “Take me Outside Day“. The initiative is organized by www.TakeMeOutside.ca in partnership with the David Suzuki Foundation and the Child and Nature Alliance of Canada. It is a chance for schools across [Read more]
FROM THE EDITOR: OntarioNewsNorth.com is pleased to welcome our newest contributor, journalist/columnist Jennifer Niskanen from Nipigon. Niskanen has earned a reputation in Nipigon for writing interesting and well researched local news stories. We look forward to sharing Jennifer’s [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Manitouwadge’s Pink Panthers ladies’ hockey team celebrated the start of their 2014-15 season with the first annual Hockey Horror Classic Tournament held October 24-26. The tournament was a huge success with 8 teams participating; 4 local teams and 4 [Read more]
WAWA, ON – Wawa residents were able to check in and watch as the votes rolled in yesterday as polls were updated as counted on the Municipality’s website. It seems the alleged scandals and politically focused facebook groups of the past 4 years may have taken their toll on the [Read more]
TYLER’S WEEKLY REVIEW Halloween season always brings about a few more than usual scary movies. In a busy week that features ten total new releases, the headliner is indeed of the horror genre- “Deliver Us From Evil” starring Eric Bana. Mixed in with this week’s new releases is a nice [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – Schreiber residents, like their neighbours in Terrace Bay, had already been reassured by the acclamation of their Mayor, Mark Figliomeni but they didn’t let that keep them away from the polls realizing Figliomeni would need a strong team on council to deal with the [Read more]
