Workers recognized for ongoing commitment to health and safety Ontario mining operation Barrick-Hemlo earns national workplace safety recognition with the J.T. Ryan Award, presented annually to the metal mine with the lowest incident rates in Canada. This is the first time Barrick-Hemlo has [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Recently our Student Council spearheaded a very generous project for our school. They ran a ‘challenge’ for individual classrooms to bring in a non-perishable food item for our local food bank. Every classroom donated quite impressively. In the photos above and [Read more]
Geraldton – Manitouwadge – Hornepayne – Nakina – Aroland – Pagwa –Manitouwadge – Hornepayne – Geraldton – Longlac – Caramat 11:21 AM EST Sunday 29 December 2013 Cold wind chills of minus 40 to minus 45 today or tonight. A ridge of [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Council held their regular bi-monthly meeting November 27th, 2013; click here to download the agenda (& follow along as you watch). Mayor John MacEachern and Councillor Connie Hunter were absent, Councillor Donna Jaunzarins filled in as Acting Mayor. Be sure to [Read more]
TYLER’S THOUGHTS November 30th, 2013, the world was shocked to learn about the death of actor Paul Walker and his friend and financial advisor Roger Rodas. They succumbed to injuries suffered as a result of a car crash in Valencia, California. Walker was a different kind of celebrity. He used [Read more]
FROM THE EDITOR: I was asked by a reader to republish these videos/links in light of people being very concerned with the taxes in Manitouwadge. Please leave your comments below and remember our new subreddit at www.reddit.com/r/OntarioNewsNorth is a great place to join the conversation as well! [Read more]
NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO – Public health inspectors sample beaches once a month in the district in July and August. High levels of E. coli (bacteria) in recreation water can cause health related problems in swimmers. If bacterial tests indicate that levels are unsafe for swimming or other [Read more]
CROSSOVER INSIDER Every sport has its key moment- that decisive event that changed the future of the game. In 1947, when Jackie Robinson set foot onto a baseball field wearing the number 42 for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Major League Baseball had its key moment. Jackie Robinson was the first African [Read more]
INSIDE REVIEW Twilight is arguably one of the most successful film franchises of all time. With over 3 Billion dollars of worldwide box office dollars to its credit, it’s hard to dispute that there may not be another franchise to reach those gaudy numbers in quite some time. It was no surprise [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Yet another bear sighting occurred within a residential area of the community last week when Irena Mayhew had one of her bird feeders stolen by an unwelcome, black bear visiting her back yard in the ‘bird’ section of town (Manitouwadge streets are named [Read more]
FROM THE EDITOR: Thanks to Jason Sack who isn’t actually from the OntarioNewsNorth.com area but found us on Facebook and shared this information (which includes details of how those readers from other communtiies can search to see if there are bank accounts from clubs or organizations [Read more]
CROSSOVER INSIDER Here’s hoping that everyone had a fantastic Canada Day! The Staff at Crossover Video and Games would like to use this opportunity to thank all of our loyal customers from across the North Shore for your continued support. We are proud to be a local, Canadian owned business! [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Manitouwadge High School students and staff as well as many residents mourned the passing of Principal John Mutch this winter (March 14, 2013). At Mr. Mutch’s funeral, members of the MHS Senior Band performed and long-time friend Bob Kirkpatrick spoke fondly of Mr. [Read more]
WAWA, ON– Saturday, June 19th, 13th annual Black Fly Run was held in Wawa with many new, fun elements for participants and bystanders alike. New this year, every runner/walker who passed the finish line received a commemorative medal made by local potters. T-shirts were also provided to those [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – As of Wednesday afternoon, the Manitouwadge Family Health Team was still hoping for the weather to cooperate so that the Amazing Walk II “Evening in Venice” wrap-up celebration could take place in Prospectors’ Park tomorrow evening as planned. These [Read more]
