There are plenty of big names to go around this week; Julia Roberts, Nicole Kidman, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Bruce Willis and Scott Eastwood- son of the legendary Clint Eastwood- all take starring roles in the week’s impressive list of new releases. There’s also an Academy Award flavor [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – This week two ladies from the Best Start program came to Manitouwadge Public School (MPS) Junior/Senior Kindergarten class to help them make the ever favourite ‘Belly Button Soup’. Everybody knows that tortellini is a dead ringer for belly buttons so into the [Read more]
Back in the summer of 2010, the world followed closely, and nervously, the story of 33 men who became trapped underground at a copper-gold mine in Copiapo, Chile. With mining being such a prominent factor in the local economy, people across Northwestern Ontario took a particular interest in the [Read more]
Goldie Rivers (nee Pupich) passed away peacefully at the Nipigon District Memorial Hospital, with her family by her side, on Sunday, February 14, 2016 at the age of 91. Beloved wife of the late James Raymond Rivers. Loving mother of Lorraine Anaka (Wayne), Carol Schwartz (Bernie) and Jim Rivers [Read more]
SCROLL DOWN For Warnings For Other Areas WARNINGS 1:29 AM EST Friday 12 February 2016 Extreme Cold Warning in effect for: Armstrong – Auden – Wabakimi Park Beardmore – Jellicoe – Macdiarmid Gull Bay – Black Sturgeon Lake Geraldton – Longlac – Caramat [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Township of Manitouwadge Community Services Department has made some quick changes to their Frosty Days schedule this weekend due to severe weather forecast for the weekend. Having originally posted that the 2015 Citizen of the Year would be announced at an event at the [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – For the past few weeks Manitouwadge Public School students have been honing their skills in chess and are well on their way to becoming the next Welhelm Steinitz or Judit Polger! It’s pleasing to see today’s young people enjoying this age old game of concentration, [Read more]
Bond is back! Perhaps one of the better known movie franchises of all time, 007 has been going strong since 1962 when Sean Connery played the now iconic character – James Bond. A total of eight actors have played the role currently being held by Daniel Craig. We were first introduced to Craig [Read more]
February is generally when we start seeing a flood of Academy Award nominated films debuting on DVD and Blu-Ray. This February is no exception and it kicks off this week with Best Picture Nominee “Bridge of Spies” headlining a whopping batch of twelve new releases! Let’s get right to it with [Read more]
Throughout the 1990’s and into the early 2000’s, RL Stine’s book series “Goosebumps” was a hot commodity among teens and young adults. It was not uncommon to see bookshelves in kids rooms lined with all of the latest and hottest Goosebumps books. Although the popularity of the book series [Read more]
One of the major surprises at the 2015 box office opened on August 11th to much hype but tempered expectations. Would the R Rated True Story of a group of gangsters trying to make it big in the dangerous city of Compton resonate with theatre goers? The answer was a resounding yes. The 56 million [Read more]
MARATHON, ON –Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Manitouwadge Detachment, with the assistance of the North West Region Crime Unit, conducted a sexual assault investigation involving victims under the age of 16. Two separate events were reported to police, one on January 10, 2016 and [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Manitouwadge Public School students recently enjoyed a very special day at school, taking part in Anti-Bullying activities. Throughout the day, there were numerous activities which promoted being ‘a buddy – not a bully’ . The senior students facilitated [Read more]
Award season has officially kicked off the recent crowning of the Golden Globe Award winners. Often thought of as a precursor to the Academy Awards, the Golden Globes offer a glimpse of some of Hollywood’s best movies and performances from the year just past. One of the big winners of the night [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Students at Manitouwadge Public School not only demonstrate their academic skills, they also do acts of kindness that portray their passionate side. Recently MPS Student Council and Mrs. Turnbull’s class spearheaded two great fundraisers. Pictured below, MPS [Read more]
