Photography by Linda Osiecki MANITOUWADGE, ON – The Manitouwadge Fitness Club recently held a fundraiser, at the recreation centre auditorium. The ‘main event’, an arm wrestling tournament, and live entertainment by the Dead Horse Creek Band certainly drew in a crowd however [Read more]
Night on the Town Entertainment, a not for profit organization, provided Manitouwadge residents with five concerts a year for the past several years. Over these years we have been able to pay for this entertainment through donations, government grants, and ticket sales. In 2013 we ran into [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – It’s almost that time again, the Manitouwadge Cancer Assistance Group’s annual Share the Care 5km Walk & BBQ are a sure sign that Spring is here. This year the walk is May 9th from 11am to 1pm, beginning once again from the Rec Centre parking lot the full [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Mark your calendars, St. Paul’s United Church parish members invite you to join them the second Saturday in May for their Annual Opportunity Sale. As one of the first major yard/variety sales of the Spring, the United Church ‘Opportunity Sale’ [Read more]
Easter Extravaganza MANITOUWADGE, ON – The community centre auditorium was a busy place to be April 2nd as parents, grandparents and children enjoyed the sights of Easter. Best Start and the Township of Manitouwadge Community Services Department have partnered for the past four years to [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – March 26th, Manitouwadge Public School students and staff celebrated Epilepsy Awareness Day. Each year staff and students show their support for this important cause by wearing purple and making donations to organizations which support treatment, raising awareness and [Read more]
This summer at the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am and Parapan Am Games, athletes from 41 countries across the Americas will compete for 4,259 medals in 825 medal events. Barrick supplied all of the gold, silver and copper for the medals from three of its mines across the Americas. You may have already [Read more]
Excellent competition- great sportsmanship and tremendous battles were part of an extremely well organized NSSSAA Finals at Ecole St. Joseph and Michipicoten High Schools in Wawa Wednesday (Feb.18.2015). In Junior Boys Basketball the Marathon High School Falcons thumped Hornepayne High School and [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Lors de la vente de pâtisseries qui a eu lieu à l’École publique Franco-Manitou, le 13 février 2015, les élèves du Conseil étudiant ont amassé un montant de 283,70 $. Ces fonds ont été remis à M. Chris Denny, le représentant du club du petit déjeuner [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Physical activity is crucial during a child’s growing up years for good health in the present, and to promote an active lifestyle in the future. These are just 2 of the reasons Manitouwadge Public School (MPS) promotes activities in and out of the classroom, [Read more]
Elliot Lake, Blind River, Manitouwadge and White River will continue to more detailed study; six communities recognized for leadership TORONTO, ON – The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) has completed the first phase of preliminary assessment for six communities in Northern Ontario [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Saturday, December 13th, members of the Bethany Pentecostal Assembly gifted the community with a very special evening which has, in recent years, become part of many local families’ holiday traditions, A Night In Bethlehem. Visitors begin their evening by signing in [Read more]
It’s been an exciting start to a new year at Best Start where we provide quality programs and services to support families and their children in an inclusive, welcoming environment, all free of charge. As our programs focus on the interests of the child and play based learning, the children [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – C’est avec joie que les élèves de l’École publique Franco-Manitou ont retrouvé leur lutine de Noël cette semaine. La lutine, qui s’appelle Miss Madame, se promène la nuit, très espiègle et coquine, jouant des tours dans les classes. Les élèves [Read more]
Thursday, November 27th, at Queen’s Park, I was joined by the Ontario Lyme Alliance and their national and regional counterparts to bring attention — and to deliver a call to action — on a serious public health policy matter. The issue is the alarming increase in Lyme disease. As [Read more]
