HERON BAY, ON – Parks Canada staff and Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Conservation Officers have located and destroyed a female bear approximately two kilometres from the site of the August 5, 2011 incident during which a park visitor was injured by a lone adult black bear in the park’s [Read more]
Joint Review Panel Established for the Proposed Marathon Platinum Group Metals and Copper Mine Project in Ontario OTTAWA, August 9, 2011– Canada’s Environment Minister Peter Kent and Ontario’s Minister of the Environment John Wilkinson announced today the establishment of a three-member [Read more]
Every week Tyler Davis, Owner Crossover Video & Games in Marathon, writes the Crossover Insider for OntarioNewsNorth.com. Published Tuesdays, The Crossover Insider is your source for the week’s movie & video game releases, store news, details of Davis’ collaborations with other [Read more]
DATE: August 8, 2011 MARATHON, ON – Friday August 5, 2011 Ontario Provincial Police officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle traveling on Highway 17 in the Marathon area. During the traffic stop a quantity of marijuana was discovered with an estimated street value of $4000.00. Liam JONES a [Read more]
HERON BAY, ON – To ensure the safety of park visitors, the entire backcountry of Pukaskwa National Park has been closed following an incident in which a visitor was injured by a lone adult black bear. All registered park visitors have been evacuated and park staff continue to patrol the [Read more]
Main Street St.Lazare Manitoba. I’m back! On Monday evening, I returned home from an awesome vacation in Manitoba. My home base for the bulk of the trip was the small village of St.Lazare, a predominantly French speaking village of about 265. This is where my Mom grew up and where my Grandma, [Read more]
FROM: Marathon OPP Detachment DATE: July 30, 2011 MALE CHARGED WITH IMPAIRED OPERATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE MARATHON ON – Friday July 29, 2011, at 1:53am, Ontario Provincial Police officers while on [Read more]
For Immediate Release MARATHON, ON – Transportation logistics are currently being finalized to the 230 evacuees in Marathon to Thunder Bay and Sioux Lookout. “This move will help the evacuees get closer to Sandy Lake when they eventually get the go-ahead to move back home,” states Mayor [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – The Town of Marathon continues to manage the logistics of hosting 230 evacuees in the community. Emergency Management Control Group meetings continue on a twice daily basis to ensure all necessary activities are coordinated and information exchanged. “The Town of Marathon [Read more]
Marathon Accepting Forest Fire Evacuees MARATHON, ON – The Town of Marathon has accepted 200 Stage 2 evacuees. The evacuees will be lodged at the Marathon Arena. Town and Fire Department Staff are on site coordinating logistics. “Our Emergency Management Control Group continues to [Read more]
Every week Tyler Davis, Owner Crossover Video & Games in Marathon, writes the Crossover Insider. Published Tuesdays (There will be no Insider next week as Tyler is on holiday) on www.OntarioNewsNorth.com The Crossover Insider is your source for the week’s movie & video game releases, [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – The Town of Marathon has issued a local Declaration of Emergency and is in the process of preparing to accept up to 200 evacuated residents due to the forest fire situation in the Northwest. Official word has not yet been received from Emergency Management Ontario on when [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – During the week of July 4th – 10th Marathon/Manitouwadge Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police reported: Calls for Service -111 Traffic Tickets – 84 Criminal Charges – 2 R.I.D.E.Checks – 10 Results of R.I.D.E. 292 Vehicle checks 3 HTA Warnings 1 [Read more]
Every week Tyler Davis, Owner Crossover Video & Games in Marathon, writes the Crossover Insider. Published Tuesdays on www.OntarioNewsNorth.com The Crossover Insider is your source for the week’s movie & video game releases, store news, details of Davis’ collaborations with other [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – Concerts in the Parking Lot co-creator Beverlee Coulter announced via email today that Australian 2010 World Guitar Championship participant Daniel Champagne will perform next week at CITPL welcomes the Northshore to their doorstep. The show will take place, Wednesday, July [Read more]
