MARATHON, ON – May 22nd Daryl Skworchinski, Chair of the Nawiinginokiima Forest Management Corporation provided attendees of the “Evening with Michael” dinner in Marathon, with an update on work and progress of Ontario’s first local forest management corporation. NFMC was [Read more]
Thanks to John Hooper Sr. for providing the highlights (below) from this weekend’s Fun Tourney of the Marathon Mixed Softball League! OntarioNewsNorth.com is still seeking someone to cover this season with the league, contact Editor Karina Hunter if you are a softball or sports buff who is [Read more]
3:36 PM EDT Saturday 25 May 2013 Frost warning issued for: Marathon – Schreiber, Manitouwadge – Hornepayne Nipigon – Rossport Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Geraldton – Longlac – Caramat Near or below freezing temperatures [Read more]
Grand-reopening of Theatre made possible by OTF grant MARATHON, ON– The Marathon Theatre & Cultural Centre celebrated today the grand-reopening by hosting MPP Michael Gravelle and other dignitaries and ushering a new era of theatre and film in the community. Thanks in part to a $75,000 grant [Read more]
During the week of May 6, 2013, Stillwater Canada Inc. submitted additional responses to some of the information requests (IRs) issued by the Marathon Joint Review panel last November and December. The additional responses are as follows (a link to the posting on the registry is provided): Response [Read more]
INSIDER REVIEW I’ll be back. That’s the familiar catch phrase used by Arnold Schwarzenegger in his 1984 sci-fi classic “The Terminator”. Most movie fans probably assumed that Arnold’s acting days were over when in 2003 he decided to pursue a career in politics which landed him as the [Read more]
Submitted by Paster David Giuliano When Marathon Pulp announced that it would close in February 2009 members of St. John’s United Church wondered what they could do to support the 230 employees and many more pensioners hit by the news. They started a community pot-luck on Friday nights. At [Read more]
TYLER’s BACK! As nice as it is to get away for a vacation, it is always nice to get home- and back into a routine. Having said that, another week means more new releases. There are eight titles to choose from this week, highlighted by an epic adventure starring Hollywood heavyweights Tom Hanks [Read more]
An application to the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) by Dougall Media’s General Manager, Don Caron, to move CFNO-fm Radio Station’s office from its current location in Marathon Ontario, to Thunder Bay Ontario, has been met with much concern by many [Read more]
Faced with the financial challenge of moving with the film industry to convert to a digital format, a Collaborative consisting of the Town of Marathon, the Marathon Library, the Marathon & District Museum and Marathon Theatre, was formed in 2012. The Collaborative envisioned an underutilized [Read more]
During the week of April 29/13, Stillwater Canada Inc. submitted additional responses to some of the information requests (IRs) issued by the Marathon Joint Review Panel last November and December. The additional responses received are outlined below with a link to the posting on the public [Read more]
Manitouwadge – Hornepayne | Wawa – Pukaskwa Park | Marathon – Schreiber 5:17 AM EDT Thursday 02 May 2013 Freezing rain beginning this morning, becoming heavier this afternoon, and continuing tonight and Friday morning. Precipitation along a cold front has begun as wet snow or [Read more]
April 26/13, Stillwater Canada Inc. submitted additional responses to some of the information requests (IRs) issued by the Marathon Joint Review Panel last November and December. The additional responses received are outlined below with a link to the posting on the public registry: Response from [Read more]
MARATHON ON – Sunday April 28, 2013 at approximately 10:15 pm, an officer from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marathon/Manitouwadge detachment was conducting radar enforcement on Highway 17 near Highway 614 in Bomby Township. The officer observed a black sedan travelling at a high rate [Read more]
MARATHON ON – Saturday April 27, 2013 at approximately 11:00 am, officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marathon detachment observed an eastbound dark blue pickup truck driving in an erratic manner on Highway 17 in the vicinity of Rouse Lake, approximately 5 km west of the gold [Read more]
