MARATHON, ON – The 6th annual Penn Lake Pursuit Triathlon is set for July 23-24 and there is a new component this year. Organizers have announced that they will introduce Chip Timing to the 2011 race thanks to Thunder Bay Chip Timing. The 375m swim course is now completely marked with [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – Saturday, July 2nd Summerfest Volunteer, Open Market Organizer Ashley Riendeau breathed a sigh of relief as the 40 x 60 tent acquired after last year’s market was rained-out turned out to be just a nice bonus for participants and visitors, not a necessary tool, as the [Read more]
All Or Nothin’s Dan Christianson performs with the group prior to the fireworks Canada Day evening at Penn Lake Park. Photo OntarioNewsNorth.com 2011 MARATHON, ON – July 1st Canada Day Celebrations in Marathon coninciding with the beginning of Summerfest 2011 had fun and festival [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – July 1st Marathon Summerfest 2011 was kicked off with their 2nd Annual Summerfest Parade. The parade was much larger than last year’s and included many fun entries and colourfully decorated boats. Later, at the Fish Derby Registration, Captains’ Meeting and [Read more]
**Please note: there is an error at the end of the video, the Toll Free # for the SNCFDC is 1-888-445-9999 June 21, Superior North CFDC held their Annual General Meeting and Regional Conference in Terrace Bay. The SNCFDC welcomed business people, community leaders and other influencial people on [Read more]
HERON BAY, ON – Pukaskwa National Park is offering entertaining ways for the whole family to celebrate our nation’s 144th birthday on Friday, July 1. In honour of Parks Canada’s centennial, admission at all Parks Canada sites is free on Canada Day! Festivities begin at 7:30 am with the [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 [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – Summerfest 2011 is gearing up to be an incredible ten days of fun and festivities. Among the events returning by popular demand, from Summerfest 2010, is the Open Market at the Superior Place Mall, Saturday June 2nd from 10am to 4pm. Organizer Ashley Riendeau shares details of [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Once again Manitouwadge High School was able to have a great year of placements and opportunities for our Co-op and Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP) students. We would like to thank all of the following employers for supporting this valuable course of study. [Read more]
Crossover Insider is published every Tuesday on OntarioNewsNorth.com thanks to Tyler Davis, Owner Crossover Video RECORD BREAKING RELEASES… This week, like every other week in June so far, is jammed packed with big Hollywood titles. As a matter of fact, we’ve set a new Crossover record [Read more]
FROM: MARATHON DETACHMENT DATE: June 20, 2011 MARATHON, ON – Monday June 20, 2011 at approximately 9:30am, Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to a single vehicle personal injury motor vehicle collision which had occurred on Highway # 17 at Steele River, west of [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON Watch the interview below to learn more about the Summerfest Dances, each night includes live entertainment with local musicians (both events include members from either Marathon or Manitouwadge) while the 2nd dance is headlined by a very popular Thunder Bay band! The [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – Summerfest Market Organizer Ashley Reindeau says tables are still available at the market, scheduled for July 2, 2011 from 10:00am-4:00pm the Superior Place Mall parking lot in Marathon. Reindeau reminds those interested, crafters, area home based business and small [Read more]
As mentioned in a previous Insider, the month of June is an exciting month for movie and game lovers. Many big Hollywood titles make their DVD and Blu Ray debut this month, with at least 2 titles every week that had earned over 25 million at the box office. Starting us off this week (Tuesday, [Read more]
Thunder Bay Confederation College President, Pat Lang (photo at left), was honoured at the Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC ) Conference in Edmonton today when she was presented the Distinguished Service Award from the President’s Leadership Network. This award is bestowed on [Read more]
