MARATHON, ON – December 16th 2014 Crime Stoppers, the OPP and Macs convenience stores will be joining together for Operation HEAT. The OPP will be handing out hot beverage coupons to sober drivers (Coupons provided by TBay District Crime Stoppers). A RIDE program will be set up in front of [Read more]
TYLER’S INSIDE SCOOP Way back in 2010, some of the biggest action stars in the business teamed up for a star-studded and thrill packed adventure called “The Expendables”. With over 100 million dollars recorded in box office sales, a sequel was in order and it featured even more star power [Read more]
INSIDER SCOOP Back in 2012, the unlikely duo of Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum teamed up for a comedy remake called 21 Jump Street. Known more for his roles in romances and action films, Tatum actually held his own alongside funny guy Jonah Hill. It could be said that the chemistry between the two [Read more]
TYLER’s INSIDE REVIEW When Bridesmaids was released back in 2011, the ensemble comedy quickly became the most talked about movie of the year. At the time, Melissa McCarthy was best known for her TV role in “Mike & Molly”. Bridesmaids presented her with her first real opportunity to see [Read more]
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency has issued a Public Notice announcing the Minister of the Environment’s decision regarding the environmental assessment of the Marathon Mine Platinum Groups and Copper Mine project. The copy of the Public Notice is available at: PN: [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – October 21st, 80 elementary students, representing 11 schools from across the Northshore and Greenstone, gathered in Marathon to compete in SkillsOntario 2014-15 Cardboard Boat races (see full results below). Building took place at the Margaret Twomey Public School gymnasium [Read more]
Skills Ontario Cardboard Boat Races MARATHON, ON – Students from St. Martin School put their designs into action recently creating scale models of the cardboard boat they entered in the cardboard boat race and weight challenge in Marathon on Tuesday, October 21st. Through this initiative [Read more]
TYLER’S WEEKLY REVIEW Halloween season always brings about a few more than usual scary movies. In a busy week that features ten total new releases, the headliner is indeed of the horror genre- “Deliver Us From Evil” starring Eric Bana. Mixed in with this week’s new releases is a nice [Read more]
TYLER’S WEEKLY INSIDER It truly is hard to believe that October is has almost come and gone. In a few days, our streets will be crawling with little ghosts, goblins and zombies, as flocks of candy seeking children celebrate Halloween. Then we hit November which is normally a slow month for new [Read more]
FROM THE EDITOR: Marathon High School students participated in an overnight emergency preparedness excercise this past May; click here for the article, photos and organizer and participant interviews from the event. MARATHON, ON – The emergency services in your community recognize the value in [Read more]
INSIDER REVIEW Here’s hoping that everyone had a very Happy Thanksgiving! Now that the big feast is out of the way (with plenty of leftovers to follow), it’s time to put your feet up and treat yourself to a relaxing movie night. Perhaps one of this week’s new releases may be of interest. [Read more]
Originally released September 26, 2014 by Nawiinginokiima Forest Management Corporation Certification Expands ability of forest industry in northwest Ontario to sell to wider markets MARATHON, ON -The Nawiinginokiima Forest Management Corporation (NFMC) successfully obtained FSC® Forest [Read more]
We’re excited to let you know about some events happening at Pukaskwa National Park this upcoming weekend. Coffee House Concert Pukaskwa will be hosting an intimate coffee house-style concert on Friday, October 3 at 7pm in the Hattie Cove Visitor Centre. The featured musician is [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – Mayor and Council of the Town of Marathon are pleased to announce that Mr. Daryl Skworchinski has been selected as the new Chief Administrative Officer/Clerk for the Town of Marathon. This position became vacant when Marathon’s previous CAO/Clerk, Brian Tocheri, left in August [Read more]
FROM: RealTerm Energy MARATHON, ON – Savings in municipal expenses and energy costs are two clear reasons why Marathon is upgrading to light‐emitting diode (LED) streetlights. Installation begins in mid-‐September upgrading the 495 fixtures to energy-‐efficient LEDs [Read more]
