Way back in 2002, movie audiences were introduced to the Portokalos family- an eclectic group of Greeks living and working in Chicago. One member of the family, a young lady named Toula, fell head over heels for a non-Greek man- a fact that her family had a hard time accepting. Toula was played by [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – On June 12, 2016 at approximately 4:30 a.m. members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marathon detachment received a report of a structure fire at Highway 17, Township of Marathon. Marathon Fire Department and police attended the fire at a vacant business east of Marathon. [Read more]
Gerard Butler’s acting career began back in 1997 but it wasn’t until 2006, in his role as King Leonidas in 300, that he became a household name. The familiar quote “This is Sparta” (shouted by Butler’s character in 300) has seemingly been repeated time and after time in a number of [Read more]
Over the years, animated movies have generally proven to be major box office draws as parents were eager to take the kids out of the house for a couple hours. More recently, studios have made a seemingly conscious effort to include in these movies some humor that Mom and Dad can also enjoy. As a [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – On June 5, 2016 at approximately 1:00 a.m. members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marathon Detachment conducted a traffic stop at Barrick Gold Lane, Town of Marathon. After speaking to the driver officers determined that the driver had consumed alcohol. The driver was [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – On Thursday June 2, 2016 at approximately 10:05 a.m. members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Schreiber detachment conducted a traffic stop at Highway 17, town of Terrace Bay, to investigate a report of theft. The male driver was spoken to briefly by officers and then fled [Read more]
Marc Lauzier, Goldcorp VP welcomed by Workplace Safety North NORTH BAY, ON – In 1928, a fire broke out in a Timmins gold mine, killing 39 miners. This incident, one of the worst mining disasters in Canadian history, led to the creation of the internationally renowned Ontario Mine Rescue (OMR) [Read more]
IGNACE, ON – Construction of the Pic River Project In Marathon is continuing. Today two large bridge girders are headed to the construction site. The girders are coming in from the west, and this morning were in Ignace Ontario. The wide load is taking its time coming in to assure safety on the [Read more]
June is literally right around the corner and with it comes the promise of nicer weather- and some great new movies! Between the NHL Stanley Cup Finals and the camping trips, be sure to leave yourself enough time to check out top new movies like; Zootopia, 13 Hours, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Whiskey [Read more]
MARATHON, ON –On May 27, 2016, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in the North West Region area received information regarding an officer safety bulletin. The information involved a person of interest from the Hamilton area who was possibly travelling West in a Ford Mustang. At approximately [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Last week Manitouwadge Public School Grade 7 and 8 students were treated to an amazing adventure at the Skills Canada Trades event in Marathon. The students saw, and had hands-on experience with, many of the different employment opportunities that are available to them [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – Over the past few weeks of May, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marathon detachment has received several reports of discarded garbage. This garbage is being dumped in areas not allocated for waste disposal. The OPP are currently investigating several of these sites and charges [Read more]
Rebel Wilson became a household name in 2012 when she starred as “Fat Amy” in the musical comedy “Pitch Perfect”. Since that time, the 36 year old Australian has had a number of scene stealing roles in various movies- including a reprising of her Fat Amy character in Pitch Perfect 2. This [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – Due to the increase number of All Terrain Vehicles (ATV) and Off Road Vehicles/Side by Sides (ORV) at this time of year, Members of the Marathon/Manitouwadge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are reminding ATV/ORV operators of the requirements to operate these in Ontario. The OPP are [Read more]
Few actors have the enjoyed the career longevity and success as Robert De Niro. With 109 credits to his name spanning from 1965 to 2016, De Niro has proven to be a force to be reckoned with in Hollywood. In 1974, he won his first Academy Award for his supporting role in “The Godfather Part [Read more]
