HIGHWAY NOW RE-OPENED Marathon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police advise of the following Road Advisory: Location: Highway 17 / from White River to Terrace Bay Brief Description of Event: Due to white out conditions in the area the highway will be closed until [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – Weather on the Northshore of Lake Superior has been quite varied this week, Thursday we were all under a fog, with snow melting faster than you can say ‘puddle jumping’, New Year’s Eve many communities were under severe weather warnings from Environment Canada [Read more]
*SCROLL DOWN FOR FORECAST FROM ENVIRONMENT CANADA* One of the new features for 2011 will be our Weather Watchers club, open to all OntarioNewsNorth.com readers, Weather Watchers is for anyone seeing extraordinary weather conditions (whether it be a beautiful sunset, or like in this post [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – The Marathon and District Chamber of Commerce has anounced that nominations are now open for their elections, Wednesday, January 12th . Interested persons should send nominations via email to current MDCC President, Jeannie Allerton or by phone at 229-1846 to be added to [Read more]
$1,000 Fine For Catching Too Many Brook Trout December 22, 2010 A Northern Ontario man has been fined a total of $1,000 for catching and keeping too many brook trout and providing misleading information to a conservation officer. Michel Begin of Marathon was fined $750 for unlawfully possessing [Read more]
Marathon/Manitouwadge OPP Detachment THIS WEEK IN POLICING December 13-19, 2010 MARATHON, ON – Calls for Service: 99 Traffic Tickets: 14 Criminal Charges:2 R.I.D.E. Checks: 27 Results of R.I.D.E.: 605 Vehicles checked 100% Compliance Remember CRIMESTOPPERS 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) to [Read more]
FROM/DE:Marathon/Manitouwadge O.P.P. DATE: December 20, 2010 MARATHON, ON – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC) are reminding snowmobile riders that to have fun and peace of mind while [Read more]
PRESS RELEASE from TOWN of MARATHON December 21, 2010 MARATHON, ON – For the better part of twelve months, the Town of Marathon and the Marathon Economic Development Corporation have been working with a private proponent, strategizing and completing business due diligence to complete a [Read more]
Reaching out to Seniors with “Friendly Visiting” As younger family members leave our communities in search of job opportunities and friends enter care facilities or pass away, many seniors find themselves without a support network. For those seniors who live alone, and particularly those with [Read more]
Marathon/Manitouwadge OPP Detachment December 14th, 2010 MARATHON, ON –Over the past weekend the Marathon/Manitouwadge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to several Motor Vehicle Collisions both in town and on Highway 17. Friday December 10, 2010 at approximately 9:00am Toyota 4-Runner [Read more]
December 13, 2010 Jim Garber, P.Geo., joins the MetalCorp team. THUNDER BAY, ON – MetalCorp Limited (TSXV — MTC) is pleased to announce that Richard James (Jim) Garber, P.Geo., has joined MetalCORP as Manager of Exploration. Jim is a senior geologist, with nearly 40 years of [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – December 8th a Public Information Session was held at the Moose Lodge in order to provide information about the environmental assessment process for the Marathon Platinum Group Metals and Copper Mine project near the Town of Marathon. In addition to representatives from [Read more]
Superior-Greenstone DSB 2011 Inaugural Board Meeting and Elections of Officers December 3, 2010 MARATHON, ON – The Superior-Greenstone District School Board held its 2011 Inaugural/Organizational and Regular Board Meeting. The Director of Education Patti Pella declared the Board legally [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Manitouwadge High School’s Student Council has put out a challenge to the entire school, students and staff, to fill 5 shopping carts of non-perishable food for the Manitouwadge Food Bank. Everyone is encouraged to bring in their non-perishable donations all week [Read more]
Fill an OPP Suburban Campaign MARATHON, ON – As the Holidays approach, Margaret Twomey Public School students and staff are asked to bring non- perishable food items to donate to the local food bank. Our challenge is to full one of our local police cruisers. Please bring your items by [Read more]
