Article & Photos submitted by Joe McGill MARATHON, ON – Marathon FAST Club and Pukakswa National Park are working in partnership to present the Pukakswa Duathlon Race on May 28 2011. This race consists of a 5km run, 20km bike, and 2.5km run completed one after another. For those [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – The Academy Awards show may seem like a distant memory, but this week we will be treated to one of the most decorated titles of the year- The King’s Speech. Winner of the Best Picture Award and Best Lead Actor (Colin Firth), The King’s Speech makes it triumphant release on [Read more]
MARATHON, ON –On April 16, 2011 the Marathon / Manitouwadge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) executed a search warrant under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act at a residence on Flicker Avenue in Manitouwadge. As a result of the warrant a quantity of marijuana with an estimated street value [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – The Northshore Stars Girls’ Bantam B Hockey Team, including 13 and 14 year olds from Dubreuilville, Pic River, Marathon, Terrace Bay, Schreiber, Nipigon, Geraldton and Longlac, has returned home this week from Mississauga, Ontario where they faced off, against 17 other teams, to [Read more]
Marathon, ON – Friday, April 15th will be a day of wizardry and Hogwarts at Crossover Video and Games, when the highly anticipated Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 1) is released on DVD and Blu-Ray. Customers who rent or purchase the new Harry Potter movie will receive a collectible [Read more]
Voter apathy has been a highly discussed and publicized issue so far in this election. Federally, only 58.8% of Canadian voters turned out to the polls on Election Day, the lowest in Canadian history. These low turnout rates and a perceived disengagement of the electorate is being blamed on the [Read more]
*Video, Paul Gareau talks about the NOSP’s Senior Volunteer Recruitment succes in Manitouwadge. As we get older, our social networks tend to shrink and we may find ourselves interacting less and less with others, and losing our connections to the community. A rising concern in Canadian [Read more]
OPP CHARGE MARATHON MAN WITH POSSESSION, ACCESSING, MAKING AVAILABLE CHILD PORNOGRAPHY MARATHON, ON – Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Child Sexual Exploitation Section (Project “P”), Electronic Crime Section and Marathon Detachment have arrested and charged a Marathon man [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – Wednesday, April 6th Thunder Bay-Superior North candidates for the upcoming federal election gathered at St.John’s United Church, invited by Pastor David Giuliano, along with approximately 200 interested constituents from Marathon, Pic River, and Schreiber. The candidates; NDP [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – Wednesday, April 6th Thunder Bay-Superior North candidates for the upcoming federal election gathered at St.John’s United Church, invited by Pastor David Giuliano, along with approximately 200 interested constituents from Marathon, Pic River, and Schreiber. The candidates; NDP [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – Wednesday, April 6th Thunder Bay-Superior North candidates for the upcoming federal election gathered at St.John’s United Church, invited by Pastor David Giuliano, along with approximately 200 interested constituents from Marathon, Pic River, and Schreiber. The [Read more]
Some of the biggest theatrical releases of 2010 make their way onto DVD and Blu Ray this month starting with three major titles this week. In total, nine new releases hit the shelves at Crossover Video and Games on April 5th and one special release on April 8th. Let’s take a look at each title [Read more]
Area Photographer Hosts Open House Launching New Website Doug and Liz Gibbons open their doors today, at 18 Nicolet Drive in Marathon, for their “Art of Photography Open House”. Attendees shopped from a collection of high quality framed, matted & canvas prints, many on sale up to [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – Tyler Davis, Owner of Crossover Video & Games in Marathon has offered a very unique invitation to local home-based businesses. Crossover Video and Games will be holding it’s first, possibly of many, “Crossover Markets” on Saturday, April 16th from [Read more]
The Township of Terrace Bay and Town of Marathon are working together to create a geographic information system (GIS) of their communities. The project entails taking existing paper maps to build a digital map with a variety of layers that will show the municipal infrastructure of each community [Read more]
