OTTAWA, ON — Canada’s Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq and Ontario’s Minister of the Environment Jim Bradley today announced the appointment of Ms. Lesley Griffiths as the new Chair of the three-member Joint Review Panel established to review the proposed Marathon Platinum Group [Read more]
Public Notice FSC Assessment of the Big Pic Forest in North-Central Ontario The Rainforest Alliance will conduct a forest management assessment of Nawiinginokiima Forest Management Corporation’s (NFMC) forestry operations on the Big Pic Forest in the vicinity of Marathon and Manitouwadge, Ontario [Read more]
Courtesy Harold Funeral Home Peter Andrew Struk (January 15, 1960 – November 10, 2013) Mourning the loss of Peter Struk who tragically died in Red Lake on Nov 10 2013. Peter was a wonderful man who loved to surround himself with a lot of wonderful people where ever he went. He helped so many [Read more]
Stillwater Canada Inc. has submitted responses to two Supplementary Information Requests issued by the Joint Review Panel on August 30, 2013. Response to SIR 1 – Assessment of Alternative Rail Load-out Locations and Rail Shunting Noise Criteria Response to SIR 10 – Human Health Risk [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – Saturday August 3, 2013, blueberry pickers came across a vehicle parked in a remote area located just off Highway 17 in McCron Township between White River and Marathon Ontario. They observed a deceased male in the vehicle and immediately contacted police. Officers from the [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Manitouwadge Town Council Members; Councillor Natalie Labbee, Councillor Sheldon Plummer, Councillor Donna Jaunzarins and Mayor John MacEachern were in attendance for the regular meeting of council June 12th, 2013. CLICK HERE to download the agenda and follow along while [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – May 22nd Daryl Skworchinski, Chair of the Nawiinginokiima Forest Management Corporation provided attendees of the “Evening with Michael” dinner in Marathon, with an update on work and progress of Ontario’s first local forest management corporation. NFMC was [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – Please note that due to lack of quorum, the Council Meeting that was scheduled for February 25, 2013, has been cancelled. The next Regular Meeting of Council is scheduled for 7:00 p.m., Monday, March 11, 2013, in Council Chambers (4 Hemlo Drive). RELATED LINKS Marathon’s [Read more]
MARATHON , ON – The annual Skills Canada-Ontario’s Cardboard Boat Race was this week at the Marathon Porthole Pool with fifteen schools from across the Northshore and Greenstone competing. Tuesday, October 23rd parents and friends came out in large numbers to welcome the students [Read more]
The $15 billion takeover of Nexen Inc., one of Canada’s largest oil & gas companies involved in the oil sands, by Chinese state-owned China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) has been in the news a lot lately. Many in Canada’s corporate sector have rightly noted that Canada must [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – The Town of Marathon has announced new program to their Active Living passes today via their facebook page; CARDIO SCULPT. The new program is open to all adults and is FREE to those with ACTIVE LIVING PASSES, just $7.50/class ($48.50 per 10 classes) for those without the ALP. [Read more]
Construction activities The thin layer capping activities are nearly complete! Work on the construction phase of the project has been ongoing since May and progress has been steady, with minimal downtime. Sand was brought in from gravel pits in the Marathon area and Manitoulin Island and has been [Read more]
Le gouvernement Harper commémore la détention de prisonniers de guerre militaires et de sujets de pays ennemis transférés par la Grande-Bretagne pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale Cet événement historique de la Seconde Guerre mondiale a contribué à l’effort de guerre des Alliés CLIQUEZ [Read more]
La commission d’examen conjoint invite le public à commenter l’étude d’impact environnemental du projet de mine de cuivre et de métaux du groupe des platineux de Marathon Le 27 juillet 2012, la commission d’examen conjoint qui examine le projet de mine de cuivre et de métaux du groupe [Read more]
Thursday, July 12th: 07/12/12 – GAME 1 – KIDS vs. OUTLAWS | GAME 2 – KIDS vs. JAGERBOMBERS MARATHON, ON – DYERS’ FIELD Due to a previously postponed outing, The Kids were forced to play back-to-back games tonight. In game 1, they edged out the Outlaws by a score of 13-12. In the [Read more]
