ESPANOLA, ON – For the past seven years, students and staff from Espanola’s École secondaire catholique Franco-Ouest have been engaged in efforts to rehabilitate the community’s creek, which has a small natural population of brook trout. Their focus is on improving physical conditions in [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – February 1, 2015 at 4:50am, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Manitouwadge detachment received a call regarding a suspicious male going through parked vehicles. Officers attended the area and located a male exiting a driveway in the area matching the description given. An [Read more]
Happy New Year!! (Especially if you did not get to the dinner on January 1, 2015.) January is now over and we have been just a little quieter than usual. Illness and out of town visiting have meant that many of those who usually come out for regular bridge, cribbage or euchre events have not [Read more]
KAPUSKASING, ON – The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) recognizes the investments in northern Ontario communities by FedNor. The Northern Policy Institute (NPI) in partnership with the Mowat Centre and the Institute for Competitiveness and Prosperity recently developed a [Read more]
OPEN LETTER TO SELECTED ONTARIO MPs and MLAs 26 January 2015 The Ontario Energy Board is inviting public input on the Energy East pipeline proposal. The two documents cited below have been forwarded to the Board. One document (Report on Public Meeting by Ontario Energy Board on Energy East Pipeline [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – Tuesday, January 20, 2015 officers from the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a request from Brandon Police Service (Manitoba) to assist in locating a male that went missing from the Brandon area. Officers located a vehicle belonging [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – As of January 1st, 2015, the Hospice Northwest – Manitouwadge program is up and running, ready to match it’s volunteers with clients. The program is being hosted by the Manitouwadge Family Health Team with Program Coordinators Treena Roberts and Amanda [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Community Programmer Shawna Patterson has released the current list of 2015 Frosty Days events (there could still be events added as there are several weeks remaining – if there’s an event you’d like to host, contact Patterson at the township). CLICK for [Read more]
TORONTO, ON – Congratulations to Kenneth Walter Holervich of Thunder Bay for winning a $100,000 top prize with INSTANT CASH IN (Game #1807). The winning ticket was purchased at Mac’s on Waterloo Street in Thunder Bay. INSTANT CASH IN is available for $5 a play and the top prize is $100,000. [Read more]
Ontario Brain Institute to Improve Treatment of Brain Disorders Ontario is supporting ground-breaking research to improve the diagnosis and treatment of conditions such as autism, depression, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. This major investment is part of the province’s ongoing [Read more]
. The Ontario Energy Board has been charged with making a recommendation to the Minister of Energy on [Read more]
Sr. Boys basketball East winner will host Winter Finals.Chevaliers vying for east crown. Senior Boys Basketball East winner will host Winter Finals. Chevaliers vying for east crown. West Semi-Finals location to be determined. Marathon High School or Terrace Bay’s Lake Superior High School [Read more]
By Edgar J. Lavoie THUNDER BAY, ON – Over 100 concerned citizens attended the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) consultation at the Valhalla Inn on Wednesday, January 14. The Board’s technical advisors said that their studies had identified key issues with the proposed pipeline called Energy [Read more]
Are you a young person striving to make the world a safer place? Apply for the Sarah Beth Therien Memorial Scholarship, a one-time award of $2,000 recognizing safety leaders among Canada’s youth. The Canada Safety Council and the family of Sarah Beth Therien created the memorial scholarship in [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police advise of the following Road Closure: UPDATE Highway 17 East of Nipigon is OPEN to one-lane. Schreiber Fire and CP Police will be escorting traffic through the scene. Highway: Hwy#11/17 junction to Gravel River Location: [Read more]
