A New Era of Cleaner Air in Ontario Ontario is now home to North America’s largest power plant fuelled completely by biomass. The Atikokan Generating Station conversion is complete and the station is now generating electricity and helping meet local power needs in northwestern Ontario. [Read more]
Province Acts on Initial Findings from Mining Safety Review Ontario is improving the health and well-being of workers in the province’s underground mines by acting on its advisory group’s early work. “As one of the top mining jurisdictions in North America, our government fully [Read more]
During the last five months, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) has been collaborating with Northern Ontarians to develop the School’s Strategic Plan for 2015-2020. Wednesday, September 17, 2014 will be the final day to complete the School’s Strategic Planning survey (available in [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Saturday, September 6th, the Manitouwadge Trappers Association hosted their annual “Trappers Field Day” along with a pig roast supper which was open to the entire community. Trapper Jocelyn Bourgoin, one of the events organizers, explained to guests that [Read more]
SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – Crime Stoppers of Sault Ste. Marie and Algoma District are looking for your assistance locating stolen prints. The prints were being auctioned off and the proceeds would have been donated to Sault Area Hospital Charity Foundation. Sometime between the 18th and the 27th [Read more]
WAWA, ON – On Friday July 18, 2014 officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment were advised of a theft of an outboard motor described as a 1999 black Mercury Optamax 150 hp serial number OG-805461. Police were advised that the motor was taken from the [Read more]
A Blind River area man received a total of $500 in fines and a 15-year ban on harvesting Lake Sturgeon for illegally taking the species. Kevin Poulton, a resident of Mississauga First Nation, pleaded guilty and was fined $250 for illegally taking Lake Sturgeon and $250 for making a false statement [Read more]
NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO – The Superior North Catholic District School Board is very pleased to announce that Ms.Désirée Zambon has been appointed our Human Resources Administrator. Ms. Zambon has an Honours Bachelor of Commerce-Human Resources and Industrial Management Degree from Lakehead [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – The Town of Marathon has announced its 2014-15 Fall/Winter schedule, for the Port Hole Pool and the Marathon Recreation Centre Arena. To register for programs, rent pool or ice, or for more information please contact the Recreation Department at (807) 229-9943. [Read more]
MARATHON OPP CONSTABLE EXPLAINS OPP ERT REMAINS IN MARATHON MARATHON, ON – OntarioNewsNorth.com interviewed Marathon OPP Detachment Constable Peter Burtin today for an update regarding the Ontario Provincial Police’s ongoing search for a suspect alleged to have been involved in a [Read more]
A CREEK RUNS THROUGH IT “I was almost born here,” says Darren Bananish as he stands in the middle of Creelman Creek. Darren works for Aecon, the company that is upgrading the culverts on Hwy. 11 just west of Geraldton, less than a mile from the Lavoie home. He had [Read more]
OPP SEARCHING FOR SUSPICIOUS MAN MARATHON, ON – The Marathon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is currently looking for a suspicious male involved in a dispute earlier this morning. Upon arriving at the call for service, police learned that the male left the [Read more]
Thunder Bay–Superior North MP applauds provincial support for sustainable resource development that keeps value-added jobs in Canada THUNDER BAY – Bruce Hyer, MP for Thunder Bay-Superior North, is applauding the premiers for adding their voices to the call for a national energy strategy. The [Read more]
SUPPORT OF NORTHERN ONTARIO TOURISM SUDBURY, ON – The Government of Canada, through the Federal Economic Development Initiative in Northern Ontario (FedNor) is investing in the expansion of Dynamic Earth, a major tourist attraction and tourism driver for the North. The project will also benefit [Read more]
This week the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) held their annual conference in London Ontario. Through AMO, Ontario’s 444 municipalities are able to work together on shared interests and concerns and enhance municipal government. I had the opportunity to attend many of the briefings [Read more]
