WAWA, ON – Winter driving conditions have been upon us and the Superior East Wawa Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) urge drivers to avoid the risky behaviour of aggressive driving – slow down, give yourself more time to arrive at your destination and maintain distance between vehicles. [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau, Northwest Region OPP, and the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service (NAPS) conducted a Controlled Drugs and Substance Act (CDSA) undercover police investigation in the towns of Terrace Bay and Schreiber, Ontario. [Read more]
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]
Manitouwadge High School Graduates: Where Are They Now? My name is Caroline Goulding and I need your help! I’ve been working at the high school for 26 years and have had the pleasure of seeing a great number of students graduate and move on to realize their dream. Some reached their goal in [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]
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]
2014 has certainly been an exciting year for me as the President of the Kenogamisis Fish and Game as well as the Geraldton Snow Club. We had overwhelming support for both the Geraldton and Longlac snow clubs. This tells me that we are appreciated for all the hard work our volunteers do for our [Read more]
Hypocrisy in Action: Greenpeace Encouraging False Information Attack Large eNGO attacking economic driver of northern communities with false information campaign allege The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities is condemning Greenpeace Canada’s attempt to use false information to [Read more]
