SUDBURY, ON – Students of École secondaire Cité-Supérieure in Marathon won two medals at the regional Cardboard Boat Races held recently in Thunder Bay. The school’s two teams will move on to the provincial competition to be held on March 5th in Kitchener, Ontario. Known for their speed, [Read more]
WAWA, ON – December 2, 2014 members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment were advised of an incident that had taken place in the Town of Wawa, Ontario. The matter was investigated by police and as a result a local Wawa person has been arrested and charged [Read more]
Find Ontario Christmas Tree and Greenery with the Click of a Mouse Celebrate National Christmas Tree Day on December 6th by bringing home a locally-grown Ontario Christmas tree this holiday season. “Christmas tree farms play an important role in supporting healthy ecosystems and human health. [Read more]
NORTHWESTERN, ON – Highway 17 East of Terrace Bay to Marathon (and at times through to White River) was closed repeatedly this past weekend due to freezing rain and packed ice. Travelers who made it through the portion of highway between Saturday afternoon and Monday morning were [Read more]
Ontario Supports Program to Encourage Children and Youth to Get More Daily Physical Activity Premier Kathleen Wynne announced today a partnership with ACTIVE AT SCHOOL and the Ontario Physical and Health Education Association (Ophea) to get children more active every day. ACTIVE AT SCHOOL will be [Read more]
Smart Grid Fund Helps Secure Ontario’s Energy Future Ontario is building a smarter electricity grid by supporting 17 new energy projects through its Smart Grid Fund program. The province will provide almost $24 million, supporting about $54 million in total electricity sector investment, [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – HAGI Community Services for Independence will be holding its39th Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at the Italian Cultural Centre at 132 Algoma Street South beginning at 11:30 a.m. Bill Adair, Chief Executive Officer of Spinal Cord Injury Ontario will [Read more]
Vehicle and Camp Break Inns Crime Stoppers and the OPP are asking for your help in solving several incidents of Thefts, Mischief and Break and Enters that occurred in Municipality of Shuniah. Sometime between the 22nd and 23rd of October 2014 several crimes occurred including a stolen vehicle, a [Read more]
GREENSTONE, ON – November 22, 2014 members of the Greenstone Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received information regarding a number of outstanding property crimes that had taken place between June and November of 2014 in the ward of Geraldton, Municipality of Greenstone. Based [Read more]
NORTHWESTERN, ON – The November 2014 issue of OntarioNewsNorth.com’s printed monthly publication ONN On The Road was distributed this week from Red Rock to Wawa. If you haven’t had a chance to pick up this month’s copy or would like to share with those from outside our [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Manitouwadge’s Pink Panthers ladies’ hockey team celebrated the start of their 2014-15 season with the first annual Hockey Horror Classic Tournament held October 24-26. The tournament was a huge success with 8 teams participating; 4 local teams and 4 [Read more]
FROM : OLG TORONTO, ON – Congratulations to Hornepayne resident Noah Medeiros for winning $250,000 in the October 26, 2013 LOTTARIO draw. LOTTARIO was launched by Ontario Lottery and Gaming in 1978 as Ontario’s first on-line terminal lotto game. The winning ticket was purchased at G & L [Read more]
TERRACE BAY, ON – Student Council chose October 21st for Pink Day to demonstrate their support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is an annual campaign to increase awareness of the disease. The students were encouraged to wear pink and to make a small donation towards Breast Cancer [Read more]
TERRACE BAY, ON – Terrace Bay was already part way to a very strong Council team as incumbent Mayor Jody Davis was acclaimed to continue his position however, there was still the matter of choosing 4 councillors to work with Davis left to vote on. Elected to fill the 4 councillor seats on [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – The unofficial results are in and a new Mayor has been elected. Voting numbers were quite low, in a community of approximately 1800 residents, only 692 people cast their votes to choose the new mayor.With a difference of only 58 votes Andy Major came out on top to serve as [Read more]
