THUNDER BAY, ON — The Ministry of Transportation advises the motoring public that the Pic River Bridge on Highway 17, (7.1 km east of Peninsula Road at Marathon) will be temporarily closed to eastbound and westbound traffic for a duration of approximately one (1) hour on Thursday, August [Read more]
TYLER TALKS Robert De Niro and John Travolta are two of Hollywood’s most notable actors. Travolta made his big screen debut in the early 70’s while De Niro’s first film credit dates all the way back to 1965. With so much experience between them, one would think that they would have appeared [Read more]
TORONTO, ON /CNW/ – Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd (TSX: WDO) is pleased to announce encouraging early results from its recently started deep drilling program at its 100%-owned Eagle River Mine, located 50 km due west of Wawa, Ontario. Drilling is being conducted from a recently established [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – Saturday August 3, 2013 at approximately 9:45 p.m. members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Nipigon detachment had opportunity to speak to the driver of an off road motorcycle at Airport Road, Terrace Bay Township. After speaking to the driver officers determined that the [Read more]
MARATHON ON – Saturday August 10, 2013 around 1:00 pm two males were paddling along the shore of Pukaskwa National Park on Lake Superior and entering the mouth of the White River when their canoe cap-sized. One male managed to get to shore however the other male was swept away by the current. [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 ON. They observed a deceased male in the vehicle and immediately contacted police. The male has been identified as [Read more]
GREENSTONE, ON – Over the past several days, Greenstone Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has been reminding residents to take their personal property out of their vehicles and lock them even when they are parked in their own driveways. Over the course of the past five days, Greenstone OPP has had [Read more]
GREENSTONE, ON – The Municipality of Greenstone has accepted a bid to purchase its only designated heritage building, the Ukrainian Church/Museum. Located at 523 First Street East, Geraldton Ward, the building dates back to about 1950, and has not functioned as a Roman Catholic Church for [Read more]
TYLER TALKS Residents of Northwestern Ontario need not feel alone. The lack of sunlight and flat out lack of summer that we’ve experienced this year is also being experienced in other parts of our country as well. I just returned home from my vacation in Southern Manitoba and the typical [Read more]
Originally from the U.S., Annie earned her Canadian Citizenship in 2013. Annie & her Husband live in Pic River First Nation. She works as full-time as an Adult Mental Health and Addictions Therapist at the Marathon office of North of Superior Counseling Programs. Annie Wenger-Nabigon, [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – The week of July 22nd was Emergency Services tour week at daycamp. Monday consisted of cops and robbers, police badges and other fun games. In the afternoon the group made thank you cards to give to the Police Officers after the tour of the Police Station and let [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – The Town of Marathon recently shared the information below regarding attendance at the 2013 AMO Conference August 18 – 21, 2013 by a delegation committee including: Mayor Rick Dumas Councillor Kelly Tsubouchi Councillor Ray Lake Brian Tocheri, CAO/Clerk If you have [Read more]
A tourist operator in the White River area was fined for failing to comply with conditions of a Land Use Permit. 612372 Ontario Limited, operating as White River Air, was fined $2,500 when it failed to pay its annual land use permit fees. The company was also ordered to pay up to $118,500 in [Read more]
FROM EDITOR: I was very please to receive this Industrial Road update from Edgar Lavoie from Greenstone as I had been wondering, how long would it take for Industrial Road to be no longer ‘driv-able’ from Manitouwadge to Greenstone [Read more]
Thanks to Brenda Grundt (Wawa-news) for this great follow-up. Read the original police report CLICK HERE WAWA, ON – July 4th, 2013, Colton Liddle was involved in a serious collision at a gas station in Manitouwadge, Ontario. This has changed his family, friends, and to a small degree it [Read more]
