Steps are being taken to enhance community outreach capacity and service coordination for residents with an acquired brain injury in Northwestern Ontario. The North West Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) has provided $715,000 of new funding to the Brain Injury Services of Northern Ontario [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – Marathon District Chamber of Commerce Presdent Jeaennie Allerton speaks with OntarioNewsNorth.com Editor/Publisher Karina Hunter about thee recenet AGM,2011Election results, vacant positions, membership and the upcoming Maraton Winter Carnival. MORE INFO Email Allerton at [Read more]
FACT: The Northeast Superior Region of Ontario spends an estimated $25 million annually for the provision of heat and hot water from electricity, fuel oil, propane, and wood. To help address this issue, the Northeast Superior Forest Community (NSFC), in cooperation with the Northeast Superior [Read more]
SCHREIBER OPP INVESTIGATE COLLISION NIPIGON, ON –During the weekend of January 21 to January 23, 2011 Nipigon and Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to 24 calls for service and issued numerous Provincial Offence Notices. Officers investigated seven motor [Read more]
January 21, 2011 McGuinty Government Pleased With International Ruling On Softwood Exporters Ontario is pleased with an international tribunal’s decision to limit an additional export tax on Ontario softwood lumber to only one-tenth of a per cent (0.1 per cent). This is dramatically lower [Read more]
Health Canada gets it right after a decade of shame In the good news file, children in this country will face one less threat in their toy-boxes as Canada finally banned products containing phthalates this week. These chemical additives are used to soften plastic and vinyl, have often found their [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Wednesday, January 12th, 2011 Manitouwadge Town Council held their first regular meeting of the year; OntarioNewsNorth.com was their and had it streaming live on our home page (it is also available to watch on our Facebook Group). CLICK HERE to download the Jan.12 agenda [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – The Extreme Dollar, a buy local campaign sponsored by the Manitouwadge Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), has been receiving a great response. The MEDC had, when releasing the dollars this December, hoped to have $10,000 circulating by the new year, this goal has been [Read more]
December 16, 2010 MS PATIENTS WANT LIBERATION THERAPY AVAILABLE IN CANADA OTTAWA, ON – Canadians suffering from Mulitple Sclerosis (MS) feel they shouldn’t have to leave the country to receive a hopeful new treatment. That is the message Carol Hughes delivered to the House of [Read more]
Manitouwadge Public School News MANITOUWADGE, ON – Excitement has been mounting recently at MPS. No one is wondering why. We’re sure it is because all of these young heads have been filled with the Christmas spirit. Christmas is everywhere around the school – from the [Read more]
Apology To Local Businesses The Manitouwadge Economic Development Corportion would like to apology to OntarioNewsNorth.com and Wok ‘n’ Rolls for omitting their businesses in our flyer for the Buy-Local Campaign. They had graciously agreed to accept the EXTREME DOLLARS and we apologise for our [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWSFLASH! MANITOUWADGE, ON – Manitouwadge Public School has been excited to be able to offer all students from JK – Grade 8 the privilege of riding the bus to and from school. We all know that our little town is a beautiful place to raise children, but it can [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Kiwissa Ski Club in partnership with the Community Services Department and the Northern Trails Ski Club will be hosting a Snow Dance Competition to take place at the Kiwissa Ski Hill. What is a Snow Dance Competition? Well, contrary to my vision of it being a Dance [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – The Readers’ Roost is a weekly program, Wednesdays from 3:30pm – 4:30 pm, at the Schreiber Public Library. Participants, 6-11 years of age, are introduced to concepts of reading and comprehrension while making new friends and enjoying activities like [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – The Manitou Sno Drifters have received $4000.00 through the Superior North CFDC Local Initiatives Contribution which is funded by FedNor. This money was used along with funds the club had raised to complete the purchase of the original Tucker Sno Cat from the Ontario [Read more]
