August 30, 2010 3:45 PM McGuinty Government Helping Kids Get Back To School Safely Start the school year off right by driving safely and responsibly around school buses.Drivers can keep children safe by: Continuing to stop for a school bus when its red lights are flashing as children hop on or [Read more]
Manitouwadge Business Association Business Beat August 2010 by Maggie Schut Welcome to Business Beat…where each month Manitouwadge Business Association happenings are announced plus a member showcased. Input is welcomed…please contact the author at 826-4626 or hawberryfields@shaw.ca. [Read more]
August 30, 2010 McGuinty Government Nominates Labour Relations Expert Diane Gee Ontario has nominated Diane Gee for appointment as Chair of the Public Sector Compensation Restraint Board, subject to review by the Standing Committee on Government Agencies. Ms. Gee is currently the Interim Chair of [Read more]
August 30, 2010 McGuinty Government Preparing Students For Future Success Over 50,000 additional Grade 3, 6 and 9 students are meeting or exceeding the provincial standard in reading, writing and math, compared to seven years ago. For Grade 3 and Grade 6, 68 per cent of students are mastering the [Read more]
Forest fire situation update East Fire Region August 30, 2010 Two new fires were reported on August 29. North Bay 94, north of Temagami, was 0.1 hectares in size but has since been declared out. Wawa 32, a lightning fire north of Missinaibi Lake, is not under control at 0.4 hectares. On Saturday, [Read more]
FROM/DE: SUPERIOR EAST OPP DATE: August 30, 2010 DISQUALIFIED DRIVER IN POSSESSION OF MARIHUANA (WHITE RIVER, ON.) – On August 29, 2010 and 8:49 pm Superior East OPP in White River were patrolling on Highway 17, Vasiloff Township near South White River had occasion to stop a [Read more]
What are you going to cook with your summer forest finds? The Northeast Superior Forest Community launches NTFP recipe sharing forum CHAPLEAU, ON – As the summer comes to an end, you must have an abundance of wild berries, mushrooms, and other delicious natural treasures that you found in the [Read more]
Juventus Defeat Chill to Clinch Playoff and Regiment Cup (Thunder Bay, Ontario) – Thunder Bay Italia Juventus raised the Playoff and Regiment Cup Trophies at Chapples Park Sunday night, after defeating the Thunder Bay Chill Reserves 6-2 in the deciding leg of the 2010 Premier Soccer League of [Read more]
Thanks to Simon of Guilletville, ON for this Letter to the Editor, it is a great example of the type of reader submissions OntarioNewsNorth.com is glad to publish. It is free of personal attacks, full of opinion and, references to polls are minimal (remember, OntarioNewsNorth.com does not endorse, [Read more]
McGuinty Government Cutting Red Tape, Helping More Students Succeed Starting this year, college and university students will spend less time filling out loan and grant applications and standing in back-to-school line-ups. They will also receive their financial support faster.The province is [Read more]
This is the most recent report received, as of Aug.29-04:25 from the East Fire Region; to read Saturday, Aug.28th‘s report from the West Fire Region CLICK HERE Forest Fire Situation Update East Fire Region August 27, 2010 No new fires were reported on August 26. Two hundred staff will be [Read more]
Forest Fire Situation Update West Fire Region Saturday August 28, 2010 The forest fire hazard is high across northwestern Ontario. There is one new fire today in the West Fire Region. Thunder Bay Fire 60 is a small 0.1ha lightning caused fire burning on an island at Amik Lake north on hwy 527. All [Read more]
Scroll down to view videos & photos SKATEBOARDERS REPRESENT – WHITE RIVER THROUGH THUNDER BAY WHITE RIVER, ON – Saturday, August 21st as part of the Annual Winnie the Pooh Festival, skateboarding enthusiast and the creator of White River’s Skateboarding Park, Steve Vandervecht, hosted [Read more]
FROM/DE: Ontario Provincial Police-Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau, Drug Enforcement Unit DATE: August 27, 2010 Police Take Down 2nd Marihuana Grow Operation in Neebing Township This Month (Thunder Bay, ON) On Aug 27th, 2010 Drug Enforcement Unit officers executed a Controlled Drug and [Read more]
PIC RIVIER, ON – Friday, August 20th, Singer/Songwriter Bonnie Couchie put out an impromptu invitation to friends, family and the general public, encouraging everyone to visit her at the Pic River Guest Suite, which she also owns/operates. She and her daughter gave an encore presentation of [Read more]
