Violet Elizabeth Mary OVERTON, (Cooper, Mishibinijima) passed away peacefully at the Lady Dunn Health Centre on Wednesday October 10, 2012, one day shy of her 83rd birthday. Violet was predeceased by her husband William Thomas, and daughter Elizabeth McKinnon and sisters Marcella, Sara and [Read more]
ALGOMA-MANITOULIN, ON – After a busy few months in the legislature, the House rose this week for MPPs to spend some time in their ridings. Given the size of Algoma-Manitoulin, it is difficult for me to be everywhere at once, so I decided to hold constituency clinics in the northern part of [Read more]
Johann (John) LAZARHOFF passed away peacefully at his son’s home on Friday October 5, 2012 just 2 days before his 90th birthday. Beloved husband of Maria Lazarhoff (nee Stroph). Dear father of George, Sylvia, Nadya (Lorne) and John. Loving grandfather of Jamie, Matthew, Ali, Benjamin, [Read more]
Henryka MILCZAREK Passed away peacefully at the Lady Dunn Health Centre on Sunday October 7, 2012 at the age of 83 years. Beloved wife of the late Jerzy Milczarek. Loving mother of the late Zbigniew ‘Steve’ Milczarek (Bozena). Proud grandmother of Pawel Milczarek (Kelsey Sitar) [Read more]
SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – Last week the Northern Superior Chiefs passed a resolution opposing the Bow Lake Wind Farm project (“Project”) near Montreal River on the basis that Michipicoten First Nation (“MFN”) was not adequately consulted. Today, the Bow Lake Partners and Batchewana First [Read more]
Charges Laid CHAPLEAU, ON – September 2, 2012 the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Chapleau Detachment responded to a break and enter to an apartment on Lansdown Street. Several windows were broken to gain entry into the home. Items taken include 3 firearms, alcohol and [Read more]
OPP AND WAWA POLICE SERVICES BOARD SELECT NEW DETACHMENT COMMANDER SUPERIOR EAST – WAWA, ON – On July 27, 2012, Wawa Police Services Board and Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) North East Region Command Staff convened as a selection committee to choose a detachment commander for Superior [Read more]
Gas prices went through the roof in the last ten days. In the north we need no lessons about the fickle nature of gas pricing and the havoc it plays on household budgets. This might be a little easier to take if we were burning Canadian fuel that had been domestically refined as part of [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – The CNIB Eye Van is a welcome site to residents when it visits Manitouwadge annually to provide specialized eye screening and care services. As it rolls 6,000 km across Northern Ontario it visits more than 30 remote communities. Staffed by a rotating team of visiting [Read more]
Original post below; scroll down to view. WHITE RIVER, ON –The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East White River Officers were conducting radar patrol on Highway 17 south of White River. A black 2003 Lexus GS 430 bearing Alberta marker BGM 4833 was recorded travelling in excess of 80 [Read more]
OTTAWA, ON – On the final day for residential school survivors to apply for compensation, Carol Hughes is worried that mounting cuts to First Nations organizational bodies will only hamper the ability to focus at the local level and deliver appropriate health services. “The Conservatives like [Read more]
OTTAWA, ON – Stable funding for health care should be a priority for the federal government so we can properly serve Canada’s growing and aging population says Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP, Carol Hughes. Despite that reality, the omnibus budget set out a formula that will lower the [Read more]
Jacqueline PELLETIER, – Passed away peacefully at her home in Wawa with family by her side on Saturday September 15th, 2012 at the age of 70 years. Beloved wife of the late Rino Pelletier. Special companion of the late Maurice Albert. Mother of Marlaine Pelletier, Chantal Pelletier (Ernest) [Read more]
BREAK AND ENTER TO LOCAL BUSINESS WAWA, ON – August 30, 2012 the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment were advised of a break in to a basement storage area belonging to a business on Mackey Street. The break in is believed to have occurred sometime between August 24 [Read more]
Mrs. Noella Rosealine Lapierre passed away peacefully at the Chapleau Health Services on Wednesday August 29, 2012 at the age of 89 years. Beloved wife of the late Paul Emile Lapierre. Gentle and caring mother of Florence Bazinet (Remi), Laurianne Polsky (Roy), Réal Lapierre (Cheryl), Diane [Read more]
