UPDATE: Ontario Community Environment Fund (OCEF) Watersheds Canada has been awarded an OCEF grant of over $960 from funds collected from environmental penalties. The organization will use the funds to improve two existing walleye spawning beds on Twin Sisters Lake by first making an assessment of [Read more]
MP Serré supports M-105, a motion calling on the federal government to play a leadership role supporting ALS research, and to find a cure for ALS at the earliest opportunity NICKEL BELT, ON – Later today in the House of Commons, Marc Serré, Member of Parliament for Nickel Belt, will be voting [Read more]
Know your community to grow your community. North Superior Workforce Planning Board – Your Local Employment Planning Council and Northern Policy Institute have teamed up to provide communities with greater access to labour market information at the very local level. The Community Labour Market [Read more]
When it comes to movie franchises, none have enjoyed the longevity, popularity and profitability of the Star Wars saga. It was without surprise that fans of all ages rejoiced when it was announced that Disney and Lucasfilms would be re-launching the beloved franchise. In 2015, “Star Wars the [Read more]
Every year, on the third Monday of April, thousands of runners along with hundreds of thousands of spectators congregate in Boston, Massachusetts for the annual running of the Boston Marathon. The event started way back in 1897 and has grown in notoriety and popularity over the years. In 2013, the [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – Kakabeka Crystal has resumed its production and distribution of bottled water. Internal procedures have been upgraded and samples have confirmed safe drinking water. The Thunder Bay District Health Unit is satisfied that adherence to the new procedures will result in [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – On March 18, 2017 at approximately 8:00am, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a theft of gas which had occurred in White River, ON. The suspect truck involved, a black Dodge Ram, was reported to be travelling westbound towards Marathon. OPP officers [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – On Saturday March 18, 2017 at approximately 8:25 a.m. members of the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a call of a single vehicle collision east of Nipigon at Highway 17, McAllister Township. Officers attended the scene and located a [Read more]
Amanda Lynn Mayhew hunts the way she was raised to by her family in Northern Ontario: without the use of game farms and outfitters. Every hunt is a challenge and adventure, and she does it on her own, hunting on land she has hunted since she was a child. Amanda Lynn takes advantage of each [Read more]
WHITE RIVER, ON – On Tuesday March 21, 2017 at approximately 6:45 am members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East White River Detachment responded to an animal complaint at a White River address. On scene the officers observed the large black German Sheppard dog attack a [Read more]
Way back in 2002, the world was taken by storm with a new reality TV show unlike any they had ever seen before. Random people from across the US were thrust into the spotlight to showcase their vocal skills under the microscope of judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson. Over the [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – On Wednesday, March 16, 2017 at approximately 12:40 pm, Marathon and Manitouwadge members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were advised of a plane crash that happened on Tuesday, March 15, 2017 at 11:38 pm approximately 60 km East of Marathon. The crash site was located [Read more]
QUEEN’s PARK, ON – After listening to serious concerns raised at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) conference, which brings together the mining and finance industry, Ontario NDP critic for Northern Development and Mines Michael Mantha again demanded that Premier [Read more]
SLATE FALLS FIRST NATION, ON – On Monday, March 13, 2017 at approximately 9:30am, a male identified as 38-year-old Christopher CARPENTER of Slate Falls First Nation Territory was located deceased outside his residence. Officers with the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service and the Ontario [Read more]
It seems hard to fathom that we are this deep into March and April is right around the corner. Here is a sneak peek at some of the major new releases that will be hitting our shelves in April; Star Wars Rogue One, Office Christmas Party, Hidden Figures, Split, Underworld Blood Wars and more! But [Read more]
