THUNDER BAY, ON – Chad Shostal, a Thunder Bay construction supervisor, was fined $10,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was injured. On July 12, 2011, Mr. Shostal, who was working for an independent contractor, was supervising workers shingling the [Read more]
ALGOMA-MANITOULIN-KAPUSKASING – Sometimes it can be difficult to see that parliament can work in a non-partisan way. Scandals heat up, rhetoric becomes entrenched, and significant differences in viewpoints often lead to heated sittings that make for great news broadcasts, but isn’t really [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Manitouwadge High School announced to parents and guardians of students today that the Superior-Greenstone District School Board has increased teaching staff to bring the number of teachers on staff up to 12.67. The Superior Greenstone DSB had promised this increase at [Read more]
MARATHON ON – Wednesday June 13, 2012, at 7:00 pm, Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers received information of a motor vehicle collision on Highway 17 east of Marathon ON. A Jeep Cherokee pulling a U-Haul trailer exited a gas station heading eastbound. A tractor trailer unit also [Read more]
Break/Enter and Theft Crime Stoppers and the Greenstone OPP are asking for your help in solving a Break, Enter & Theft into three cabins at Paint Lake Cabins located on Road 801 in Greenstone. These crimes occurred sometime between May 7th and May 9th 2012. The suspects gained entry by [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – 9 students from the Confederation College Northshore campus in Marathon, crossed the stage today at the 2012 Convocation Ceremony, to signify and celebrate the completion of their academic programs. The nine students graduated from Concurrent Disorders, Social Service Worker, [Read more]
OPP INVESTIGATE MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION NIPIGON, ON – Saturday June 2, 2012 at 6:00 am, Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a call of a single vehicle collision on Hwy 17, Township of Wiggins, west of Pays Plat First Nation. The driver of an east bound car left the [Read more]
Did you know that Independent Singer Songwriter Fred Eaglesmith has over 19 albums now? Did you know that he has been on the David Letterman Show? How about this – The Fred Eaglesmith Traveling Steam Tour is soon about to take off on a tour of Northern Ontario, beginning this year at a [Read more]
McGuinty Government Helps Young People Develop Skills, Build Careers Ontario is helping young northerners gain hands-on work experience and find jobs by investing in internships and work placements across Northern Ontario. Through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation’s (NOHFC) Youth [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Tuesday, May 22nd, approximately 150 students, parents, and concerned residents sat in on the regular meeting of Superior Greenstone District School Board via videoconference at the Manitouwadge High School. Their concern was for a motion to reduce teaching staff at MHS [Read more]
A Manitouwadge man has been fined $150 for harvesting fuel wood without a permit. The court heard that on October 21, 2011, Ed Dongres was harvesting wood along the Caramat Industrial Road near Manitouwadge that he intended to use for fuel. When contacted by a Ministry of Natural Resources [Read more]
Northeast Region – As of May 29, 7pm Recent rainfall and lighter winds has helped lower the fire hazard in the northeastregion. The weather will support fire suppression efforts again today as crews continue the large task of establishing a boundary line around Timmins 9 fire. The other big [Read more]
Federal assistance available under Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangement OTTAWA, ON – Thunder Bay-Superior North MP Bruce Hyer is calling local municipalities to consider requesting emergency assistance from the Province, and on the Ontario Government to declare Thunder Bay‘s [Read more]
BRADLEY, Howard W. – Passed away peacefully with his family by his side at the Lady Dunn Health Centre, Wawa on Thursday May 24, 2012 at the age of 69 years. Beloved husband of the late Barbara (nee Roussain) Bradley. Cherished father of Danny (Helene) and Kelly (Pat Fowler). Loving [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – Sunday, May 9th, 2012 Collin Garneau, Jordyn Wilson, Autumn Bouchard, Girolamo Figliomeni and Nicholas Figliomeni from Holy Angels School made their First Communion. The Grade 2’s had been preparing for this next step in their spiritual journey for weeks. On their [Read more]
