Geraldton Golf soars to new heights! THUNDER BAY, ON – Justin Gosselin-Archer won the North Western Ontario Secondary School Athletic Associations (NWOSSAA) individual title in Thunder Bay last week shooting 75. Dylan Duranceau tied for 4th, and won a one hole playoff with a player from [Read more]
Protect Your Family from Fire is the theme for 2011 Fire Prevention Week is October 9 to 15 and this year’s theme is Protect Your Family from Fire. Designed to reduce the number of injuries and fatalities from fires, the theme emphasizes the importance of Ontarians taking responsibility for [Read more]
The Ministry of Natural Resources will be conducting heightened enforcement activity in the northeast region this fall as part of an annual safety-first campaign. In particular, during the regular gun season for moose from October 8 to 22, conservation officers will be checking hunters regarding [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – October 5, 2011 at 11:30 p.m. Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop at Hwy 17, Township of Priske for a Highway Traffic Act offence. Officers spoke to the driver and found that he had been drinking. The 24 year old male driver of Schreiber,Ontario [Read more]
LIFE AT OUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC SCHOOL MANITOUWADGE, ON – Wednesday, September 28th was designated as the National Terry Fox School Walk to support research for Cancer. Each year the organization supplies the school with a participation kit, which [Read more]
NIPIGON OPP CHARGE DRIVER FOR POSSESSION NIPIGON, ON –During the weekend of September 30 to October 2, 2011 Nipigon and Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP): Responded to 45 calls for service Issued 29 Provincial Offence Notices. Saturday October 1 at approximately 12:10 a.m. Nipigon OPP [Read more]
Algoma-Manitoulin NDP Candidate Michael Mantha speaks with a constituent in Manitouwadge. Photo OntarioNewsNorth.com MANITOUWADGE, ON – As the days countdown to the Ontario 2011 General Election, candidates work to reach out to as many constituents as possible, to hear from and share their [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Autumn of 2010, Manitou Sno-Drifters Treasurer Ron Jung, held a public information/recruitment session to answer questions regarding the club and, it was hoped, to welcome enough new/returning volunteers to maintain the club; responsible for the local and TOP (Trans [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Our Lady of Lourdes students had a very important lesson today as they learned and reviewed precautions and procedures related to School Bus Safety. Junior and Senior Kindergarten students were the first to follow their teacher to the front entrance of the [Read more]
90 groups unite to urge Ontario’s political parties to prioritize mental health and addictions TORONTO,ON – Ninety organizations throughout Ontario have added their voices to the Ontario Mental Health and Addictions Alliance to urge the political parties to commit to improving care and [Read more]
From the Editor of ONN: Every week Tyler Davis, Owner Crossover Video & Games in Marathon, writes the Crossover Insider for OntarioNewsNorth.com. Published Tuesdays, The Crossover Insider is your source for the week’s movie & video game releases, store news, details of Davis’ [Read more]
OTTAWA, ON – Marcel DeMars received his 20 year Peace Officer Exemplary Service Medal from MNR Enforcement Branch director Lois Deacon at a ceremony September 25, 2011. Marcel has been a Conservation Officer in Manitouwadge since 1990 where he lives with his wife who is the Principal at [Read more]
Originating Service: Ontario Provincial Police-Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau, Drug Enforcement Unit September 23, 2011 members of the Drug Enforcement Unit assisted by members from the Schreiber detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act [Read more]
CHAPLEAU, ON – September 25th, 2011 the Superior East OPP in Chapleau stopped a motor vehicle for speeding on Highway 129 in Daoust Township. The driver, Raphael PAQUETTE age 64 of Hamilton,Ontario was subsequently arrested and charged with the following; Impaired Operation of a Motor Vehicle [Read more]
IMPAIRED DRIVER CHARGED NIPIGON, ON –During the weekend of September 23 to September 25, 2011 Nipigon and Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to: 32 calls for service Issued 37 Provincial Offence Notices Officers investigated 2 motor vehicle collisions September 23 at [Read more]
