MANITOUWADGE, ON – Thursday, April 4, 2013 at approximately 8:30pm the Manitouwadge Volunteer Fire Department responded to a residential fire call at 7 Otter Avenue. The homeowners/family were out already when the fire department arrived and fire had already spread to the attic area, Fire [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Monday, March 27th, Grade 2 through 8 students from École Publique Franco-Manitou, accompanied by their Social Sciences Teacher Tina Piquette, visited Long-term care patients at Manitouwadge General Hospital. As part of Language studies, the students had written stories, [Read more]
ELLIOT LAKE, ON – The oil spill near White River is raising anxiety for people in the area who are questioning the validity of the information they are receiving, according to Carol Hughes. The MP for Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing commented on the spill that occurred when 22 cars derailed about [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – Wednesday, March 6, 2013, Holy Angels School hosted a Science Fair for students from . The students hypothesised, tested and presented wonderful projects on many interesting topics which included: structures, magnets, electricity and liquids – to name a few. Winners [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Wednesday, March 27th, the Township of Manitouwadge Community Services department, in collaboration with the Manitouwadge Best Start Hub, welcomed families to the Recreation Centre Auditorium for their annual Easter Extravaganza. Children and parents alike, enjoyed Easter [Read more]
INSIDE CROSSOVER with Owner Tyler Davis One of our most asked about movies of the last few months makes it’s long awaited DVD and Blu-Ray debut in just a couple of weeks; Django Unchained- a shoot’em up western from director Quentin Tarantino and starring the likes of Jamie Foxx and [Read more]
Sunday, March 31st, Liz Sandals, Minister of Education, issued the following statement about the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF): “Over the past number of weeks, we have been having positive, collaborative discussions with our education partners. Those discussions [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – Officers of the Schreiber Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are currently investigating reports of break, enter, and thefts that occurred at Catlonite Road, Unincorporated Territory, north of Terrace Bay, Ontario. Sometime between March 15 and March 17, 2013 an [Read more]
Thanks to MPS for the great photos and info about their day MANITOUWADGE, ON – Tuesday, March 26th Manitouwadge Public School’s primary division celebrated Epilepsy Awareness Day. To help get the discussion started and ensure everyone had epilepsy at top of mind, students and staff [Read more]
MARATHON ON – Saturday March 23, 2013 at approximately 2:25 pm, a motorist observed smoke coming from a front tire of an eastbound vehicle on Highway 17 and called the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marathon detachment out of concern for the safety of the occupants. Officers were informed [Read more]
GERALDTON, ON –The Post Mortem examination of Erik LEGARDE was completed on March 26, 2013 at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Center. At this point in time the Ontario Provincial Police do not suspect foul play in the death of Erik LEGARDE. _________________________________ RELATED [Read more]
CROSSOVER CONVERSATIONS I often find myself chatting about movies with the local theatre owner. She is kind enough to give me feedback from her customers in order for me to be better prepared for which movies might be popular and which ones might not be. The latest movie we discussed was one of [Read more]
MARATHON ON – Friday March 22, 2013 at approximately 6:45 pm, an officer from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marathon detachment stopped a Pontiac Sunfire at a R.I.D.E program. The officer became suspicious of the driver and upon further questioning arrested the driver for possession of [Read more]
MARATHON ON – Thursday March 21, 2013 at approximately 2:30 pm, an officer from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marathon detachment observed a white Dodge Caravan crossing the fog line on several occasions on Highway 17 in Pic Township, east of Marathon. Police stopped the vehicle to [Read more]
MARATHON ON – Saturday March 16, 2013 at approximately 10:00 pm, officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marathon detachment observed a grey Toyota Tundra being operated in an erratic manner on Stevens Avenue in the Town of Marathon. Police stopped the vehicle and while speaking to [Read more]
