August 3rd to 6th, 2012 Nipigon’s Blueberry Festival NIPIGON, ON – Join organizers of the 11th Annual Blueberry Blast this coming weekend, August 3rd through 6th, for a fun filled weekend celebrating the annual tradition of blueberry picking, family entertainment and a plethora of [Read more]
McGuinty Government Growing Forestry Sector, Creating Jobs Ontario has entered into an historic partnership with Obishikokaang Resources, a forest management corporation owned by Lac Seul First Nation, by issuing an enhanced Forest Resource Licence that will create jobs and boost the local economy. [Read more]
ORILLIA, ON – This Civic Holiday Long Weekend Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers will be highly visible throughout the province, ensuring that road users and outdoor enthusiasts make it through a safe holiday weekend. With more great weather in the forecast, the OPP will be ready for the [Read more]
Monday, July 30th MARATHON, ON – It was a close game heading into the 7th inning at the first game of the evening on Dyers’ Field Monday but The Outlaws exploded for an amazing 13 runs in the inning which sealed the deal in a 28-13 victory over Barrick. The highlight of the inning came [Read more]
VILLAGE PIZZA & SUBMARINES RE-OPENS UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT MANITOUWADGE, ON – Word has spread fast in Manitouwadge that a community favourite, Village Pizza & Submarines, has re-opened adding a 3rd restaurant to the downtown core. Perhaps just as exciting for many local foodies than [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Friday, July 27th Manitouwadge Community Services’ 2-day Amazing Race kicked-off with 6 teams of two being given their first instructions by Community Programmer Shawna Patterson and Community Services Assistant Chris Townes. Their were 2 legs to Day 1’s racing [Read more]
July 26th, 2012 MARATHON, ON – It was an evening of 1sts at Dyers’ Field Thursday. At the 1st game, Jordan Cottom hit his 1st Homerun of the season as The Kids defeated The Outlaws by a score of 15-6. Ryan McKinnon, who has been on a bit of a Homerun tare of late, went [Read more]
July 27, 2012, the Joint Panel reviewing the proposed Marathon Platinum Group Metals and Copper Mine project invited the public to comment on the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The EIS, submitted to the Panel by the proponent, Stillwater Canada Inc., on July 26, 2012, provides an analysis of [Read more]
The Government of Canada selected Canada’s plan for the long-term management of used nuclear fuel in June 2007. The approach, called Adaptive Phased Management, involves the development of a large infrastructure project in an informed and willing host community. The Nuclear Waste Management [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – July 25, 2012 at approximately 3:39am Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were notified of an attempted break and enter to a store in Shuniah Township. At 3:59am Nipigon OPP officers observed a vehicle matching the description of the suspect vehicle traveling eastbound on [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – 24 July 2012, in the early afternoon hours a traffic stop was completed by a member of the Nipigon Detachment Ontario Provincial Police on Highway 17 near Nipigon. The traffic stop resulted in the seizure of approximately 3,000 (three thousand) grams of cocaine. Two males from [Read more]
McGuinty Government Supports Safer Communities by Upgrading Facilities Residents of the Kapuskasing area are benefitting from a new Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) detachment, which officially opened today (July 26th, 2012). “We are committed to giving police the tools they need to keep Ontarians [Read more]
Wednesday, July 25th MARATHON, ON – It was a close game at Dyers’ Field tonight but in the end Pic River’s Jagerbombers edged out the first place Brokerlink by a tight score of 10-8. The Jagerbombers’ Rob Joy hit his 10th homerun of the season while Taylor Angers and Adam McCulloch [Read more]
Tuesday, July 24th MARATHON, ON – Mixed Slow-pitch action was intense at Dyers’ Field Tuesday July 24th as the Outlaws got a key 3 run Homerun from Ryan McKinnon in what turned out to be a close game against the Crossover Video Blue Jays. The Jays needed 4 runs in the 7th inning to force [Read more]
RE: Drowning Deaths and Water Safety Dear Editor, This morning I sat down to face my computer screen to read incident notifications. It’s something I do everyday and it is not an easy task since many of the notifications detail someone’s death. Most often it is a fatal car crash or the [Read more]
