Thunder Bay Detachment OPP OPP wish to advise motorists and Northern Ontario travellers that Hwy 525, 2km North of Hwy 596 is closed. Also Hwy 671, 58km north of Hwy 17a is closed. Both closed due to washout conditions. [Read more]
Telefilm Canada presents first Golden Box Office Award to director and writers of Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day, top-grossing English feature film of 2009 HALIFAX, June 25 /CNW Telbec/ – Telefilm Canada is proud to announce the winners of the Golden Box Office Award, a [Read more]
Downtown Manitouwadge Gets Boost From Area Hydro Project by Karina Hunter MANITOUWADGE, ON – Manitouwadge residents may have noticed that, in the past couple weeks, their downtown core and airport have been busier that usual. Everyday a number of Hydro One vehicles can be seen parked downtown [Read more]
June 26, 2010 6:00 PM Premier McGuinty urges protesters to use peaceful means Premier McGuinty released the following statement: “I strongly condemn the actions of those responsible for the vandalism and violence we’ve seen on our streets today. There is no need for it. There is no [Read more]
MARATHON MUTT STRUT SATURDAY, JULY 10 1:00 – 3:00 P.M. PENN LAKE PARK * Please note: all dogs must be leashed and vaccinations current! * The Mutt Strutt Walk-A-Thon is an annual fundraiser for the Marathon Humane Society, a [Read more]
Marathon Pizza Hut gives back helping the Humane Society by Karina Hunter Many businesses in Northwestern Ontario are well known for their support of local non-profit organizations, from donations for prizes at fundraising events, to sales donations to volunteer hours put in by busy business owners [Read more]
West Fire Region There were new fires reported in the districts of Sioux Lookout and Nipigon in the West Fire Region by the evening of June 25. Two of those, burning in the northern portions of Sioux Lookout District are 10 hectares in size and being observe red. Kenora District is investigating [Read more]
McGuinty Government Helping Protect The Environment And Develop Clean Energy Ontario is seeking input on proposed rules for off-shore wind turbines including keeping them at least five kilometres from the shoreline. A shoreline exclusion zone would be comparable with proposals by many U.S. states [Read more]
Ontario’s Tax Plan A Big Boost for Small Business The Harmonized Sales Tax will return approximately 5 billion dollars to Ontario businesses and will create hundreds of thousands of new jobs. On July 1st, the province of Ontario’s 50 year old tax system will get a major overhaul. Ontario is [Read more]
MORE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! MARATHON, ON – Marathon’s biggest party in years is just around the corner and organizers are digging deep to pull it all together; they met this week to discuss last minute details, dotting the i’s and crossing the t’s to ensure Summerfest is a hit. [Read more]
Jones brothers are at it again! by Karina Hunter Jones Power Sports from Wawa are on their way West once again… They’re packing up their dealership to save you the drive and coming to Marathon. Jones Power Sports, your ATV dealer on the Northshore will be at the A & W Parking Lot for the [Read more]
West Fire Region There were no new fires reported in the West Fire Region by the evening of June 24. Nipigon District Fire Number 35, located about 55 kilometres west northwest of Nakina, is under control at 50.0 hectares in size. There are three Type 1 FireRanger crews and four Type 2 contract [Read more]
June 24, 2010 7:15 PM McGuinty Government Welcomes Canada’s Approved Destination Status With China Canada’s new Approved Destination Status (ADS) with China promises to boost tourism and economic activity in Ontario. This represents a new opportunity to build on the province’s [Read more]
Community Comes Together In the fall a proposal was submitted to the Aviva Community Fund “ proposing the opportunity to provide free, hot, nutritious lunches 2-3 times a week to the students who attend St. Martin School and École Franco Terrace”. A large portion of our population [Read more]
Dubreuilville ATV Club will be having a ride and camp-out July 10th 11th Ride will leave from the Quickee Mart in Dubreuilville on July 10th @ 9:30am. We will be visiting historic sites along the way. For those without an ATV, we will have directions for how to access the camp site by car/truck [Read more]
