Posts Tagged ‘northern ontario news’

War and violence go hand-in-hand. War has played a major role in our history and seemingly has shaped our society to what it is today. When we see pictures, or watch videos, we see brave soldiers carrying guns into dangerous battlefields. For the most part, this picture plays true-that is unless [Read more]

Head Outside to Catch Some Family Fun Families and fishing enthusiasts across Ontario can fish licence-free from Saturday, February 18 through Monday, February 20.This Family Day weekend, anglers can go ice fishing without a licence, so head out to one of Ontario’s provincial parks that are [Read more]

Over the past few years, Denis Villeneuve has slowly been gaining a reputation for one of Hollywood’s top directors. The native of Trois-Rivieres, Quebec first gained notoriety for his 2009 film “Polytechnique” (about the Montreal school shooting). His 2010 film “Incendies” was nominated [Read more]

Inquest Announced into the Deaths of Matthew Robert Humeniuk, Michael Isaac Kritz, Stephanie Joelle Bertrand and Kathryn Missen Dr. Dirk Huyer, Chief Coroner for Ontario, today announced that a joint inquest will be held in the deaths of the following individuals: Matthew Robert Humeniuk, 33, and [Read more]

The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) invites all community members to have a heart-to-heart with the medical school made in the North, for the North. The “I ❤ NOSM” Open House on February 15, 2017 provides an opportunity to showcase to Northern Ontarians how NOSM is living [Read more]

KAPUSKASING, ON – The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) attended the Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) Conference, which was held as a standalone conference, the first in many years, on January 29-31, 2017 in Toronto. FONOM met with members of the Provincial [Read more]

Dan Brown’s bestselling novel “The Da Vinci Code” was adapted for the big screen and released in theatres in 2006. The film would go on to gross a mind boggling 758 million dollars which naturally lead the way to part 2 of the book trilogy, “Angels and Demons”, to release in theatres in [Read more]

Happy Winter! In Northern Ontario, winter can be cold and hard to manage (snow ,ice, etc.). But it can also be VERY fun! Here’s some ideas for activities for all ages , whether you are still a kid or just a kid at heart! Outdoors If  you don’t have time or enough snow to build [Read more]

KAPUSKASING, ON – The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) continues to be concerned about the impacts of energy costs on the Northern Ontario economy. The issue was heavily discussed at the recent meeting of the Board of Directors’ on January 12, 2017 in North Bay. Whether [Read more]

ONJanuary has been an exciting month for new releases and this week continues that trend. A twist filled thriller, a hilarious action comedy, a spooky possession story, and a new animated adventure all release this week making it quite a diversified slate of new titles sure to please every member [Read more]

Since opening our doors on December 1st, 2010, one of the most popular actors with our customers seems to be Mark Wahlberg. His movies never fail to perform- including our number 1 rental of all time- Contraband. This week, Wahlberg is back in an incredible true story about an oil rig disaster. [Read more]

Here’s hoping that everyone had a safe and happy New Year as well as an enjoyable Holiday season! For most, the break is now over and it’s back to work- or school. There were a number of great new movies to keep the movie lover occupied over the holidays, and this trend will continue in [Read more]

Premier Kathleen Wynne issued the following statement regarding MPP David Orazietti’s resignation: “I want to thank David Orazietti for 13 years of dedication and leadership on behalf of the people of Sault Ste. Marie, and people all across Ontario. David and I were both first elected as [Read more]

Statement from Liberal MPP for Sault Ste. Marie and Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services, David Orazietti  “Although this is a very difficult decision, and one I do not make lightly, I am announcing my resignation from provincial politics. I first and foremost would like to [Read more]

This summer saw a reunion of sorts in which some of DC comics most notorious super-villains were given their own major feature film. Harley Quinn, Deadshot, The Joker and crew were teamed together in the big budget smash hit “Suicide Squad”. Debuting in theatres on August 3rd, Suicide Squad [Read more]