Posts Tagged ‘northern ontario news’
Written by Reader Submission on 16 February 2016
Goldie Rivers (nee Pupich) passed away peacefully at the Nipigon District Memorial Hospital, with her family by her side, on Sunday, February 14, 2016 at the age of 91. Beloved wife of the late James Raymond Rivers. Loving mother of Lorraine Anaka (Wayne), Carol Schwartz (Bernie) and Jim Rivers [Read more]
Written by Conseil Scolaire Catholique Nouvel-Ontario on 16 February 2016
SUDBURY, ON – Tuesday, February 23, 84 Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario (CSCNO) students will meet at the Science North Vale Cavern in Sudbury for the 2016 Great Robotic Challenge (Le Grand Défi Robotique). This friendly contest for students representing 11 CSCNO French Catholic [Read more]
Written by Amanda Lynn Mayhew-Hare on 15 February 2016
This is one tough outdoorswomen and a product of Northern Ontario, a small town called Manitouwadge. This young woman has proved her worth as an athlete, an inspirational speaker, and a hunter whose mission it is to preserve our hunting heritage. Amanda Lynn is passionate about healthy living, and [Read more]
Written by FedNor on 12 February 2016
Government of Canada Investment Supports Jobs, Growth and a Strong Economy in the Fort Frances and Rainy River Regions FORT FRANCES, ON – Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario – FedNor Don Rusnak, Member of Parliament for Thunder Bay—Rainy River, on behalf of [Read more]
Written by Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities on 11 February 2016
FONOM and NOMA Team Up With Grain Farmers to Launch Growing Ontario: A New Voice for Northern and Rural Ontario KAPUSKASING, ON – Municipal leaders along with the agriculture and forestry sector have banded together to launch a bold new strategy called Growing Ontario to celebrate the innovation [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 09 February 2016
Bond is back! Perhaps one of the better known movie franchises of all time, 007 has been going strong since 1962 when Sean Connery played the now iconic character – James Bond. A total of eight actors have played the role currently being held by Daniel Craig. We were first introduced to Craig [Read more]
Written by North of Superior Programs - Programmes de Counselling Nord du Superieur on 06 February 2016
NOSP – Nipigon Site “Walk-In Clinic” NIPIGON, ON – Shannon Cormier, Executive Director of North of Superior Counselling Programs (NOSP), is pleased to announce the launch of a “Walk-in Counselling Clinic” in the Nipigon Service Area, starting Wednesday February 10, 2016. [Read more]
Written by ManitouwadgeMarathon OPP on 04 February 2016
MARATHON, ON –On February 2, 2016 at approximately 3:00 p.m. members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marathon Detachment conducted a R.I.D.E. program at Highway 17, Township of Marathon. A west bound commercial motor vehicle was stopped and after speaking to the male driver, an [Read more]
Written by Manitouwadge Public School on 04 February 2016
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Learning is fun! Manitouwadge Public School is a great place for your child to learn – both academically and socially. Recently our Student Council organized a ‘Crazy Hair Day’ for students & staff. Although this doesn’t fall into the category of academics [Read more]
Written by Robin Cooper on 03 February 2016
RED ROCK, ON – The organizing committee for the 14th annual Live from the Rock Folk Festival is pleased to confirm that the festival will to be held August 5- 7, 2016 in Red Rock, along the shores of beautiful Lake Superior. The festival is once again inviting the public to submit a slogan [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 02 February 2016
February is generally when we start seeing a flood of Academy Award nominated films debuting on DVD and Blu-Ray. This February is no exception and it kicks off this week with Best Picture Nominee “Bridge of Spies” headlining a whopping batch of twelve new releases! Let’s get right to it with [Read more]
Written by Superior East OPP on 01 February 2016
WAWA, ON – On Friday January 29, 2016 members of the Superior East Wawa Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) began an investigation into several complaints of multiple thefts from motor vehicles within the community of Wawa Ontario. Investigation revealed that several motor vehicles [Read more]
Written by Ontario Newsroom on 27 January 2016
Province Supporting 10 Projects to Help Libraries Meet Changing Needs MILTON, ON – Michael Coteau, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport, announced today, January 26, 2016, that Ontario is investing $1.6 million to support 10 projects in public libraries across the province that will improve [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 26 January 2016
Throughout the 1990’s and into the early 2000’s, RL Stine’s book series “Goosebumps” was a hot commodity among teens and young adults. It was not uncommon to see bookshelves in kids rooms lined with all of the latest and hottest Goosebumps books. Although the popularity of the book series [Read more]
Written by FedNor on 24 January 2016
Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario, FedNor CHAPLEAU, ON – The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, and Minister responsible for FedNor, announced January 22, an investment of $836,500 in support of three projects to [Read more]