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]
WAWA, ONTARIO – Fund-raising will begin immediately for the victims of the October 25, 2012 flood disaster that hit Wawa, Ontario announced Tamara Liddle Chair of the Disaster Relief Committee. The recently appointed Volunteer Committee will be spearheading the fund-raising effort and be [Read more]
MARATHON ON – Saturday March 23, 2013 at approximately 11:15 am, officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marathon detachment were dispatched to a 9-1-1 call to a residence in Marathon. When officers attended the residence they were informed that there had been an altercation between [Read more]
INSIDE SCOOP With a whopping worldwide box office tally of 2.9 billion dollars, it is no wonder that the Lord of the Rings franchise is still alive and healthy to this day. Fans were overjoyed to learn that the series was being rebooted with a new trilogy of Hobbit movies. The first in the [Read more]
GERALDTON, ON – The Greenstone Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) continue to search on March 20th for Erik LEGARDE, 32 years old of Geraldton. He has not been seen since early Sunday morning, March 17. OPP Emeregency Response Team (ERT) and Ontario Search and Rescue [Read more]
Special weather statement updated by Environment Canada at 4:24 PM EDT Monday 18 March 2013 Special weather statement for: City of Thunder Bay Kenora – Nestor Falls Dryden – Ignace Fort Frances – Rainy Lake Atikokan – Upsala – Quetico – Superior West – Red [Read more]
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT (Published courtesy OntarioNewsNorth.com) MANITOUWADGE, ON – Citizens are advised that the Manitouwadge Municipal Office will be closed the afternoon of March 19th, 2013 starting at 12:30pm as there will be no water available to the building due to a repair on Agawa [Read more]
The Manitouwadge Diabetes Health & Wellness Program invites you to join in! In partnership with the Family Health Team & the Golden Age Centre Starting April 3rd! Wednesday’s 10 – 11 am Golden Age Centre The Manitouwadge Diabetes Health & Wellness Program is moving our “JUST MOVE [Read more]
Ontario has appointed Daryl Skworchinski (of Marathon) as chair of the province’s Nawiinginokiima Forest Management Corporation (NFMC). In addition, Grant Goodwin (Manitouwadge), Donald Fry (Sault Ste. Marie), Raymond Boudreau (Dorion), Tina Forsyth (White River), and Gaétan Malette [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – March 5th and 6th residents of Manitouwadge had the opportunity to learn more about Canada’s Plan for the long term management of used nuclear fuel, and the site selection process for a deep geological repository during two days of Open Houses held at the Rec Centre [Read more]
