MANITOUWADGE, ON – Though the reason for the closure has not been shared, the Oasis Pool will be closed Saturday, July 30th (and of course Sunday as the Recreation Centre is always closed Sundays). The regular pool schedule, with FREE swimming during regular hours in afternoon & [Read more]
OPP URGES MOTORISTS TO OBEY “MOVE OVER” LAWS TO ENSURE SAFETY OF EMERGENCY PERSONNEL AURORA, ON – Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers, other police service personnel, ambulance workers and firefighters will be out in force this holiday weekend keeping Ontario’s roads safe and [Read more]
McGuinty Government Supporting Clean, Renewable Energy Ontario’s clean energy economy has created 20,000 jobs to date, while supplying clean, renewable energy to power our homes and businesses. The Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre in Toronto is just one example of an organization that [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – Today, the TBDHU announced it has been “redesignated” as a Baby-Friendly Organization by the World Health Organization (WHO) / United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). It is the first Baby-Friendly redesignation in Ontario among community health service [Read more]
OPP INVESTIGATING DEATH IN POPLAR HILL POPLAR HILL, ON – July 22, 2011 at approximately 10:00pm officers with Nishnawbe Aski Police Service were dispatched to a male passed out on Smooth Rock Road in the First Nation community of Poplar Hill, approximately 120 kilometres north of Red Lake. Upon [Read more]
July 24, 2011 – 15:30 (3:30pm) PROVINCIAL OVERVIEW There are over 118 active fires currently burning in the province. We expect fire growth to continue on unsecured areas of fires. Winds will be southerly today in the northwest and smoke issues should be reduced throughout the region. Fire [Read more]
FROM: Greenstone OPP INCREASE IN CALLS AT GREENSTONE OPP DETACHMENT Greenstone, ON – With the increase in population in Geraldton and Longlac the Ontario Provincial Police Greenstone Detachment has seen an increase in the [Read more]
FROM: Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service Headquarters RELEASE: July 22, 2011 NISHNAWBE-ASKI POLICE PROVIDE COMMUNITY SERVICE TO PETS NEW OSNABURGH, ON – Nishnawbe-Aski Police officers working to help evacuate and protect the community members of Mishkeegogamang First Nation [Read more]
Scroll down to view video interviews and footage from audience questions/MNR answers MANITOUWADGE, ON – Wednesday, July 20th, the first 2 of 10 public sessions being held as part of Phase 3 of the CLUAH Project were held at KGs Bar and Lounge. Response from the community was significant as [Read more]
Photos courtesy Jeff Anderson by Kimberly McNaughton or Renee Anderson RAINBOW FALLS PROVINCIAL PARK, ON – As part of Canada’s National Fishing Week celebrations, July 2 – 10th a very special event was held near Schreiber. Saturday, July 9th, the 4th Annual Rainbow [Read more]
Evacuation operations in the past few days have brought 3,591 people to safety. All required evacuations are now complete. No further evacuations are planned at this time. We are constantly re-assessing the need for future evacuations with First Nations Leadership. All necessary resources are [Read more]
*See header “Evacuation“ below for details of Headline Current Forest Fire Situation July 23, 2011 – 18:00 (6pm) Provincial Overview and Emergency Management Cloud, high humidity and precipitation kept fire behaviour low on many fires which will continue over the weekend in the [Read more]
Evacuation operations in the past few days have brought 3,591 people to safety. All required evacuations are now complete. No further evacuations are planned at this time. We are constantly re-assessing the need for future evacuations with First Nations Leadership. All necessary resources are [Read more]
Five young dancers recently represented Thunder Bay and Canada proudly in Wisconsin Dells at the Celebration Talent’s National Dance Competition. Members of Dance Dynamics Studio, Sierra Erickson (7), Isabella Jedruch (8), Sadie Cameron (8), Chynna Erickson (9), and Jade Erickson (11) [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – During the 2011 Heritage Days, the Schreiber Public Library (SPL) hosted a historical photo contest. As can be seen in these photos, the judges had some very difficult decisions to make as a multitude of wonderful submissions were received. The winners were as follows: [Read more]
