MARATHON, ON – Saturday, July 2nd Summerfest Volunteer, Open Market Organizer Ashley Riendeau breathed a sigh of relief as the 40 x 60 tent acquired after last year’s market was rained-out turned out to be just a nice bonus for participants and visitors, not a necessary tool, as the [Read more]
All Or Nothin’s Dan Christianson performs with the group prior to the fireworks Canada Day evening at Penn Lake Park. Photo OntarioNewsNorth.com 2011 MARATHON, ON – July 1st Canada Day Celebrations in Marathon coninciding with the beginning of Summerfest 2011 had fun and festival [Read more]
Northwest Region July 2, 2011 – 5pm New Fires There were two new fires in the Northwest Region by early evening on July 2, one in the Red Lake District, and one in the Sioux Lookout District. There were also three new fires in the region on July 1. Two in the Red Lake District [Read more]
Northeast Region July 3, 2011 – 4pm Two fires were reported in the Northeast Region on Saturday, July 2. Chapleau 6 was reported northwest of Kapuskasing Lake and is under control at 0.5 hectares. Wawa 16 was reported north of Caramat and is out at 0.1 hectares. There were two new fires [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – July 1st Marathon Summerfest 2011 was kicked off with their 2nd Annual Summerfest Parade. The parade was much larger than last year’s and included many fun entries and colourfully decorated boats. Later, at the Fish Derby Registration, Captains’ Meeting and [Read more]
TERRACE BAY, ON – Treasure Quest Winners! The annual Great Terrace Bay Treasure Quest was held on Saturday, July 2nd with 6 teams participating in this years quest for the $500 prize. The teams raced all day looking for the answers to the 5 clues that would lead them to the map to find [Read more]
Springfield, MO – The Thunder Bay Chill has started their season long road trip off with a win after defeating the Springfield Demize 4-0, Saturday night at the Cooper Sports Complex. The Chill used four different scorers in the win, and had the game wrapped up before the end of the first half. [Read more]
**Please note: there is an error at the end of the video, the Toll Free # for the SNCFDC is 1-888-445-9999 June 21, Superior North CFDC held their Annual General Meeting and Regional Conference in Terrace Bay. The SNCFDC welcomed business people, community leaders and other influencial people on [Read more]
OTTAWA, ON – Yesterday, the newlywed Royal Couple, Will and Kate, began their Canadian visit with a first stop to reflect at Ottawa’s National War Memorial after arriving in the nation’s capital that afternoon. Manitouwadge couple David and Cherie Gray made national headlines, featured [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Monday, June 27, Grade 8 students of Our Lady of Lourdes Seperate School gathered at their church for a mass, awards ceremony and supper in their honour. After the mass, led by Father Manuel, Principal Diane Nelson addressed those in attendance to offer the students best [Read more]
HERON BAY, ON – Pukaskwa National Park is offering entertaining ways for the whole family to celebrate our nation’s 144th birthday on Friday, July 1. In honour of Parks Canada’s centennial, admission at all Parks Canada sites is free on Canada Day! Festivities begin at 7:30 am with the [Read more]
Terrace Bay, ON : Local police and conservation officers will be helping children learn the joys of fishing this summer during the 4th Annual Rainbow Falls Bass Blast Kids Fishing Day EAST BEACH Rainbow Falls Provincial Park Saturday, July 9 11:30 – 3:30 Organized by the Ministry of [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – June 24th and 25th the final of 6 fundraising beach volleyball tournaments was held at the Lion’s Beach. For their efforts; playing hard, laughing harder and sometimes even getting a few mouthfuls of beachsand, the organizers raised $820 this year – Wow, great [Read more]
HIGHWAY 17, DUNC LAKE, ON – Sunday, June 26th word quickly spread to outlying communities that fire had ignited in the main building at Dunc Lake Resort, and it had burnt to the ground. Because Dunc Lake Resort and it’s neighbour, Gloria’s Restaurant and Motel, are not part of [Read more]
IIFA Weekend and Awards Helps Strengthen Ties Between Ontario, India The first International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Weekend and Awards in North America wrapped up a successful festival in Ontario, bringing unprecedented international attention to the province. The weekend ended with a tribute [Read more]
