MANITOUWADGE, ON – Saturday, January 8th the Northern Trails Cross-Country Ski Club held their annual free-ski day. Andrea Richard, Northern Trails Media Representative was very happy with community response “ Kick-Off was a huge success seeing more participants than [Read more]
Gravelle and Mauro Announce Free Online Math Tutoring January 10, 2011 Local students in grades 7 to 10 will benefit this year from online tutoring to help them succeed in math. Almost 6,000 students in 55 Thunder Bay-area schools now have access to Ontario’s Homework Help program. [Read more]
January 7, 2011 McGuinty Government Support Essential To Industry’s Turnaround Ontario’s auto industry continues to bounce back with the production launch of three new vehicles at Chrysler’s Brampton Assembly Plant today. Recent investments in Ontario’s auto sector have [Read more]
This week’s cabinet shuffle was little more than the proverbial shuffling of the deck chairs on the Titanic in that it did not address the pressing issues in Canada. The public relations exercise merely served as an opportunity for the government to appoint people they see as key to [Read more]
OFSC Give It A Try Tour Returns for 4th Winter January 7, 2011 BARRIE, ON – Hundreds of people including members of the media will go snowmobiling for the first time this winter thanks to the OFSC Go Snowmobiling Give It A Try Tour, produced by Digital Video Productions. As a major Go [Read more]
Patients across Northwestern Ontario benefit from one regional integrated reporting system THUNDER BAY, ON – 168 physicians and nurse practitioners are now receiving patient reports electronically from 12 hospitals in the North West Local Health Integration Network (NW LHIN) through the Physician [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Robert Rouselle, owner of Rouselle’s Valu Mart was glad to hear that a White River resident had won the $500 worth of Rouselle’s Valu Mart Gift Cards which had been part of a ‘Song that Pays’ promotion on CFNO during the holidays. Rouselle says [Read more]
January 7, 2011 THUNDER BAY, ON — Dr. Michael B. Wilson, Regional Supervising Coroner for North Region, Thunder Bay Office, today announced that the inquest into the death of Bruce Moonias previously scheduled to begin on January 17, 2011, has been postponed. Mr. Moonias, age 27, died on [Read more]
January 6, 2011 McGuinty Government Promotes Healthy, Active Living For Students Students are being encouraged to show how they can make their schools healthier. Now in its fifth year, the Healthy Schools Recognition Program encourages school communities to pledge to do something healthy, such [Read more]
*PLEASE NOTE: Prior to beginning any new diet or excercise regimen please speak with your family physician. New Year’s Resolutions Made Do-Able In the past few months I have received many emails asking what the Daily Discipline is all about. This is a FUN daily exercise burst I started a [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – The Top of Superior Thrift Shop in Nipigon has been opened, year round for one year managed by volunteers Levina Collins, Linda Robinson and Debbie Wyman. Approximately 20-30 hard working volunteers (ladies and gentlemen) representing four local churches; Grace United Church; [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Manitouwadge High School Parent Council invites all parents to attend their next meeting, Tuesday, January 11th at 7pm in the High School Library. [Read more]
January 5, 2011 Influenza Immunization Program Provides Protection Against The Flu As the flu season gains momentum, and doctors, nurses and hospitals see marked increases in influenza cases, Ontarians are reminded to reduce their risk of catching the flu by getting immunized. The flu shot is a [Read more]
From the Editor: OntORA is once again looking to the media, hoping to advise the public of what they feel have been quiet and surreptious changes to Public Lands Act s.28 “by the McGuinty Liberals in an attempt to legally accomodate what we considered illegal and abusive uses of this [Read more]
January 5, 2011 McGuinty Government Making A Difference Through Civil Justice Reforms Ontario families now have access to a faster and more affordable civil justice system. Last year, the Ontario government implemented dozens of civil court reforms that have resulted in increased access to justice, [Read more]
