MANITOUWADGE, ON – Students from JK-Gr.8 at Ecole Publique Franco-Manitou walked, with teachers and parent volunteers Friday morning, October 22nd, to visit Joan and Neil Mongrain, parents and co-gardeners with Dean Mongrain. The Mongrain family are well known in Manitouwadge for their [Read more]
Ontario Making School Buses Safer October 22, 2010 McGuinty Government Marks School Bus Safety Week As another successful School Bus Safety Week draws to a close, Ontario is improving the safety of school buses by requiring additional safety measures for all new buses in the province. Starting [Read more]
RED ROCK, ON – Wednesday, October 20th, teens, council members and the Mayor and parents interested in reviving the once popular Teen Town met to discuss how they would move forward with the project. Teen Town was very popular decades ago and Mayor Gary Nelson, who feels it is important to [Read more]
October 22, 2010 Condo Survey To Conclude October 31, 2010 Ontario is encouraging condominium owners to provide any comments or concerns they have about condo living before the online condominium survey wraps up on October 31, 2010. The survey, posted at www.ontario.ca/condos, asks condo owners [Read more]
Forest Fire Situation Update West Fire Region October 22, 2010 Although snow flurries are in the forecast, and some northern locations have already received snow in the West Fire Region, it was in fact a busy week of fire for the Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services program. Two prescribed [Read more]
October 21, 2010 McGuinty Government Supporting Businesses To Create Jobs And Growth Ontario is creating faster and more streamlined government-to-business services that respond to the needs of businesses, while helping save time and money. Today, the Ontario Legislature passed the Open for [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Recently a very exciting Chess Tournament was held at Manitouwadge Public School. An impressive number of chess playing students have been coming out early each morning to hone their skills in front of the chess boards in the library and the practice paid off! All of the [Read more]
Students Enjoy Fry Bread RED ROCK, ON – As part of their Social Studies Unit on Early Aboriginal People, the grade 5/6 class of St. Hilary’s School participated in a culinary experience of traditional Fry Bread this week. Understanding the idea that sharing food is a large [Read more]
October 21, 2010 McGuinty Government To Consult On Fire Safety Ontario will begin consultations on how to improve fire safety in residences for seniors, people with disabilities and other vulnerable Ontarians. The province will seek advice from residents, their families, and organizations, [Read more]
From the Township of Manitouwadge NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF MANITOUWADGE Recently there have been increased reports of Coyote/Wolf sightings in the Manitouwadge area. These animals are generally shy and avoid humans. However, [Read more]
October 20, 2010 McGuinty Government Proposes New Rules, Higher Standards For Broader Public Sector Ontario is proposing strict new rules that would prevent organizations funded with taxpayer dollars from using public funds to hire external lobbyists to ask for more funding. The proposed Broader [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Monday, October 18th, Manitouwadge and area music enthusiasts were treated to an incredible vocal performance at the Manitouwadge High School auditorium as Nite on the Town Entertainment Series of the Arts presented Cantabile, the London Quartet. Cantabile, Michael [Read more]
Thank you to Pastor Gary Burt for sharing these sermons regularly; to access all of his past sermons on OntarioNewsNorth.com, please click on the Pastor’s Post link on the left hand side of the home page. Sermon delivered at Bethany Pentecostal Chapel, Manitouwadge, Ontario, Canada by [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – Following an invitation to recognize Anti-Bullying day in Jackson and Hillsdale County (U.S.A.) Valerie Tymryk of Valerie’s Extended Wear in Marathon decided to do what she could to bring the message of anti-bullying to the forefront of people’s minds in her [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Tickets went on sale last Thursday for Manitouwadge’s first Community Muder Mystery Dinner Theatre. “Murder at the Four Deuces” is one of the most ambitious projects which Shawna Patterson has undertaken since beginning her position as Community Programmer [Read more]
