TERRACE BAY, ON – Smoke is once again coming from the mill at Terrace Bay Pulp; great news for residents who have been waiting to see this since lay-offs began 20 months ago. Speaking with the press today, Buchanan Group Lawyer, Yves Fricot, said that approximately 240 mill employees were [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – OntarioNewsNorth.com visited Sunday, September 26th, 2010 to interview the 2010 electoral candidates. All of Schreiber’s candidates were very forthcoming, welcoming a recorder interview HOWEVER, through no fault of their own (technical issues forced an emergency [Read more]
DUBREUILVILLE, ON – September 13th, 2010 names of the certified candidates for Dubreuilville’s 2010 Municipal election were released. Mayor Hélène Perth is having her seat challenged by Louise Perrier. Four (4) people to fill seats of councillors will be chosen by Dubreuilville [Read more]
WHITE RIVER, ON – Congratulations to Mayor Angelo Bazzoni declared to be acclaimed to office as Mayor of the Township of White River, September 13th, 2010! There will still be elections held in White River however as there are 4 Councillor positions to be filled and 7 people have filled as [Read more]
September 25, 2010 McGuinty Government Encourages Ontarians To Celebrate Francophone Culture The first Franco-Ontarian Day is being celebrated today. September 25 was adopted unanimously earlier this year by the legislature as Franco-Ontarian Day. The official day recognizes the contribution of the [Read more]
September 24th, 2010 NIPIGON DETACHMENT OPP NIPIGON, ON – Nipigon OPP are currently investigating an incident involving the head on collision of two motor vehicles, a red Mazda and a maroon Intrepid, on Hwy 11/17 just west of the Town of Nipigon. The drivers of both vehicles have been taken [Read more]
KENORA, ON – Thursday, September 23rd, after their regular school day had ended, the Manitouwadge High School Senior Boys’ Volleyball team departed from the school, travelling with their Coach Wayne Pittman and parent volunteers who were also driving members of the team. The [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – The Manitouwadge Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) is sponsoring a prize worth $100 for the Township of Manitouwadge Economic Development Department’s (EDD) challenge to local students to name the soon to be released ‘Manitouwadge Dollars’, an [Read more]
Debate Over Government Waste Should Start With Biggest Offences This past week was a turbulent one in Canadian politics as Parliament opened and the gun registry came to dominate all debate. Divisions across Canada were portrayed in the mainstream media as a rural/urban divide, with some outlets [Read more]
Algoma-Manitoulin MPP Mike Brown GOVERNMENTS OF ONTARIO AND CANADA INVEST IN HURON CENTRAL RAILWAY Sault Ste. Marie, ON – Mike Brown, MPP, Algoma-Manitoulin, is pleased that the Government of Canada has matched the previously-announced Provincial share of $15 million by its investment today in [Read more]
West Fire Region September 24, 2010 Next update scheduled for October 1 There have been no new fires in the West Fire Region since the last update on September 17. There are no fires burning in Ontario. The fire hazard remains low for the province. The Ministry of Natural Resources Aviation, Forest [Read more]
East Fire Region September 24, 2010 This is the last media advisory for the East Fire Region. There have been no new fires in the East Fire Region since Friday September 17. The fire hazard remains low. The 2010 fire season started early, Sudbury Fire 01 occurred March 15 on Manitoulin Island. This [Read more]
September 24, 2010 2:00 PM McGuinty Government Investment Gives Students Tools To Succeed, Get Jobs Students at Ontario colleges are using the latest technology and equipment to train for tomorrow’s high skill jobs. The province is investing in upgrading learning resources at its 24 colleges. [Read more]
**From the Editor: Though there is a ‘Mac’s Convenience Store’ in Marathon, their LCD screen is, unfortuntately, not currently functioning and when contacted, one of the owner’s commented that they were unsure of when it would be back online. If such a time comes, OntarioNewsNorth.com [Read more]
FROM/DE: Ontario Provincial Police-Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau, Drug Enforcement Unit DATE: September 23, 2010 $12,000 in drugs seized by Thunder Bay law enforcement team Thunder Bay, ON – On the 17th of September 2010 Drug Enforcement Offices [Read more]
