This is the most recent report received, as of Aug.29-04:25 from the East Fire Region; to read Saturday, Aug.28th‘s report from the West Fire Region CLICK HERE Forest Fire Situation Update East Fire Region August 27, 2010 No new fires were reported on August 26. Two hundred staff will be [Read more]
Forest Fire Situation Update West Fire Region Saturday August 28, 2010 The forest fire hazard is high across northwestern Ontario. There is one new fire today in the West Fire Region. Thunder Bay Fire 60 is a small 0.1ha lightning caused fire burning on an island at Amik Lake north on hwy 527. All [Read more]
Scroll down to view videos & photos SKATEBOARDERS REPRESENT – WHITE RIVER THROUGH THUNDER BAY WHITE RIVER, ON – Saturday, August 21st as part of the Annual Winnie the Pooh Festival, skateboarding enthusiast and the creator of White River’s Skateboarding Park, Steve Vandervecht, hosted [Read more]
FROM/DE: Ontario Provincial Police-Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau, Drug Enforcement Unit DATE: August 27, 2010 Police Take Down 2nd Marihuana Grow Operation in Neebing Township This Month (Thunder Bay, ON) On Aug 27th, 2010 Drug Enforcement Unit officers executed a Controlled Drug and [Read more]
August 27, 2010 11:20 AM McGuinty Government Helping Build New Schools, Creating Jobs Thirty brand new schools will open their doors for the first time when students return to class in September, and another 34 schools have been improved through new additions, renovations or major retrofits. In [Read more]
August 26, 2010 6:00 PM McGuinty Government Adding More Clean Power, Creating Local Jobs Ontario is turning off coal and switching on biomass at the Atikokan Generation Station – a move that supports jobs in the community and takes the province another step closer to eliminating all [Read more]
Premier Soccer League Press Release Chill Earn Tie against Juventus (Thunder Bay, Ontario) – Thunder Bay Italia Juventus and Thunder Bay Chill Reserves played to a 2-2 in the first of two games in the Premier Soccer League of Thunder Bay (PSL) playoff finals. Juventus forward, Skander Babay, [Read more]
Manitouwadge Kids Celebrate Fun, Friends and Faith during Crocodile Dock by Vickie Russard MANITOUWADGE, ON – August 20th marked the end of a very busy week at Bethany Pentecostal Church in Manitouwadge. Children aged 5-11 where invited to attend Vacation Bible School (VBS) called [Read more]
Pooh Festival Weekend a Great Success! by Karina Hunter WHITE RIVER, ON – Saturday, August 21st the Winnie the Pooh Festival and accompanying 125th Anniversary Celebrations continued with a full day of events from 7:30 am through to the wee hours of Sunday morning. The fun started early with a [Read more]
McGuinty Government’s Open Ontario Plan On Track To Eliminate Deficit Ontario released the 2009-10 Public Accounts which highlights the government’s actions to lessen the impact of the global recession on Ontarians as well as a responsible plan to eliminate the deficit by 2017-18. The [Read more]
ONE SMALL STEP FOR ENGINEERS, A GIANT LEAP FOR THE SAULT CANAL Engineers set foot in bottom of lock to begin inspections The lock was drained in just two days using three 50 hp pumps located in the historic site’s original powerhouse. The bottom of the lock is lined with wooden [Read more]
HEALTH CARE PANEL HIGHLIGHTS NORTHERN ONTARIO’S UNIQUE CHALLENGES Espanola, ON – A well-attended event focussing on Healthcare provided a vivid snapshot of the challenges facing the Federal, Provincial, and Municipal governments when it comes to providing quality, accessible, health [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Traveling on their True North Tour the Salamander Theatre group performed Romeo and Juliet to a full house at the Manitouwadge High School auditorium Saturday, August 21st. Preceding the main performance, the troupe readied the audience by taking them back in time; in [Read more]
A CAPSULAR MOMENT Weight Management By David Bodunde, Rph Weight management is maintaining a healthy weight. It does not mean losing weight to look like a fashion model. What it means is keeping your body weight within a range that will not endanger your present or future health. Weight measurement [Read more]
STUNT DRIVER CHARGED DOING 143 KILOMETRES/HR (WHITE RIVER, ON.) – On August 22, 2010 Superior East OPP in White River were conducting RADAR patrol on Highway 17 south at Vasiloff Township near the Depew River. A southbound 2000 Toyota Solara, black entered the RADAR at 143 kilometres in a [Read more]
