Fundraising Luncheon A Great Success by Toni McInnes SCHREIBER, ON – Friday, July 16th, the North Shore Singers hosted a fundraising luncheon at the Schreiber Recreation Centre as part of the community’s 125th Anniversary festivities. Choir member, Toni McInnes wanted to thank, on behalf [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – Saturday, July 10th the Marathon Summerfest Show ‘n Shine was held in the parking lot of the Marathon A&W; in excess of 30 vehicular entrants drew admirers of classic cars throughout the afternoon. Vehicles were enterred by participants from Marathon, Manitouwadge, [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – This Friday, July 9th the Marathon Gymnastics Club hosted two consecutive Youth Dances at the Moose Hall; the first was from 6:30 – 7:45 pm for children up to Grade 3, the 2nd from 8 – 11pm was for kids from Grades 4 – 8. Louise Blanch wanted to thank Barrick [Read more]
The Summerfest team, volunteers from businesses and organizations throughout Marathon, held their last meeting this week. It seems that everything continues to be on track for an incredible 10 days of festivities which will kick off tomorrow with a parade (beginning at the Curling Club) and [Read more]
Northshore Arts & Entertainment News by Natalie Labbée For those of you looking for a good time this weekend, Marathon has a treat for you! For those from othere northshore communities, why not take a trip to Marathon for their Summerfest Celebrations! The Summerfest Dance is one not to be [Read more]
Charity Casino Streets Closed for Classic Cars by Ron Jung THUNDER BAY, ON – June 19th, 2010 – The Thunder Bay Vintage Sports Car Club hosted a memorable 3 day event this past weekend. All types of vintage sports cars started arriving on Thursday to register and take part in a [Read more]
June 18, 2010 10:12 AM McGuinty Government Creating Opportunities For At-Risk Youth This summer, more than 4,600 youth from 32 priority communities across the province are getting the chance to gain valuable job experience.The jobs are being offered through the Youth Opportunities Strategy, which [Read more]
A&W Classic Car Show As part of Marathon’s Summerfest days, A & W will be hosting two car shows; they hope to bring together people that are passionate about classic cars while bringing classic car enthusiasts from all Northshore communities together. Classic Car owners from Wawa, [Read more]
New Open Air Market in Nipigon begins Saturday June 5th NIPIGON, ON. Beginning Saturday, June 5th until September there will be a weekly open air market taking place at the Nipigon Town Hall Courtyard, adjacent to the Paddle to the Sea Park. The market’s theme of Hand Made Home Grown will [Read more]
Photos courtesy of OntarioNewsNorth.com Northshore residents stroll down Broadway by Karina Hunter, Editor ONN This weekend, Northshore residents gathered in Schreiber, Manitouwadge and Terrace Bay for an incredible musical performance. The vocalists of the Northshore Singers choir, led by [Read more]
Name Schreiber Public Library’s Bookworm Mascot Recently a “Name our Bookworm” contest was held, pictured here is the Katimavik Group who won with their entry of “Dewey” in honour of the Dewey decimal classification system for libraries. [Read more]
Dreams Come True as Nipigon Opens Paddle to the Sea Park (Nipigon, ON) Despite a bit of chilly weather, the opening of the Paddle-to-the-Sea Park was well attended and enjoyed international participation with a wooden Paddle-to-the-Sea carving sent all the way to Northwestern Ontario from [Read more]
Northshore Relay for Life in need of Sponsors by Karina Hunter The Northshore Relay for Life committee, 14 volunteers chaired by Suzanne Matheson, met in Manitouwadge at the boardroom of the General Hospital Tuesday evening to discuss progress and identify tasks yet to be assigned to a specific [Read more]
McGuinty Government Reducing Time Paramedics Spend In Hospitals, Creating Jobs Ontario is helping hospitals create more nursing positions dedicated to assisting patients who arrive in emergency rooms (ERs) by ambulance. The province is providing $9.6 million for municipalities to create over 90 [Read more]
MMHA Season Ends by April Robinson and Karina Hunter Saturday May 1st, Manitouwadge Minor Hockey Association (MMHA) hosted their annual year-end banquet at the Recreation Centre auditorium. Parents, aunts, uncles, grandparents and most especially hockey players of all shapes and sizes [Read more]
