THUNDER BAY, ON – Officials at the Thunder Bay District Health Unit and Grandview Lodge have declared a facility-wide outbreak of a respiratory illness which has been identified as Influenza A. The facility is located at 200 Lillie Street North. All admissions, transfers and discharges [Read more]
St. Hilary School Hosts Annual Senior/Grandparent’s Tea RED ROCK, ON – Friday, February 11, 2011, love was in the air at St. Hilary School. Sponsored by St. Hilary’s School Council, a “Valentine Tea” was held for all seniors and grandparents (of the students) in [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – February 9th at the Recreation Center in Schreiber, a group of Holy Angels School caregivers and children gathered to cook and eat dinner together. When we introduce children to cooking and encourage them to help out in the kitchen, we are saying, “You are a big help, [Read more]
In the past two days school bus operators in Wawa have had three Motorized Snow Vehicles (MSVs) fail to stop for their bus’s when the light were activated. The rules for MSV’s are the same as those for cars. You must stop when overtaking or approaching a school bus that has it’s lights [Read more]
There are certain actors that are consistently in good movies; you see their name on the cover and you know that the movie is going to be worth watching. Denzel Washington is one of those actors. This week his newest film, Unstoppable, releases at Crossover Video and Games. Unstoppable (co-starring [Read more]
PHOTOS Courtesy Shelley Hogan Copyright 2011 MANITOUWADGE, ON – Saturday, February 12thManitouwadge’s 2011 Frosty Days festivities presented the ideal opportunity for John Osiecki, creator of the Manitouwadge Mixed Arms arm wrestling club to organize the club’s 1stAnnual MMA event at KG’s [Read more]
TERRACE BAY, ON – The Terrace Bay Downtown Revitalization Project continues to move along and should reach 97% completion by February 28, 2011. A second crew of workers will arrive on Wednesday, February 16th to begin erecting the large sidewalk entrance structures beside 1) the LCBO, 2) [Read more]
PEACEFULL RESOLUTION TO INCIDENT IN PIC MOBERT FIRST NATIONS MARATHON, ON – February 12, 2011, Anishinabek Police Service and Ontario Provincial Police responded to a report of a distraught male in a residence on Pic Mobert First Nation territory. After evacuating several nearby residents [Read more]
This Week at Manitouwadge Public School MANITOUWADGE, ON – In keeping with the Hockeyville frenzy that our town has been experiencing lately, our students at MPS were all over the event. Our JK/SK/1 class was learning about shapes so the grade 8 students took the opportunity to visit them [Read more]
Sr. Double Header at Manitouwadge High School MANITOUWADGE, ON – February 15th Sr. Boys played the last of their regular season games in the battle to get to NSSAA (Northshore Secondary School Athletic Association). In the end the Falcons took it they will continue to NSSSAA. Manitouwadge Jr. [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – February 18th – 21st the Marathon Winter Carnival is being held, organized by the Marathon District Chamber of Commerce. There are many events planned including several at the Marathon Cross Country Ski Club organized in collaboration between the club and others including [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – 15 year old Colby Gascon is, by all appearances, a ‘regular’ teen; he likes to hang out with his friends, is soft-spoken and was quite surprised a few days ago when a very official looking document arrived in the mail. What Colby had received was a certificate from the [Read more]
MHS Students earned community hours for their volunteer work at the event. MANITOUWADGE, ON – Thursday, February 10th, just in time to kick off the community’s annual winter carnival, Frosty Days, the Manitouwadge Best Start Hub hosted a Community Sliding Party at Kiwissa Ski Centre [Read more]
FROM/DE: Nipigon Detachment DATE: February 11, 2011 OPP INVESTIGATE THEFT FROM PHARMACY SCHREIBER, ON –The Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are currently investigating a theft that occurred from the Stewart Pharmacy in Terrace [Read more]
Death and Taxes Famous judge Oliver Wendell Holmes said that taxes are “the price we pay for civilization.” However we feel about taxes, Benjamin Franklin nailed it: “In this world, nothing is more certain than death and taxes.” There are nonetheless some big areas of discretion [Read more]
