December 7, 2010 McGuinty Government Strengthening Pension System Now And For The Future Reforms passed in the legislature today will further modernize and strengthen the Pension Benefits Act. Bill 120, the Securing Pension Benefits Now and For the Future Act, 2010 fulfils the government’s [Read more]
December 7, 2010 McGuinty Government’s Focus On Putting Students First Pays Off Ontario’s 15-year-old students are among the best readers in the world.That’s the finding of the international education study by the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). The study [Read more]
WHITE RIVER, ON – Thursday, December 2nd, the CP Rail Holiday Train made stopped in White River where residents had been patiently waiting, enjoying free hot dogs and hot chocolate at the Legion and even having an opportunity to speak with Santa! The Holiday Train began it’s 2010 rounds [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Friday, December 3rd the Kiwissa Ski Club’s first-ever Snow Dance Competition, long time wish of President Ed Hedderson, was held with the help of the Community Programming Department and Manitouwadge Volunteer Firefighters. The Club offered would be [Read more]
In the past, OntarioNewsNorth.com has stretched the NOTES ticket contest over a full work-week, this time I thought trying a one-day contest might be a good idea… Entries have until 3:45pm TODAY, Monday, December 6th. Send the Article Titles of the 3 articles in which you saw the NOTES Logo [Read more]
NIPIGON OPP CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE COLLISION NIPIGON, ON –Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are currently investigating a motor vehicle collision that occurred on Hwy 11 and 17 west of Dorion, Ontario, on December 3, 2010. At approximately 11:50 a.m., a tractor trailer unit and a [Read more]
December 6, 2010 McGuinty Government Focuses on Competitor Safety, Boosting Local Economies Ontario has paved the way to host regulated professional mixed martial arts (MMA) events in the province. Beginning January 1, 2011, the province will accept applications from MMA promoters who want to stage [Read more]
Preventing Diabetes Last time we talked about what Prediabetes meant, how it was diagnosed and what risk factors were for developing it. This article will continue with preventing prediabetes and diabetes. Let’s review – “Prediabetes” is a condition in which your blood glucose [Read more]
The deadline for Northerners to make payments for their final 2010 Provincial Land Tax bill has been extended. Due to system changes, Provincial Land Tax (PLT) bills were sent out later than normal. Accordingly, the due date for instalment payments originally due on: December 3, 2010 is extended [Read more]
New Wind Blade Plant Creates 900 Jobs In Tillsonburg Area December 2, 2010 McGuinty Government Helping Build Ontario’s Clean Energy Economy Ontario’s first-ever wind blade manufacturing plant will be setting up shop in Tillsonburg, bringing as many as 300 permanent clean energy jobs, [Read more]
WHITE RIVER, ON – On December 4, 2010 Superior East OPP in White River received numerous complaints that a male had been attempting to start fights with various people by calling names and making various gestures. As a result police located a male subject in the area and further investigation [Read more]
Lighthouses eligible for protection under the Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act OTTAWA, ON, December 1st, 2010 – On May 29, 2010, a new law came into effect to protect Canada’s maritime heritage. The Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act was created so that lighthouses with significant heritage [Read more]
Charities feel the pinch on many fronts and need some help to attract donations Our recent tough economic times have increased public need across Canada. While various levels of government have responsibilities to address this, it is a simple fact that there are a lot of people who fall through [Read more]
LIFE AT OUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC SCHOOL Hands-on learning Mme Foucault’s grade 2 &3 French Immersion students have been learning about the Pioneers and their life style. They are now able to describe the components of a pioneer village or settlement, and how the Pioneers maximized the [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWSFLASH! MANITOUWADGE, ON – Manitouwadge Public School has been excited to be able to offer all students from JK – Grade 8 the privilege of riding the bus to and from school. We all know that our little town is a beautiful place to raise children, but it can [Read more]
