McGuinty Government’s Tax Plan Will Strengthen Economy And Create Jobs There will be no change in tax for 83 per cent of purchases when the Harmonized Sales Tax comes into effect on July 1st. From a morning coffee and newspaper, to municipal transit passes, cable, clothing and basic [Read more]
Ontarians Convicted For Possession Of Unmarked Cigarettes June 29, 2010 1:00 PM Four individuals were found guilty and fined a total of $2,800 for possession of 10,260 unmarked cigarettes in the Ontario Court of Justice in Cayuga on June 4, 2010. Each of the individuals was charged by the [Read more]
June 29, 2010 9:21 AM McGuinty Government Bans The Sale Of Flavoured Cigarillos Ontario is banning the sale of flavoured cigarillos to make them less accessible, less affordable, and less attractive to young people.Amendments to the Smoke-Free Ontario Act, which come into force on July 1, 2010, [Read more]
West Fire Region Tuesday, June 29, 2010 The fire hazard is low to moderate across the whole northwest portion of Ontario including the Far North which previously remained at a high hazard. Yesterday and today were good drying days for the forests, but looks like rain in the forecast. A single fire [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]
by Karina Hunter Terrace Bay Pulp received good news this week in regards to continued efforts to get the mill out of bankruptcy protection and re-open. At a closed door meeting held at the Valhalla Inn in Thunder Bay , 168 creditors cast ballots during an important vote on the company’s [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON –Five young ladies, Tricia Chartier, Josephine Robertson, Anna-Marie Gillman, Mercedes Hunter and Melodie Mallais, Grade 8 students of Our Lady of Lourdes (OLOL) Elementary School Immersion and English Language programs, celebrated their graduation Tuesday, June 22nd with a mass [Read more]
Note From the Editor of OntarioNewsNorth.com… Here I would’ve liked to let you all know how municipalities from Dorion to Dubreuilville, the towns of the Northshore, would be celebrating THEIR Canada Days this year so you could make plans to attend your local events (if there are any). [Read more]
East Fire Region June 28, 2010 There have been no new fires reported for June 28. Hearst 31, reported on the evening of June 25, is 485 hectares in size and is not yet under control. It is approximately 40 kilometres northeast of Kapuskasing, north of Torrance Lake, directly along Tucker Creek. [Read more]
Schreiber’s 125th Anniversary to Include North Shore Singers ‘The North Shore Singers will be performing during the Opening Ceremonies of Schreiber’s 125th Anniversary Celebrations on Monday evening, July 12th. The choir is also hosting a luncheon on Friday, July 16th from [Read more]
The Business Beat is now an OntarioNewsNorth.com EXCLUSIVE!!! Having recently been declined from the 2nd paper in which the Business Beat originally began appearing, it is now EXCLUSIVELY available in OntarioNewsNorth.com (though Maggie would be happy to share it with others, see her contact info [Read more]
June 28, 2010 9:45 AM On behalf of the government of Ontario, I applaud the Toronto Police Service, the Ontario Provincial Police and all participating police forces who worked tirelessly to keep our citizens safe over the past days.These officers showed remarkable professionalism in what were [Read more]
Scotiabank Group Charity Challenge raises over $524,000 for 29 charities VANCOUVER, June 27 /CNW/ – Kip Kangogo of Lethbridge, Alberta cruised to a convincing win in the men’s half marathon division at the Scotiabank Vancouver Half Marathon & 5K today with a time of 1:03:51. [Read more]
A CAPSULAR MOMENT The “Benefits” of Smoking By David Bodunde, Rph “I don’t like being told what to do. As a smoker, I’m being told what I can and can’t do all the time-by people I don’t even know! I’m an adult. I have the right to make choices about what I do and [Read more]
Ontario Provincial Police Thunder Bay Detachment Hwy 525 previously closed due to washout conditions has re-opened. Hwy 671 previously closed due to washout conditions has one lane open ad is schedled to re-open completely at 1700hrs. (5pm) [Read more]
