Students proudly stand below the GIANT screen donated to St. Martin School by Mr. Sean Irwin and his wife Dr.Annabella Zawada. Photo by SMS TERRACE BAY, ON – St. Martin School Council has tried for over a year to raise funds to purchase a screen for the gym in order to engage parents and [Read more]
Photos courtesy St. Martin School Christmas Gift Sale at St. Martin School TERRACE BAY, ON – Friday, December 16th St. Martin School Council was so happy to provide students with a chance to buy their very own Christmas gifts for family and/or friends. Over a two week period the school [Read more]
Manitouwadge Public School News MANITOUWADGE, ON – Each month MPS honors a different character goal in students, the month of December was designated for recognition of students’ Outstanding Ability to Work Independently in the Classroom. Hanna Timms, Nathan Young, Amber Zlabis, Raija [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – The 8th of January 2012, Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a suspicious package at a residence in Marathon. Police were contacted when a Marathon resident realized that there was a package of unknown origin contained within a parcel that they had [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – The Township of Nipigon is launching a branding & signage program that will re-define the town in response to the changing economic and social needs of the community. Nipigon’s branding & signage steering committee is working together with Firedog Communications and [Read more]
rom the Editor of ONN: Every week Tyler Davis, Owner Crossover Video & Games in Marathon, writes the Crossover Insider for OntarioNewsNorth.com. Published Tuesdays, The Crossover Insider is your source for the week’s movie & video game releases, store news, details of Davis’ [Read more]
We have all decided that we are going to better ourselves for the new year, every year. Whether it is to quit smoking, start walking more, lift weights, or eat better, but, it rarely works. WHY One of the biggest reasons people lose their resolution ideas and goals is because they are just not [Read more]
McGuinty Government Supporting Clean, Healthy Great Lakes Clean-up of Lake Superior’s Peninsula Harbour near Marathon will start this spring. Ontario, the federal government, and Ball Packaging, a former owner of the community’s now closed pulp and paper mill, are financing the clean-up [Read more]
**RELATED NEWS – Cleaning Up Peninsula Harbour (Jan 9, 2012) Peninsula Harbour is on the north shore of Lake Superior. It is one of 43 designated Areas of Concern (AOC) on the Great Lakes. It includes approximately 12 kilometres of shoreline, including the Town of Marathon’s [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – At the regular council meeting of December 14th Fire Chief/Airport Manager Owen Cranney presented his final Quarterly Report of 2011. The following day, we spoke with Mr. Cranney in regards to his report and he offered details of what he had presented to council. Fire Chief [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – The 3rd Annual Manitouwadge Community Showcase and Sing-A-Long was held a few weeks ago, just in time to stock food bank shelves and add a little extra holiday cheer in the air. Presented by the Nite on the Town Entertainment Series (NOTES) it was organized by Chair Natalie [Read more]
Recreation departments in both Manitouwadge and Marathon have all-inclusive memberships which can save you big $$ when using their facilities. Each community has first rate facilities maintained by teams of staff and volunteers who work diligently to ensure residents and visitors can enjoy the [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – The TBDHU issued an order on January 4, 2012, against Andy Hrycyshyn and Taisha Rose to stop providing uninspected home-based tattooing services. Tattooing services not inspected by the TBDHU pose a health risk because any time the skin is pierced or tattooed, bacteria and [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – Last night marked the first Social Snowshoeing Evening for the Marathon Cross-Country Skiing and Snowshoeing Club of 2012. Volunteer Kim Ransom was pleased to report that “we had a great hike”. Eight ladies attended, six from Marathon and two more from the Pic [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are currently investigating a sudden death that occurred in Terrace Bay. On Wednesday January 4, 2012 at 9:58 a.m. Schreiber OPP responded to a call of a house fire in Terrace Bay. Fire and ambulance were at the scene when police [Read more]
