KWG $2 MILLION PLACEMENT TO ASSIST UNITED WAY OF THUNDER BAY & WASAYA GROUP/WASAYA WEE-CHEE-WAY-WIN INC., IN THE FOUNDING OF CROMARTY H.S. RESIDENCES MONTRÉAL, PQ – KWG Resources Inc. (TSXV: KWG) advises that it is working with the United Way of Thunder Bay to facilitate donations of [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – December 20, 2011 at 10:50 p.m. Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a call of a traffic hazard on Hwy 17, west of Schreiber in the Township of Kilraine. The driver of an east bound tractor trailer unit lost control while climbing a steep hill on a snow covered [Read more]
RED ROCK, ON – The Welcoming Committee for the Township of Red Rock challenged the community to participate in a “House Numbering” challenge. The project was to encourage all residents in Red Rock to have their house numbered and visible. A survey of the town was taken in the spring of [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – Saturday, December 2nd, many of the customers who have become so loyal and to whom Owner Tyler Davis credits the success of his business, joined him at Crossover Video & Games to celebrate the stores 1st Year Anniversary. It has been an eventful year for Davis and the [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – The outbreak of gastrointestinal illness at the Nipigon District Memorial Hospital has been declared over. All restrictions have been lifted. The Health Unit is urging people to stay at home and refrain from visiting hospitals and long-term care facilities when feeling unwell to [Read more]
From 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]
LIFE AT OUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC SCHOOL Door decorating contest: It is time to get ready for Christmas!!! Friday afternoon, the students and staff at OLOL did just that! Working to the sound of Christmas music, each class took part in a door decorating activity. Students were to use their [Read more]
GERALDTON, ON – December 14, 2011, a search warrant was executed by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Greenstone Detachment at a residence in Geraldton. As a result of the search, marihuana, cocaine and oxycodone were located. Bradley SAFRONIUK, 23, of Geraldton,Ontario is charged with two [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Saturday, December 17th Rousselle’s Valu-Mart employees were excited to draw the third of four December Gift Card Give-a-ways; Owner Robert Rousselle’s early Christmas Gift to customers thanking them for their patronage throughout the year. Winner, Evelyn Allen, was [Read more]
ALGOMA-MANITOULIN-KAPUSKASING, ON – A year ago, I was part of a group listening to the kind of speech that you get to hear at office Christmas parties across Canada. It focused on a job well done – with respect to our efforts in the past year, the challenges that were sure to come in the [Read more]
First Nation students picket John Duncan Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development in Thunder Bay THUNDER BAY, ON – The elected Grand Chief, Marsha Kennedy of Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School and the school leadership group are showing their support for Chief Theresa Spence [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON– Wednesday, December 14th, regular meeting of Town Council was held at the Township Council Chambers. All council members, Mayor John MacEachern and Clerk Cecile Kerster were at the table as well as department heads Anthony Friedrich (EDO) and Owen Cranney (Fire [Read more]
KENORA, ON – – Ontario Provincial Police Kenora Detachment advises that as of December 15th (4:32am) traffic is now getting through the intersection at Hwy #17 and Hwy #71 although Highway 17A remains closed traffic is being re-routed through Kenora until the bypass is re-opened [Read more]
KENORA, ON – Thursday, December 15th, 2011 at 3:05am Kenora Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police advise that Highway 17A between Redditt Road and Hwy #71 is closed due to several Motor Vehicle Collisions (MVC’s). Traffic is being re-routed into Kenora until the highway is reopened though [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – December 5th, 2011 the Corporation of the Township of Manitouwadge welcomed their new Director of Community Services (aka Rec Director) Daniel Deschamps. OntarioNewsNorth.com Editor/Publisher Karina Hunter had the opportunity to sit down with Deschamps and hear about why he [Read more]
