McGuinty Government’s Long-Term Energy Plan Turns On Clean Power, Turns Off Dirty Coal Ontario’s updated Long-Term Energy Plan sets the course for a clean energy revolution that is creating thousands of new, good jobs in Ontario, and cleaning up the air we breathe. The [Read more]
UNSAFE ICE CONDITIONS WAWA, ON – Recently Superior East OPP have been receiving complaints of individuals going out on the ice on the lakes and rivers within our patrol area. The OPP wish to advise the public that ice conditions are not considered safe at this time of the year and extreme [Read more]
Billions shielded through tax havens, more transparency and resources needed tax havens EN (Click to listen) OTTAWA, ON – Corporations and super-rich Canadians avoid paying billions of dollars in taxes each year because of the Harper government’s lax approach in dealing with tax havens. Today, [Read more]
SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – Yesterday, November24th, approximately 50 people assembled at the Sault Ste. Marie Canal National Historic Site to see history in motion as the site’s largest artefact was swung into its winter position. During the swing, heritage interpreters explained the process [Read more]
AWARD: St. John Ambulance Awards & Commissioner’s Citations THUNDER BAY, ON – Tuesday, November 9, 2010 at the North West Region OPP Awards Ceremonies Best Western Nor’Wester Hotel & Conference Centre four Manitouwadge men were recognized for the quick thinking they used to [Read more]
ST. Hilary School News RED ROCK, ON – Christmas was in the air at St. Hilary’s Catholic School last Friday afternoon, Nov. 19th. Operation Christmas Child provides shoe boxes filled with lots of goodies for children between ages 2 and 14. They are shipped, this year, to Haiti, Costa Rica, [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON –Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) want to advise the public that driving conditions are hazardous, particularly between Terrace Bay and Nipigon on Hwy 17, and west of Nipigon on Hwy 11 and 17. Roadways are snow covered due to heavy snowfall and visibility is poor. The OPP [Read more]
MORE INFO Manitouwadge High School Website Superior-Greenstone District School Board Website [Read more]
Coyote Update, Early Bird Cat/Dog Tag Sales…and more from The Township The Township is working with the Trappers Council to address any concerns relating to the presence of coyotes here. Though their presence has existed for years in many towns/cities throughout North America, the coyote issues [Read more]
From the Editor; I was disgusted last week, while watching televised session of the Ontario Legislature when, Northern Ontario MPP Gilles Bisson, NDP MNR Critic, asked the Minister of Natural Resources Linda Jeffrey, for the 2nd time in as many weeks, what would be done in regards to [Read more]
Whatch for the met tower to come into sight at approximately 1minute 25 seconds. SCHREIBER, ON – November 15-17, a team from Anemos Energy Corporation worked to install a 50 m (164 ft) high, temporary, meteorological assessment tower (MET) tower, made of tubular steel tower, 50 m (164 [Read more]
Thanks to Photographer Doug Gibbons for covering the arrival of the Marathon Sno-Kickers new groomer for OntarioNewsNorth.com; see Doug’s work by visiting www.DGPhoto.com where you’ll find spectacular photography as well as his newest book, Superior Light. Refurbished Groomer [Read more]
**From the editor of OntarioNewsNorth.com – though these are not from our region I felt they were a good reminder of the dangers presented by winter road conditions. Heavy snowfall has caused RED LAKE, ON – The icy road conditions have sent two people to hospital with minor injuries and [Read more]
**From the Editor of OntarioNewsNorth.com – with all Letters to the Editor, it is your responsibility as a reader to verify the facts and form your own opinion. OntarioNewsNorth.com chooses the Letters to the Editor it publishes based on their clarity of opinion (is the writer’s point [Read more]
November 23, 2010 McGuinty Government Plan Will Ensure Reliable Supply, Improve Air, Create Jobs The Thunder Bay Generating Station will stop burning coal and convert to natural gas – a move that supports jobs in the community and takes the province another step closer to eliminating all [Read more]
