OPP deploy spike belt to stop vehicle KENORA, ON – Two males from Thunder Bay have been charged with drug related offences after dealing with police early morning Sunday 12 Nov. Members of Kenora OPP deployed spike belts to stop a vehicle in the area of Essex [Read more]
GET INTO THE SWING OF THINGS! SAULT STE. MARIE, ONTARIO, November 15, 2010– Area residents are invited to the Sault Ste. Marie Canal National Historic Site on November 24, 2010 at 10 a.m. to see history in motion as the site’s largest artefact is swung into its winter position. During the [Read more]
Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs Celebrates New Winter Season with Get Ready to Go Snowmobiling Week, November 22 to 28 BARRIE, ON – November 15, 2010 – Ontario snowmobiling can look forward to a good winter according to Dave Phillips, senior climatologist for Environment Canada, and [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – In what was a disappointing end to an otherwise incredibly successful rookie season, Thunder Bay’s Kelsey Tikka and her Sir Wilfred Laurier Golden Hawks fell 1-0 in overtime to the Queens University Gaels in the finals of the 2010 Canadian Interuniversity Sports (CIS) National [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – This great photo of a Whiskey Jack enjoying a snack was submitted by OntarioNewsNorth.com reader Vickie Rusard with this advice: “Want to be intertained while out in the bush? Bring a soup bone with you. The whiskey jacks will love you. I brought the bone for my [Read more]
*PLEASE NOTE: Prior to beginning any new diet or excercise regimen please speak with your family physician. Addiction Addiction comes in many shapes and forms. Anything addicting is ‘fun’ or it wouldn’t be addicting. Whether it is dancing, eating, shopping, no matter what it [Read more]
A CAPSULAR MOMENT By David Bodunde Rph OSTEOARTHRITIS Osteoarthritis is the most common type of arthritis and the most cited cause of pain and disability in the elderly population. Most sufferers are over the age of 45. In the body, a joint is where two bones come together. We have joints in our [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Wednesday, November 10th, 2010 Manitouwadge Mayor and Council met for their regular bi-weekly meeting at the Township Council Chambers. A significant audience, in comparison to other council meetings, was in attendance many to hear what would come of a request to council [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – The Thunder Bay Chill will have representation in the 2010 MLS Playoff Cup Final, as Chill alumni Kosuke Kimura scored the only goal as his Colorado Rapids defeated the San Jose Earthquakes 1-0 in the Eastern Conference final on Saturday night. The win means the Rapids will make [Read more]
November 12, 2010 I am pleased that Canada has agreed to support the United Nations’ Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The Declaration is an aspirational document which speaks to the individual and collective rights of Indigenous peoples, taking into account their specific [Read more]
November 12, 2010 McGuinty Government Honours Employers For Apprenticeship Training Four Ontario employers have been honoured, selected from 16 nominees, to receive a Minister’s Apprenticeship Employer Recognition Award for their exceptional commitment to apprenticeship training. The annual [Read more]
Ontario provides funds for expansion projects, reduced wait times The Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) will receive nearly $475,000 from the Ontario government as a result of expansion projects, and improvements on some specific ER wait times. The province is expanding services [Read more]
Southwest Region MNR Enforcement Blitz November 12th, 2010 Ministry of Natural Resources conservation officers laid 204 charges and seized close to 30 illegally hunted animal carcasses during recent enforcement checks in southwestern Ontario. The targeted area covered all counties south and west [Read more]
From Carol Hughes, NDP MP Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing The recent government decision to put the brakes on the hostile takeover of Potash Corp of Saskatchewan is a welcome development but does not change the need to overhaul Canada’s foreign investment regulations. It is important to remember [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – It was bitter sweet for Chill fans that have been following theas they watched two of the Chill’s former player’s battle against each other in the quarter-final leg last Saturday, November 6th. Shaun Francis of the 2009 Chill squad had a great rookie season with the Columbus [Read more]
