WAWA, ON – December 22, 2013 just after 1:00 am the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment stopped a vehicle on Caverhill Street in Wawa. Based on the observations made by the investigating officer the driver was asked to provide a breath sample. The driver refused [Read more]
Two Timmins residents have been fined a total of $3,500 for an illegal deer hunt. Roger Gagnon and Robert Pearce pleaded guilty and were fined $2,000 and $1,500 respectively for discharging a firearm from a roadway.The men are also banned from hunting in Ontario for a year. The court heard that on [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – A member of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) from North West Region has been charged following an investigation by the members of the Kenora OPP Detachment. An investigation was initiated following an incident that occurred in Kenora on December 28, 2013. As a result of the [Read more]
TORONTO, ON – KWG Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:KWG) (“KWG”) has received conditional listing approval for an increase to $2,500,000 of its private placement of flow-through units (“Units”) which is extended to February 7, 2014. Each Unit comprises one flow-through [Read more]
OPP Report Fewer Impaired Charges and Warn Range Suspensions ORILLIA, ON – An early thank you to Ontario drivers seems to have paid off for the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) as they report significantly fewer impaired driving charges and Warn Range Suspension totals for their 2013 Festive [Read more]
GOODBYE 2013 ~ HELLO 2014! Goodbye 2013, hello 2014! While some (if not most) of us are scratching our heads wondering where the last 365 days went, the end of the year is an ideal time to recollect on some of the year’s best movies. Keep reading for my list of my favorite movies of the year [Read more]
11:21 AM EST Sunday 29 December 2013 Wind chill warning for Marathon – Schreiber – Nipigon – Rossport Cold wind chills of minus 40 to minus 45 today or tonight. A ridge of high pressure is building across Northern Ontario and bringing very cold temperatures combined with moderate [Read more]
NORTH OF SUPERIOR COUNSELLING PROGRAMS ANNOUNCES NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO – The Board of Directors for the North of Superior Counselling Programs (NOSP) announced the appointment of Shannon Cormier as Executive Director for their Agency effective December 9, 2013. [Read more]
Originally from the U.S., Annie earned her Canadian Citizenship in 2013. Annie & her Husband live in Pic River First Nation. She works as full-time as an Adult Mental Health and Addictions Therapist at the Marathon office of North of Superior Counseling Programs. Annie Wenger-Nabigon, MSW, RSW [Read more]
Province Committed to Sustainable Growth to Meet Demand Ontario has introduced a plan to guide major capacity expansions at post-secondary institutions, ensuring students have access to spaces where they are needed most. The Major Capacity Expansion Policy Framework defines criteria for where [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – In June of 2013 the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) entered into an investigation regarding allegations of historical sexual assaults which had occurred between 1997 and 2007 within the City of Thunder Bay and Warnica Lake (Jacques Township). Assisted by Thunder Bay Police [Read more]
For months New Democrats have been raising concerns and highlighting issues facing Personal Support Workers (PSW’s) in the province. After contract negotiations fell through almost two weeks ago the provinces PSW’s have been on strike. The union representing the workers has indicated that [Read more]
A gold mining company and a construction, engineering and mining services company have been fined for carrying out work that violated the conditions of their work permits. Detour Gold Corporation and Peter Kiewit Infrastructure Co. both pleaded guilty under the Public Lands, Lakes and Rivers [Read more]
Please be advised that the Joint Panel reviewing the proposed Marathon Platinum Group Metals and Copper Mine project has announced a revised the start date for the public hearing. The hearing will now begin in Marathon, Ontario on February 18, 2014, and will be completed within approximately 4 [Read more]
Sault Ste. Marie, ON – Lindsay Liske was acclaimed Chair of the Board of Trustees for Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board and Leslie Cassidy-Amadio as Vice-Chair at the monthly Board of Trustees meeting on Wednesday night. Liske, an Espanola resident, will be entering his second [Read more]
