TERRACE BAY, ON – Residents of Terrace Bay are used to hearing “Trick-or-Treat!” on October 31st, but this year the knocks came a little early and had a little twist. Monday, October 29th Terrace Bay residents were added to the growing list being visited annually by local Trick or EATers [Read more]
SUDBURY, ON – Mining News – Wahgoshig First Nation Chief David Babin with support from Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Harvey Yesno is calling on Ontario to withdraw its support and public endorsement of racist and radical industry representatives, particularly members of the Mining [Read more]
WAWA, ON – Thursday October 25, 2012 the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment were advised by a business owner that a customer’s flat bed trailer was missing and believed to be stolen. The trailer was stored on the Winston Road property and was last observed there on [Read more]
WAWA, ON – Recently officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment were advised by a local school bus company that motorists are failing to stop for the stop signals on their buses around town. The OPP would like to remind the public that this is an offence [Read more]
ORDRE DU JOUR / Agenda Séance régulière du conseil qui aura lieu à 18 h 30, le 8 novembre 2012 Regular Council meeting scheduled for November 8, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. 1. OUVERTURE / CALL TO ORDER 2. PRÉSENCE / ROLL CALL 3. APPEL ET DÉCLARATION D’INTÉRÊT PÉCUNIAIRE / [Read more]
TYLER TALKS Peter Parker is back in action as the Spider-Man franchise is re-launched with a new star and a new name (The Amazing Spider-Man). Spidey and friends headline a week with ten new releases and a new game that is sure to have the gamers rushing out to buy a copy. Let’s have a [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – Holy Angels Catholic School were gifted with a visit from Royal Canadian Navy Lieutenant Commander Les Newman today. Leiutant Commander Newman, who is also a MARS Officer (maritime surface and subsurface officer), spoke to the students and staff about the importance of [Read more]
Although the forest fire season starts and ends at the same time each year, from April 1 to October 31, the events and responses are always unique! Thus it was in the Northwest Region in 2012. The first confirmed fire was found on January 9 on a small island 25 kilometres north of Kenora. This [Read more]
THREADS volunteer operator Donna Gilles-Jalbert was excited to announce recently that she had new retail items available at the 2nd hand clothing and house wares shop she created to raise funds for the Manitouwadge Museum. Louis Bérubé, Owner /Operator of Freehawk Enterprises (an outdoor clothing [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – It was another incredible Trick or Eat food drive in Marathon this year as residents gave generously outdoing the previous year’s collection once again as they collected an estimated total of $11,655.00 worth of non-perishable food donations for their local food bank. [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Manitouwadge’s 3rd Annual Trick or Eat was a great success. 13 Adults and 22 youth participated in addition to 8 of the food bank’s regular volunteers who were on hand to help sort the food. An estimated $3000 worth of non-perishable food donations were [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – This week, members of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 242 were visiting local businesses and families for orders of wreaths to be laid at the 2012 Remembrance Day Ceremony Sunday, November 11th at the Manitouwadge Recreation Centre Auditorium. If you missed the [Read more]
OTTAWA, ON – The Conservative’s can’t just legislate themselves free of the government’s primary responsibilities to First Nations says Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP, Carol Hughes. Hughes was speaking to a Senate bill that will unilaterally impose regulations on First Nations for the [Read more]
Recently Canadian Folk Musician Valdy played the small town of Thessalon and 130 people from all over the region came out to hear and see him play.He will soon be visiting another Northeastern Ontario community and it is expected residents from neighbouring communities will make the short drive [Read more]
Submitted by Holy Angels School participants It was fast furious and fun! Tuesday, October 23rd, the Grade 8 students from Holy Angels Catholic School participated in the Skills Canada-Ontario Cardboard Boat Races in Marathon. Student teams built their own boats out of cardboard and raced them [Read more]
