MANITOUWADGE, ON – The Township of Manitouwadge Community Services Annual Children’s Festival was held May 23rd and included a BBQ and couple main attractions. For most of the children the three biggest draws were Science North’s mobile planetarium, Eric the Juggler and local [Read more]
DORION, ON – The Canyon Country Challenge is a favourite outdoor event of many Northwestern Ontario residents each summer. Organizers are tweeking specifics of the challenge this year; changing the big day to the 3rd Saturday of June (20th), and giving a new staggered start time system a [Read more]
L’Ontario renforce les protections pour les travailleurs vulnérables Jeudi (5 nov.), le projet de loi 18, Loi de 2014 sur l’amélioration du lieu de travail au service d’une économie plus forte, a été adopté en troisième lecture avec l’appui unanime de tous les partis à [Read more]
Picnic and Grilling Safety Tips to Ensure Your Outdoor Event is Fun and Safe Whether it’s a picnic with friends, or a family barbeque at the park, don’t invite food poisoning to the party. Each year, thousands of Ontarians suffer from food poisoning due to improper food handling. The [Read more]
Workers recognized for ongoing commitment to health and safety Ontario mining operation Barrick-Hemlo earns national workplace safety recognition with the J.T. Ryan Award, presented annually to the metal mine with the lowest incident rates in Canada. This is the first time Barrick-Hemlo has [Read more]
My father always looked for a January thaw. He seldom ever got it in the Ottawa Valley. Being further north maybe a February thaw is more appropriate and probably just as elusive, especially in a winter like this one. And last Friday, February 14, 2014 wasn’t quite there although many of you [Read more]
Eleven people have pleaded guilty to a total of 68 charges and been fined $72,500 for offences that took place at a hunting and fishing lodge in northwest Ontario. Steve Herbeck, former owner and operator of 1216818 Ontario Inc., carrying on business as Andy Myers Lodge, on Eagle Lake, west of [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Recently our Student Council spearheaded a very generous project for our school. They ran a ‘challenge’ for individual classrooms to bring in a non-perishable food item for our local food bank. Every classroom donated quite impressively. In the photos above and [Read more]
Geraldton – Manitouwadge – Hornepayne – Nakina – Aroland – Pagwa –Manitouwadge – Hornepayne – Geraldton – Longlac – Caramat 11:21 AM EST Sunday 29 December 2013 Cold wind chills of minus 40 to minus 45 today or tonight. A ridge of [Read more]
TERRACE BAY, ON – The students, staff, families and friends of St. Martin School and École Catholique Franco Terrace participated in another wonderful Holy Childhood Day on Friday, November 29. The Holy Childhood is a charitable organization whose motto is “Children Helping Children”. [Read more]
Green Party caucus doubles with Thunder Bay-Superior North MP’s membership THUNDER BAY, ON – Bruce Hyer, Member of Parliament for Thunder Bay-Superior North, will sit as the second Green Party MP in the House of Commons. “Becoming a Green Party MP will allow me to maintain my independence and [Read more]
Submitted by Chris Hewson North Shore Stars off to a Good Start The Schreiber North Shore Stars Midget Girls performed well at their first tournament of the season over the weekend of December 6th to the 8th at the Annual Queens Showcase Tournament in Thunder Bay. Competition was very tough with [Read more]
Good day Habitat for Humanity friends, What better way is there to start off your Friday than with the latest edition of the Blue Print newsletter! With the help of our community and friends like you, we are making a difference in people’s lives by providing decent and affordable housing to [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – Friday November 29, 2013 at 11:45 p.m. members of the Schreiber Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a call of an assault that had occurred at a business in the Town of Terrace Bay. A male sustained injuries after being struck by a second male. After [Read more]
GREENSTONE, ON – Saturday December 7, 2013, members from the Greenstone Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment hosted the fifth annual “Stuff-a-Cruiser” event in Geraldton and Longlac, ON. The event was another success with one police vehicle being filled with non-perishable food [Read more]
