MARATHON, ON – Tuesday November 26, 2013 around 5:00 am, two females were walking eastbound along Mobert Road in the Pic Mobert First Nation community. A pickup truck was driving westbound and struck one of the females as she crossed the road in front of the vehicle. Superior North EMS attended [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Council held their regular bi-monthly meeting November 27th, 2013; click here to download the agenda (& follow along as you watch). Mayor John MacEachern and Councillor Connie Hunter were absent, Councillor Donna Jaunzarins filled in as Acting Mayor. Be sure to [Read more]
Séance régulière du conseil qui aura lieu à 18 h 30, le 12 décembre 2013 Regular Council meeting scheduled for December 12, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. 1. OUVERTURE/ CALL TO ORDER 2. PRÉSENCE / ROLL CALL 3. APPEL ET DÉCLARATION D’INTÉRÊT PÉCUNIAIRE / DECLARATION OF CONFLICT [Read more]
TYLER’S THOUGHTS November 30th, 2013, the world was shocked to learn about the death of actor Paul Walker and his friend and financial advisor Roger Rodas. They succumbed to injuries suffered as a result of a car crash in Valencia, California. Walker was a different kind of celebrity. He used [Read more]
From the Editor: Fire Chief Owen Cranney provided OntarioNewsNorth.com with the Press Release below which has been sent to local Police and EMS services. December 5th, 2013 Notice of Change in Service Please be advised that the Township of Manitouwadge has suspend motor vehicle extrication and [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – Monday November 25, 2013 members of the Marathon detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to several collisions on Highway 17 in the vicinity of Marathon ON. Around 9:00 am, approximately 4 km west of Marathon, a westbound commercial motor vehicle (CMV) failed [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – July 23, 2013 at 3:10 p.m. members of the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) attended the scene of a motor vehicle collision at Highway 11/17, Red Rock Road 9 west of Nipigon. Three motor vehicles and two cyclists were involved in the collision. A group of [Read more]
Stillwater Canada Inc. has submitted responses to two Supplementary Information Requests issued by the Joint Review Panel on August 30, 2013. Response to SIR 1 – Assessment of Alternative Rail Load-out Locations and Rail Shunting Noise Criteria Response to SIR 10 – Human Health Risk [Read more]
FROM THE EDITOR: I was asked by a reader to republish these videos/links in light of people being very concerned with the taxes in Manitouwadge. Please leave your comments below and remember our new subreddit at www.reddit.com/r/OntarioNewsNorth is a great place to join the conversation as well! [Read more]
NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO – Public health inspectors sample beaches once a month in the district in July and August. High levels of E. coli (bacteria) in recreation water can cause health related problems in swimmers. If bacterial tests indicate that levels are unsafe for swimming or other [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – The Ring of Fire Aboriginal Training Alliance (RoFATA) is pleased to announce that it is receiving over $5.9-million from the Government of Canada’s Skills and Partnership Fund to provide training for employment in the mining sector for the people of Matawa First [Read more]
Would you like tickets to see attend the Live from the Rock Folk Festival in Red Rock this weekend? How about Fred Eaglesmith in Marathon Monday, August 12th at the Moose Hall? You could win your weekend pass for Red Rock’s folk festival OR ticket to Fred’s concert in [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – Habitat for Humanity Thunder Bay is renovating two homes in Marathon, Ontario, and is desperately seeking families in need. For the very first time, the not-for-profit organization is looking to provide homes for families outside of Thunder Bay, but is having a difficult [Read more]
The conference “Exploring Rural Land Use” held earlier this year was the catalyst for several discussions and articles about rural land issues and trends. Recently released post-conference report www.uoguelph.ca/fare/institute/post-conference.html. Presentations for all the speakers [Read more]
From: 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games Secretariat Ontario to Host Largest Ever Parapan Am Games Ontario is celebrating the two-year countdown to the 2015 Parapan American Games. The province is proud to be host to the largest ever Parapan Am Games, attracting 1,500 athletes from 28 countries to [Read more]
