Before this year’s omnibus budget was passed, Conservative Member of Parliament David Wilks discussed it with his constituents. They were upset with many of the clauses, and Wilks explained that, even though he agreed with many of their concerns, it was impossible for him to vote against the [Read more]
PHONEY BANK INSPECTORS CREATING REAL VICTIMS ORILLIA, ON –The Ontario Provincial Police is receiving many reports of financial scams targeting seniors and other vulnerable people across the province. In this scam, individuals claiming to be investigators from one of Canada’s chartered banks [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON –Nipigon OPP, in cooperation with the Office of the Ontario Firemarshall, are currently investigating a house structure fire at #560 Highway 11&17, Dorion Township, which occurred on 01 September 2012 at approximately 6:40 AM. The Dorion Fire Department responded to the scene, [Read more]
GERALDTON, ON – August 23rd members of the Greenstone Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received numerous calls for service from residents of Geraldton advising that their motor vehicles had been broken into and items had been stolen from them. These thefts occurred in the late evening hours of [Read more]
Formal Signing in Thunder Bay THUNDER BAY, ON – Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superintendent Ron van Straalen, Regional Commander-North West Region and Police Chief Claude Chum – Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service (NAPS) participated in the formal signing of an operational agreement [Read more]
WHITE RIVER, ON – Saturday, August 18th interested residents gathered at at 200 B Elgin Street for the grand opening of the Northern Visions Art Studio a project which has been in development for more than 2 years. Dignitaries including Algoma-Manitoulin MPP Michael Mantha, [Read more]
TORONTO, ON – Debut Diamonds Inc. (the “Company” or “Debut”), (CNSX: DDI), is very pleased to announce that it has concluded an Exploration Agreement with the Aroland First Nation (“Aroland”) in connection with the Company’s Nakina diamond [Read more]
RED ROCK, ON – The Township of Red Rock was pleased to be awarded a Trillium Grant to build a Splash Pad at the Marina. ABC Recreation was the successful bidder for the project. The splash pad was installed the week of July 16th and was commissioned August 9th. This was good news for [Read more]
Tuesday, August 21st DYERS’ FIELD MARATHON, ON – Brokerlink picked a good time to snap out of their losing streak. Their 13-10 victory tonight over The Outlaws secures their 3rd place finish in the standings as the playoffs are just around the corner. Jim Ellis lead the way for Brokerlink [Read more]
OTTAWA, ON – Representatives of the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA) are in Ottawa this week for meetings with provincial leaders to discuss issues and opportunities in Northwestern Ontario during the Association of Municipalities of Ontario annual conference. “Northwestern [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – Monday August 20, 2012 officers with the Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were advised that a dark grey Dodge Caravan bearing an unknown marker was travelling westbound on Highway #17 from the White River area. Officers were advised that the vehicle was involved in a [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON– Friday, August 17th more than a dozen young entrepreneurs, 9 to 12 years of age, participating in a week long Biz Kid$ Camp wrapped up a week of learning about business, sales and product development with a Market at the township’s council chambers. Campers gain a [Read more]
OTTAWA, ON – The Association of Municipalities of Ontario’s 2012 AMO Conference kicked-off in the nation’s capital today. More than 1,600 conference delegates from across Ontario are participating in close to 50 plenary sessions and workshops over the three-day event. The broad scope [Read more]
WHITE RIVER, ON – Elgin Street was lined with children of all ages Saturday morning in anticipation of the 2012 Winnie the Pooh Festival Parade, an annual event that attracts residents from across the region. The theme for the 2012 Poohfest parade was ‘carnival’ and people went [Read more]
TERRACE BAY, ON – Monday August 20, 2012 officers with the Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were advised that a dark grey Dodge Caravan bearing an unknown marker was travelling westbound on Highway #17 from the White River area. Officers were advised that the vehicle was involved in [Read more]
