MARATHON, ON – Summerfest organization is in full swing; part of this year’s new look includes a new logo and website to help attract new participants and out-of-town friends and to give people an idea of what Marathon Summerfest (MS11) is all about with just one look – the fun, [Read more]
The combined tragedies that hit Japan last week are horrible enough to begin with. The sheer destruction of the earthquake and its tsunami swept away lives, communities and changed Japan in mere moments. The events that unfolded in the aftermath, at two separate nuclear facilities, have the [Read more]
March 17, 2011 McGuinty Government Maximizing Economic Benefits From Province’s Forests Four more forestry companies have accepted wood supply offers from the Province, creating 38 new jobs and bringing more than 250 people back to work. This will also help create other jobs in the forestry [Read more]
Teachers and students in grade 7 classrooms across Canada can now access newly developed lesson plans and resources that explore fire’s crucial role in the health and functioning of Pukaskwa National Park’s boreal forest ecosystem. The lessons allow students to investigate the role of [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – When Marathon business ownser Andre Paris first suggested organizing a 10-day festival, many people thought that he might have been biting off more than he could chew but Marathon Summerfest 2010 was a huge success. Since February 2011, Paris has been meeting with the [Read more]
FROM/DE: Nipigon Detachment DATE: March 17, 2011 NIPIGON, ON – March 17, 2011 at approximately 8:45 a.m. Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on Hwy 17, Wiggins Township, just east of [Read more]
Article & Photos courtesy Dance Dynamics Congratulations to members of Dance Dynamics Studio who recently took top honours at two Celebration Talent competitions. The 1st competition in Minneapolis March 5 saw the studio’s Intermediate, Senior and Advance dancers along with a few juniors; [Read more]
March 15, 2011 McGuinty Government Invests In Ontario’s Economic Future This year, Ontario’s Summer Jobs Service will help create about 4,200 summer jobs for students in the North; helping provide opportunities for students to turn their passion into a summer job and gain important work [Read more]
From the Editor: This was sent in by Andrew Coulter, organizer of the Concerts in the Parking Lot series in Marathon, he is looking for music lovers who would be interested in volunteering for the Concerts In The Parking Lot (CITPL) series. If you enjoy the Night on the Town Entertainment Series [Read more]
McGuinty Government Supports Work Experience In Natural Resources This year, thousands of youth from across the province will have the opportunity to pursue their passion for Ontario’s natural resources through experience-based work and learning positions. Job applications are now open for [Read more]
March 15, 2011 McGuinty Government Helps AbitibiBowater Stay Competitive, Create Jobs AbitibiBowater will soon be providing more clean power for Northwestern Ontario and adding 56 permanent jobs.Through an agreement with the Ontario Power Authority (OPA), AbitibiBowater will increase its [Read more]
March 15, 2011 McGuinty Government Delivering Better Value For Taxpayers Ontario is moving forward with its plan to reduce its number of government agencies by five per cent. In total, fourteen agencies are expected to be closed or merged. Some agencies have functions that could be performed within [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Tuesday, March 22nd at 7:30am Manitouwadge entrepreneurs and businesses are invited to an ‘Introduction to Marketing Online’ presented by the Manitouwadge Economic Development Office and Thunder Bay Entrepreneur Centre. This session is intended to help business learn how [Read more]
March 14, 2011 In December 2008, following the release of Justice Stephen Goudge’s Report on The Inquiry into Pediatric Forensic Pathology in Ontario, I announced a review of pediatric cases that resulted in criminal convictions based on evidence of abusive head trauma or “shaken baby [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Saturday, March 12, 2011 Devan Pelletier held his first Big Air Rail Jam at Kiwissa Ski Centre. Twenty participants from 9 yrs of age to adult registered in the Big Air and Rail Jam events, judged by Static Boardshop (Thunder Bay) Manager Blain Rutter. Rutter was [Read more]
