MANITOUWADGE, ON – Thursday, December 9th, two Township of Manitouwadge employees were hard at work trimming tree in the town’s traffic circle. For Manitouwadge residents the lighting of the town’s tree is always a sure sign that Christmas is on it’s way. There are only [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – The Thunder Bay Chill Soccer Club would like to announce that season tickets for the 2011 Premier Development League (PDL) season are now available. Fresh off a trip to the 2010 PDL Championship Finals, the Chill are expecting to build on their reputation of fielding strong [Read more]
OPP & OFSC Caution Snowmobilers Not To Ride This Weekend! December 9th, 2010 With the onset of winter throughout much of the province, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC) are advising snowmobilers that early snow conditions are very risky [Read more]
Franco-Terrace Grade 3 Student to have art featured in Policing Calendar In 2010, Grade 3 students from 201 classes in 169 schools across Ontario were asked to design posters reflecting their perspectives of police officers at work and in the community. Thousands of posters were submitted, of [Read more]
Advent at Franco-Terrace As part of their Advent celebrations, students and staff at École Catholique Franco-Terrace prepared Christmas cards that were sent to Canadian Forces as a thank you for everything they are doing for us and to wish them a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. MORE INFO Visit [Read more]
GAS PRICES DRIVING UP INFLATION BAD NEWS FOR NORTHERN ONTARIO: HUGHES hughesGasPricesDec8EN1 (CLICK to hear Hughes at Question Period) hughesGasPricesDec8EN2 (CLICK to hear Hughes at Quesion Period #2) OTTAWA, ON – Gas prices are rising again and the HST is contributing to the pain [Read more]
December 8, 2010 McGuinty Government Passes Ontario Clean Energy Benefit Ontario is taking 10 per cent off monthly electricity bills for families, farms and businesses to help them manage rising electricity prices for the next five years. The Ontario Clean Energy Benefit (OCEB) will help more [Read more]
December 9, 2010 McGuinty Government Making Legal System More Affordable And Straightforward Affordable, faster and less confrontational — that’s the new direction for family law in Ontario. By next summer, families across the province will have access to improved services through [Read more]
Christmas Traditions continue at St. Martin School and École Catholique Franco-Terrace We celebrate the spirit of giving throughout the year and especially at Christmas. Again this year, our students, families and staff participated in Operation Christmas Child. This has become a worldwide [Read more]
December 8, 2010 2010 Lincoln M. Alexander Awards Presented To Three Ontario Youth Lincoln M. Alexander (photo from Canada-Heroes.com) The recipients are: Sophia Kemeh of Turner Fenton Secondary School from Brampton Mariajosé Lopez of Central Commerce Collegiate from Toronto Antonius Jamal Clarke [Read more]
December 8, 2010 Tax Cuts And Credits Help Ontario Become Hub for Digital Media Jobs Ontario’s plan to cut business taxes and offer tax credits is helping to create the jobs of the future by making the province a great place to launch innovative new companies. The Premier today visited Polar [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – December 8th a Public Information Session was held at the Moose Lodge in order to provide information about the environmental assessment process for the Marathon Platinum Group Metals and Copper Mine project near the Town of Marathon. In addition to representatives from [Read more]
Apology To Local Businesses The Manitouwadge Economic Development Corportion would like to apology to OntarioNewsNorth.com and Wok ‘n’ Rolls for omitting their businesses in our flyer for the Buy-Local Campaign. They had graciously agreed to accept the EXTREME DOLLARS and we apologise for our [Read more]
Has your furnace quit? It could be just a blocked vent. Every winter after a large snowfall, GreenSaver gets calls from people seeking advice about new furnaces. A furnace has an expected lifespan of 18-20 years. So if a newer furnace starts to malfunction, it is often a result of clogged vents. [Read more]
Special Visitor Shares About Life in Rankin Inlet by Susan Pankuch RED ROCK, ON – Grades 3-6 students at St. Hilary School in Red Rock participated in presentations regarding Inuit life in Nunavut recently as students were visited by George Pankuch who has lived and taught in Rankin Inlet, [Read more]
