A CREEK RUNS THROUGH IT “I was almost born here,” says Darren Bananish as he stands in the middle of Creelman Creek. Darren works for Aecon, the company that is upgrading the culverts on Hwy. 11 just west of Geraldton, less than a mile from the Lavoie home. He had [Read more]
OPP SEARCHING FOR SUSPICIOUS MAN MARATHON, ON – The Marathon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is currently looking for a suspicious male involved in a dispute earlier this morning. Upon arriving at the call for service, police learned that the male left the [Read more]
Province Supporting Growth in the North Ontario has taken another step to drive progress in the Ring of Fire region, delivering on its July 3, 2014 commitment to establish a development corporation within 60 days. With headquarters to be located in Thunder Bay, the ROF Infrastructure Development [Read more]
NEW FIRES There were four forest fires confirmed in the Northwest Region on August 28. Fort Frances Fire Number 15, Fort Frances Fire Number 16, Nipigon Fire Number 20, and Thunder Bay Fire Number 15 have been declared out. There were no new forest fires confirmed in the Northwest Region by the [Read more]
CROCKER LAKE, ON – Sunday, August 24th, White River LLC with the support of ‘Bob Izumi’s Kids, Cops & Canadian Tire Fishing Days‘ and local business RJ’s Bait (providing bait at no cost to participating anglers) hosted their annual Crocker Lake [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – August 24, 2014 at approximately 4:50 a.m. members of the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a motor vehicle collision on Highway 11 and 17 in the Township of Shuniah. The male driver of a westbound Sport Utility Vehicle drove off [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – Thursday August 14, 2014 at approximately 7:49 p.m. members of the Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to a report of damage to a bank machine at a local financial institution. Police obtained video surveillance footage from the bank and were able to identify [Read more]
Community efforts pay off as Caramat Road reopens: NDP ELLIOT LAKE, ON – Algoma-Manitoulin NDP MPP Michael Mantha is pleased to see Caramat Road reopen after months of delays and closure cutting off the heavily used route between Manitouwadge and Caramat in Northern Ontario. “I have been [Read more]
TERRACE BAY, ON – The Township of Terrace Bay was recently announced as the accepted bidder on approximately 1,085 acres of property in the community. As part of the Companies Creditor’s Arrangement Act proceedings, the Court ordered that the price paid for the lands being sold to [Read more]
GERALDTON, ON – August 11, 2014 the Greenstone Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a residential break and enter in the area of Fourth Avenue Southeast in Geraldton. The investigation into this offence is ongoing at this time. Police are asking the public for [Read more]
DRIVER CHARGED FOR SPEEDING AT OR IN EXCESS OF 50KM/H OVER THE POSTED LIMIT GREENSTONE, ON – On August 10, 2014 a member of the Greenstone Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) observed a black Ford Explorer travelling east bound at a high rate of speed on Highway 11, west of Camp 25 Road. The police [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]
CONGRATULATIONS! To the winners of OntarioNewsNorth.com’s Live from the Rock folk festival CONTEST!! GRAND PRIZE WINNER: The original winner was Heather Doiron of Hornepayne unfortunately she is unable to attend and so relinquished her prize to be re-drawn NEW WINNER Shelley Buffitt of [Read more]
Geraldton Club Compiles Its History by Edgar J. Lavoie In May 1939, sporting people launched the Geraldton Fish and Game Association. Seventy-five years later, Kenogamisis Fish and Game Conservation carries on the tradition. Monday, August 4th, the Fish and Game held an open house at its lodge [Read more]
