MANITOUWADGE, ON – At the regular meeting of Manitouwadge Town Council June 12, 2013 a motion was passed to appoint Dave Raymond, past EDO for the Twp of Mtwdge, as representative of Manitouwadge in the Community Joint Venture of the Township of Manitouwadge, the Town of Marathon, and the [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Manitouwadge Town Council Members; Councillor Natalie Labbee, Councillor Sheldon Plummer, Councillor Donna Jaunzarins and Mayor John MacEachern were in attendance for the regular meeting of council June 12th, 2013. CLICK HERE to download the agenda and follow along while [Read more]
PLAYDAY TERRACE BAY, ON – Wednesday, June 19, the staff and students of St. Martin School invited Holy Angels and Ecole Franco Terrace to participate in our annual Summer Playday. The festivities began with a hot dog barbecue prepared and served by Robin Gordon, Brent Monks, and Katherine [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – The Manitouwadge Family Health Team’s Amazing Walk II will wind up next week (details below) with “An Evening in Venice” but the prizes which will be won by one lucky team at that special evening are just the tip of the iceberg in regards to what has been [Read more]
PIC RIVER FIRST NATION, ON – This Friday, June 21st, is National Aboriginal Day as Canadians from coast to coast recognize the contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Metis in our country by celebrating their culture, music, and traditions. The Ojibway of the Pic River First Nation invite [Read more]
TYLER TALKS Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum! That is the trademark call of the Giant in the popular fairytale “Jack and the Beanstalk”. This fairytale has been told in households over the past several decades and now has a modern day movie adaptation- Jack the Giant Slayer-which releases on DVD and Blu-Ray [Read more]
**Watch for Fred Eaglesmith Ticket GIVE-A-WAYs this summer on OntarioNewsNorth.com and WIN your tickets to Fred’s Marathon Moose Hall performance FREE! The summer tradition of quality back roads music concerts with Fred Eaglesmith’s Traveling Show continues August 10-14, 2013 in Northern [Read more]
PIKANGIKUM, ON – After more than sixteen years of effort guided by Esteemed Elders from Pikangikum First Nation, a Sustainable Forest Licence (SFL) has been issued for the Whitefeather Forest. The Whitefeather Forest is located in Northwestern Ontario (the Whitefeather Forest is an [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Mrs. Sylvia Elisa Maria Desjardins passed away peacefully at the Manitouwadge General Hospital on Sunday June 16, 2013 at the age of 82 years. Beloved wife of the late Serge Desjardins. Dear mother of Carollyn, Terry, Timon, Dana and their families. A Memorial Service [Read more]
MP Bruce Hyer joins other Canadians to ‘walk a mile in their shoes’ in remote fly-in reserve THUNDER BAY, ON — MP Bruce Hyer joined 25 other Canadians today flying to Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI), a remote First Nation community 600 km north of Thunder Bay. The initiative, started by KI [Read more]
This summer, two Lakehead University students will cycle coast to coast across Canada, cooperatively organizing 22 food drives along the 10,000 km route. Under the name FoodRide, the team strives to raise more than $100,000 in food and monetary donations for Canadian food banks. Donations will be [Read more]
FATAL COLLISION ON SLATE FALLS ROAD SIOUX LOOKOUT, ON – At approximately 7:00pm CST on June 15, 2013 Sioux Lookout Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was notified of a single motor vehicle collision that had occurred on Slate Falls Road approximately 15 km south of Slate Falls First Nation and [Read more]
Information & photos courtesy Bonnie & Marvin Broughton DORION, ON – The 80 runners signed for the 2013 Canyon Country Challenge enjoyed a beautiful day for their run June 8th, the 10th Annual Canyon Country Challenge. Everyone enjoyed a chili lunch accompanied by fresh fruit and [Read more]
7:01pm EDT Sunday 16 June 2013 Frost warning for Nakina – Aroland – Pagwa – Geraldton – Manitouwadge – Hornepayne Frost expected tonight. As winds diminish this evening under clearing skies, temperatures are expected to drop to the freezing mark. As a result, [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Monday, June 10th the Manitouwadge High School Senior Band held their annual end-of-year concert fundraiser and a bake sale. Opening for the band was the Grade 9 Music Class (video below) and also a quartet that performed keeping the audience entertained during a [Read more]
