MANITOUWADGE, ON – Friday, June 14th, the Township of Manitouwadge Council and senior staff hosted a breakfast for local seniors at the Manitouwadge Golden Age Club. This annual event is held to recognize the contributions seniors have made, and continue to make. Mayor John MacEachern [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – Children visited the Schreiber Public Library to make a special Father’s Day Craft June 13, 2013 with instructor Lynn Kennedy. Everyone had a great time and no doubt their were some fathers feeling very special in Schreiber on their day of appreciation. Visit the [Read more]
New Fires No new fires were confirmed on June 15. Nipigon Fire 33 was confirmed on June 14 and was located in a cutover approximately 60km east of Geraldton. This fire was 0.5ha and is now out. Red Lake Fire 9 was confirmed on June 14 and is located near the community of North Spirit [Read more]
Mary Elizabeth Richter passed away peacefully at Lakeridge Health Oshawa, after a courageous battle with cancer on Saturday January 19, 2013 at the age of 76 Beloved husband of the late Gerhard Richter (1997) Cherished mother of Paul and his wife Mary Ann and Rose and her husband John Lamont. [Read more]
“National Dream Renewed” Initiative Pushes for Return of Passenger Rail to Thunder Bay THUNDER BAY, ON – Thunder Bay–Superior North MP Bruce Hyer and Greg Gormick, Project Facilitator for Transport Action’s National Dream Renewed campaign, released Hyer’s Independent Members’ [Read more]
Manitouwadge High School to Share Principal With Local Elementary School MARATHON, ON – Senior officials at Superior-Greenstone District School Board are still in the process of finalizing the Board budget, but to meet the Ministry of Education’s requirement of a balanced budget they have had [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – The Township of Manitouwadge is holding a special meeting of council this afternoon (Friday, June 14th) at 1:30 in Council Chambers regarding 2013 Budget discussions. [Read more]
Courtesy John Hooper MARATHON, ON – Craig Cherneski and Nathan Davis both hit a pair of HR’s to lead the Crossover Video Blue Jays over Barrick 23-19. Ben Kowalczyk hit a pair of HR’s for Barrick in the loss. Tyler Davis picked up his first win of the season. Kowalczyk took [Read more]
Ontario Strengthening Economy, Economic Development in the North Ontario’s Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) is celebrating its 25th year of building strong, prosperous and sustainable northern communities by continuing to support a range of economic development projects. In [Read more]
Billed as “A place for everyone!”, (Une place pour tout le monde!), Francophones and Anglophones gathered together in Thunder Bay last May 26th, to celebrate the history and heritage of the francophone community in Northwestern Ontario. Spearheading the “Franco-Festival” was the Association [Read more]
TERRACE BAY, ON – Tuesday, June 11th the St. Martin School Council hosted the annual Spring Fun Night. It was a fabulous evening with the sun finally shining, although a little breezy! The event was attended by almost all families, as well as school staff. Our chefs, Brent Monks, Brian [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – June 8, 2013 at approximately 12:11 p.m. members of the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) with the assistance of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Nipigon Detachment, responded to a single small vessel collision on Lake Superior near Red Rock, ON. The driver of the [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – June 5, 2013 at approximately 8:50 a.m. members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Nipigon Detachment responded to a single motor vehicle collision at Hwy 11 and 17, Township of Red Rock. The driver of an east bound tractor trailer unit lost control, entered the south [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – In May 2012 the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Nipigon Detachment received information of suspected drug trafficking in the Town of Terrace Bay, Ontario. This information initiated a year-long police investigation that has resulted in the arrest of a Terrace Bay resident. On [Read more]
MARATHON ON – Friday May 31, 2013 the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marathon detachment received information that a quantity of illegal drugs was being brought into Marathon for distribution. At 10:50 pm OPP officers stopped a burgundy Chevrolet Cavalier on Peninsula Road in the Town of [Read more]
