MANITOUWADGE, ON – Regular meeting of Manitouwadge Town Council May 8th, 2013 Mayor John MacEachern and all councillors were in attendance as was Town Clerk Cecile Kerster. Included reports to council from the Public Works Manager Omer Collin and Director of Community Services Paula [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Most of us have experience watching friends and family leave our Northshore communities as life steps in and sends Northerners to big cities where there is more work or needed services or because they are closer to family members who have moved for these reasons. [Read more]
Ontario Strengthening Northern Economy, Creating Jobs Ontario is creating about 150 jobs with improvements to infrastructure on Highway 17 near Nipigon. More than 31 kilometres of Highway 17 east of the Highway 11 junction is being resurfaced. The project will include the replacement Jackfish River [Read more]
INSIDER REVIEW I’ll be back. That’s the familiar catch phrase used by Arnold Schwarzenegger in his 1984 sci-fi classic “The Terminator”. Most movie fans probably assumed that Arnold’s acting days were over when in 2003 he decided to pursue a career in politics which landed him as the [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – Holy Angels Catholic School in Schreiber recently received a unique item for the “Brick by Brick Project”. Amber and Connor Gionet along with their father Ray Gionet presented a completely restored Rain Lamp. “We wanted to do something for the school as this is Ambers [Read more]
TORONTO, ON – The Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (ROPE) Squad is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a federal offender wanted on a Breach of Long Term Supervision Order. This offender is serving a 1 year and 7 month sentence for Criminal Harassment and 2 counts of [Read more]
Submitted by Paster David Giuliano When Marathon Pulp announced that it would close in February 2009 members of St. John’s United Church wondered what they could do to support the 230 employees and many more pensioners hit by the news. They started a community pot-luck on Friday nights. At [Read more]
May 17, 2013 – 16:30 There were 16 new forest fires reported in the Northwest Region between May 13 and May 17. All of these new fires were human-caused and were the result of grass or brush burning which then escaped into wildfires, or sparked by trees over power lines in windy conditions. [Read more]
HORNEPAYNE, ON – The Hornepayne Community Garden Project is looking for local recipes to go into an end of the season cookbook (From the Garden to the Table). The recipes must promote healthy eating and nutrition & be made up of fresh produce that can come from the garden or be purchased [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – The littlest people at Manitouwadge Public School were busy little beavers recently preparing a lunch for their special person in honor of Mother’s Day! Students from Junior Kindergarten through Grade 2 had been preparing for days proving that even toilet paper rolls can [Read more]
Ontario Government Creating Jobs, Building a Stronger Economy Ontario is making major improvements to the province’s highways, roads and bridges, which is supporting more than 20,000 construction jobs across the province and making travel easier for families and businesses. Key highway [Read more]
The Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) Wawa District is reminding area residents that a flood warning remains in effect for the White River watershed. Flooding on the White River and White Lake is occurring and further flooding is imminent. White Lake has passed its upper lake operating level and [Read more]
Since the 2008 financial crisis, active management has been a hot topic. Although many investors believe it to be the best approach for the current market environment, statistics don’t support that assumption. Standard & Poor’s S&P Indices Versus Active Funds (SPIVA) Scorecard found [Read more]
The may long weekend is almost here, only a few more days to go, hmmmm still lot’s of ice on the lakes, I will have to go for a truck ride and take some pictures for you guys as I know some of you have camps, cottages in the are and want to know if [Read more]
TYLER’s BACK! As nice as it is to get away for a vacation, it is always nice to get home- and back into a routine. Having said that, another week means more new releases. There are eight titles to choose from this week, highlighted by an epic adventure starring Hollywood heavyweights Tom Hanks [Read more]
