Posts Tagged ‘northwestern ontario daily news’
Written by Tyler Davis on 02 April 2013
INSIDE CROSSOVER with Owner Tyler Davis One of our most asked about movies of the last few months makes it’s long awaited DVD and Blu-Ray debut in just a couple of weeks; Django Unchained- a shoot’em up western from director Quentin Tarantino and starring the likes of Jamie Foxx and [Read more]
Written by Ontario Newsroom on 02 April 2013
Sunday, March 31st, Liz Sandals, Minister of Education, issued the following statement about the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF): “Over the past number of weeks, we have been having positive, collaborative discussions with our education partners. Those discussions [Read more]
Written by Nipigon Detachment OPP on 01 April 2013
NIPIGON, ON – Officers of the Schreiber Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are currently investigating reports of break, enter, and thefts that occurred at Catlonite Road, Unincorporated Territory, north of Terrace Bay, Ontario. Sometime between March 15 and March 17, 2013 an [Read more]
Written by admin on 28 March 2013
MANITOUWADGE, ON – The Township of Manitouwadge is offering an Introduction to Acrylic Painting course thanks to a collaboration with local Visual Arts teacher Valerie Newton. Valerie is a member of the Ontario College of Teachers and is a certified Visual Arts teacher. She has been [Read more]
Written by admin on 27 March 2013
Thanks to MPS for the great photos and info about their day MANITOUWADGE, ON – Tuesday, March 26th Manitouwadge Public School’s primary division celebrated Epilepsy Awareness Day. To help get the discussion started and ensure everyone had epilepsy at top of mind, students and staff [Read more]
Written by ManitouwadgeMarathon OPP on 26 March 2013
MARATHON ON – Saturday March 23, 2013 at approximately 2:25 pm, a motorist observed smoke coming from a front tire of an eastbound vehicle on Highway 17 and called the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marathon detachment out of concern for the safety of the occupants. Officers were informed [Read more]
Written by Greenstone OPP on 26 March 2013
GERALDTON, ON –The Post Mortem examination of Erik LEGARDE was completed on March 26, 2013 at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Center. At this point in time the Ontario Provincial Police do not suspect foul play in the death of Erik LEGARDE. _________________________________ RELATED [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 26 March 2013
CROSSOVER CONVERSATIONS I often find myself chatting about movies with the local theatre owner. She is kind enough to give me feedback from her customers in order for me to be better prepared for which movies might be popular and which ones might not be. The latest movie we discussed was one of [Read more]
Written by Ontario Newsroom on 26 March 2013
New Ontario Government Regulating Health Care Options Ontario is making traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture services safer by ensuring that only regulated and qualified practitioners deliver these services. Starting April 1, 2013, traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture practitioners [Read more]
Written by ManitouwadgeMarathon OPP on 26 March 2013
MARATHON ON – Friday March 22, 2013 at approximately 6:45 pm, an officer from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marathon detachment stopped a Pontiac Sunfire at a R.I.D.E program. The officer became suspicious of the driver and upon further questioning arrested the driver for possession of [Read more]
Written by ManitouwadgeMarathon OPP on 25 March 2013
MARATHON ON – Thursday March 21, 2013 at approximately 2:30 pm, an officer from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marathon detachment observed a white Dodge Caravan crossing the fog line on several occasions on Highway 17 in Pic Township, east of Marathon. Police stopped the vehicle to [Read more]
Written by NDP Media on 25 March 2013
HORNEPAYNE, ON – Hornepayne Jubilee Medal recipients are pillars of the community and deserving of recognition, according to local MP Carol Hughes. The MP presented the 60th Anniversary commemorative medals to Laurette Potvin and Harry Widawski at the Royal Canadian Legion Zone 4 Convention [Read more]
Written by ManitouwadgeMarathon OPP on 25 March 2013
MARATHON ON – Saturday March 16, 2013 at approximately 10:00 pm, officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marathon detachment observed a grey Toyota Tundra being operated in an erratic manner on Stevens Avenue in the Town of Marathon. Police stopped the vehicle and while speaking to [Read more]
Written by Ontario Newsroom on 25 March 2013
The provincial Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs will be traveling to Thunder Bay on April 3rd. The committee has been traveling across the province listening to the budget submissions of Ontarians and recently announced it would add a stop in Thunder Bay. Through the subcommittee [Read more]
Written by Sean Irwin on 25 March 2013
TERRACE BAY, ON – At their March 18th Meeting, Terrace Bay Council approved a proposal from the Planning Partnership to carry out a Housing Opportunity Study. The Municipality is familiar with the work of the Planning Partnership as they are the consulting firm working on the Waterfront [Read more]