MANITOUWADGE, ON – Wednesday, February 6TH, KPMG representatives were at a special meeting of Manitouwadge Town Council presenting their initial findings from the Municipal Services Delivery review they are providing for the township. Following the meeting, OntarioNewsNorth.com spoke with [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Sunday, February 17th the Manitouwadge Outdoors Enthusiasts held their 3rd annual Family Fish Derby. The derby is always held on the same weekend as the Ontario Free Winter Fishing weekend to allow anglers to participate without a fishing licence which opens the derby to [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – Shrove Tuesday is a day of celebration before the beginning of our Lenten Liturgical Season. Throughout Canada, people traditionally eat pancakes on this day, as fat, butter and eggs are to be used in limited amounts or given up during the Lenten season. Holy Angels School [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – January 29th, Holy Angels Catholic School held their Literacy Day events with the theme of 15 minutes of Fun. Students were split into 4 multi grade teams. The teams were named “Mad Gabbers”, “Wii Love Books”, “Book Crawlers” and “Maniac Mocking Jays”. Each [Read more]
TORONTO, ON – Moss Lake Gold Mines Ltd. (TSX-V: MOK) is pleased to announce a material increase in resource estimates at its 100%-owned Moss Lake gold deposit located 100 kilometres due west of Thunder Bay, Ontario. These results were generated from a comprehensive compilation and verification of [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – Officers of the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police were busy overnight in response to a multiple vehicle collision. On February 19, 2013, at 8:47 pm, officers were dispatched to Highway 11 in the area of Orient Bay following the report of a collision between [Read more]
Thank you to MOE and to all the volunteers that hosted the fishing derby and bar b q. You have no idea what these events do to a child who has never experienced this kind of winter fun. My grandson has been excited since he read in the news letter that the derby was on [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – Following the resignation of Roger Souckey from Marathon’s Town Council in January, Council opted to appoint a replacement and advertised for applicants. Two applicants filed the appropriate forms and have been deemed eligible to be considered to fill the vacant office. Council [Read more]
Mayor Alan Spacek of Kapuskasing and President of the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) joined forces with other municipal and trade organizations to support the provincial government’s newly proposed regulation under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) for the forest sector. [Read more]
The North West Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) announced today that it will provide more than $988,000 in funding to increase crisis withdrawal and stabilization services at St. Joseph’s Care Group’s Balmoral Withdrawal Management Centre (Detoxification) in Thunder Bay. As part of a [Read more]
KENORA/TORONTO, ON – In an Environmental Registry posting on January 24, 2013 the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) outlined its preferred transition measures for various economic development sectors under the Endangered Species Act (2007). This proposed regulation is consistent with a [Read more]
INSIDER INFORMATION Few movie franchises have enjoyed the longevity and success as James Bond. Sean Connery was the first actor to play the now famous character in Dr.No, the first movie of the franchise which debuted in 1962. Connery would go on to portray Bond in a number of movies ranging from [Read more]
The Health Unit will be offering a Level One Safe Food Handling Course in Schreiber at the Municipal Complex on from 9am to 4pm Wednesday, March 13th & Thursday, March 14th The cost of the course is $113.00. Please register by calling the Health Unit toll-free at 1-888-294-6630. The Health Unit [Read more]
Needs and Gaps Analysis and Marketing Study to Identify Opportunities in Manitouwadge MANITOUWADGE, ON – Tuesday, January 22 and Wednesday, Jan 23 Senior Development Analyst Sarah Lewis from Millier Dickinson Blais Inc. returned to Manitouwadge to continue gathering information for a pair [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Saturday, February 9th the moment ski and snowboarding enthusiasts in Manitouwadge had been waiting for since December finally came, Kiwissa Ski Hill’s opening day for the 2012/13 season. Though limited runs were accessible, just 2 of the 10 on the hill, these were [Read more]
