Forest fire situation update East Fire Region September 10, 2010 Next update will be issued on Friday, September 17 There were no new fires of note between September 7 to 10. Currently there are four fires being observed in the Cochrane District, no problems are anticipated. The fire hazard remains [Read more]
DATE: 4 SEPTEMBER 2010 HYER TO CELEBRATE ACHIEVEMENTS OF CANADIAN WORKERS MP to attend 2010 Labour Day celebrations in Thunder Bay Today THUNDER BAY – Bruce Hyer, Member of Parliament for Thunder Bay–Superior North, is recognizing the achievements of Canadian workers at Thunder Bay’s Labour [Read more]
Full-Day Kindergarten Starts Next Week in the Thunder Bay District McGuinty Government Helping 449 Kids in Thunder Bay, Atikokan, and Marathon Learn Skills to Succeed In School Full-day kindergarten begins next week in 12 schools in the Thunder Bay District. It is being offered at: Thunder Bay – [Read more]
BATCHEWANA FIRST NATION OF OJIBWAYS RANKIN RESERVE 15D GOULAIS BAY RESERVE 15A OBADJIWAN RESERVE 15E WHITEFISH ISLAND 15 Administration Office 236 Frontenac Street Rankin Reserve 15D Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario P6A 5K9 Ph. (705) 759-0914 Fax (705) 759-9171 www.batchewana.ca BATCHEWANA FIRST NATION [Read more]
Kurtis Jung, a student at Manitouwadge High School, has received a 2010 Entrance W. Garfield Weston Award worth up to $40,000. Nationally, only 46 W. Garfield Weston Awards were granted to well-rounded students who are passionate about their fields of study, community-minded and truly interested in [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Tuesday, August 31st, what is often a ‘Once in a Lifetime’ experience for most golfers came as an added surprise because of the strong wind which were being tolerated by golfers enjoying a morning at the Manitouwadge Golf Course. At 11:30 am, while in the [Read more]
Forest fire situation update East Fire Region August 30, 2010 Two new fires were reported on August 29. North Bay 94, north of Temagami, was 0.1 hectares in size but has since been declared out. Wawa 32, a lightning fire north of Missinaibi Lake, is not under control at 0.4 hectares. On Saturday, [Read more]
Mike Brown, M.P.P. Algoma-Manitoulin For Immediate Release August 27, 2010 BROWN ANNOUNCES NORTHERN ENERGY CREDIT APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE Ontario Government Helps Northerners QUEENS PARK – Mike Brown, MPP, Algoma-Manitoulin, is pleased to announce that it now only takes a few, simple [Read more]
This is the most recent report received, as of Aug.29-04:25 from the East Fire Region; to read Saturday, Aug.28th‘s report from the West Fire Region CLICK HERE Forest Fire Situation Update East Fire Region August 27, 2010 No new fires were reported on August 26. Two hundred staff will be [Read more]
Forest Fire Situation Update West Fire Region Saturday August 28, 2010 The forest fire hazard is high across northwestern Ontario. There is one new fire today in the West Fire Region. Thunder Bay Fire 60 is a small 0.1ha lightning caused fire burning on an island at Amik Lake north on hwy 527. All [Read more]
Cultural Centre Renovations Contribute to Silent Auction Photos/article courtesy of Sean Irwin TERRACE BAY, ON – In preparation for the upcoming opening of the Terrace Bay Cultural Centre (tentatively scheduled for late September), a silent auction was held on Friday August 20th aimed at [Read more]
West Fire Region Thursday, August 19, 2010 There were no new fires reported in the West Fire Region by the evening of August 19. There were two new forest fires reported in the West Fire Region by day’s end August 18. Both fires were classed as human caused, located in the Nipigon District. [Read more]
West Fire Region Tuesday, August 17, 2010 There were no new fires reported in the West Fire Region by the evening of August 17. Four fires remain active in the far north. They are being monitored. Some Ontario fire fighting resources in British Columbia have reached the end of their 14 day tour of [Read more]
East Fire Region August 12, 2010 One new fire was confirmed in the East Fire Region on Wednesday, August 11. Sudbury 148, north of Sudbury near Athlone Lake, is under control at 0.5 hectares. There are no issues anticipated. So far today, August 12, there has been one confirmed fire. North Bay 90, [Read more]
West Fire Region Wednesay, August 11, 2010 There were no new fires reported in the West Fire Region by the evening of August 11. Active fires continue to be monitored and no problems are anticipated. Ontario personnel in Saskatchewan are demobilizing resources and planning a return to Ontario. [Read more]
