From the Editor of OntarioNewsNorth.com: Every week Tyler Davis, Owner Crossover Video & Games in Marathon, writes the Crossover Insider for OntarioNewsNorth.com. Published Tuesdays, The Crossover Insider is your source for the week’s movie & video game releases, store news, details of [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON– As the Township of Manitouwadge Community Services Playground program draws near it’s end, there are many fond memories for participants and their supervisers; Vanessa Ratte, Elaine Milks, Brooke Bodak, and Alicia Piche, to look back on. In the past 2 weeks among the [Read more]
Construction activities The thin layer capping activities are nearly complete! Work on the construction phase of the project has been ongoing since May and progress has been steady, with minimal downtime. Sand was brought in from gravel pits in the Marathon area and Manitoulin Island and has been [Read more]
Harper Government Commemorates Detention of Second World War Prisoners of War and Great Britain’s Enemy Aliens Historic Second World War Event Contributed to Allied War Effort CLICK TO VIEW VIDEO: Parks Canada – History and Culture Interview with internment camp resident NEYS PROVINCIAL [Read more]
GEORGIAN BAY, ON VIA SKYPE – July 26th, OntarioNewsNorth.com Editor Karina Hunter spoke with Terry Plaskitt, Owner of Georgian Bay Solar and Wind which designs and installs wind and solar energy systems across Northern Ontario. Plaskitt explained the benefits of these systems, what [Read more]
From the Editor of OntarioNewsNorth.com: Every week Tyler Davis, Owner Crossover Video & Games in Marathon, writes the Crossover Insider for OntarioNewsNorth.com. Published Tuesdays, The Crossover Insider is your source for the week’s movie & video game releases, store news, details of [Read more]
IMPROVING HIGHWAY 11 NEAR BEARDMORE Once completed, the project will link the newly-resurfaced stretch of Highway 11 from Nipigon all the way through Beardmore. A 49 km stretch of the highway was renewed, from Nipigon to OrientBay, last summer. Ontario is repaving nearly 30 kilometres of Highway [Read more]
The Marathon Joint Review Panel has issued a Public Notice advising of the start of the public comment period on the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) submitted by Stillwater Canada Inc. regarding the proposed Marathon PGM-Cu Mine Project. A copy of the public notice is available [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Thursday, July 26th participants of the Township of Manitouwadge Playground program walked, with their instructors Brooke Bodak, Alisha Piche and Vanessa Ratte, to the Museum for a special visit. Museum Interpreter Josh Barnes welcomed the children and provided a tour of [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – Numerous charges have been laid after several Ontario police services including Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) executed a number of search warrants in relation to a joint forces drug investigation. At a media conference in Thunder Bay, OPP Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau [Read more]
From the Editor of OntarioNewsNorth.com: Every week Tyler Davis, Owner Crossover Video & Games in Marathon, writes the Crossover Insider for OntarioNewsNorth.com. Published Tuesdays, The Crossover Insider is your source for the week’s movie & video game releases, store news, details of [Read more]
PIC RIVER, ON – Sunday, July 24th the Ojibways of the Pic River First Nation held their 29th Annual Pow Wow at the Pic River Pow Wow grounds on the shores of the Pic. The theme for this year’s pow wow was “HONOURING ALL OUR RELATIONS”. Jim Misquart was Master of Ceremonies [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – The Schreiber Public Library’s Annual Bocce Ball Tournament was held Tuesday, July 17th. The tournament is always a highlight of Schreiber’s Heritage Days and 2012 was no different. Thank you to all those who volunteered and participated to make the tournament a [Read more]
July 22, 2012 – 17:00 (5pm) There was only one new fire reported in the Northwest Region by early evening in the District of Thunder Bay. It was a quiet day in the region July 22 after rain helped dampen the fire hazard and smoky conditions that had been experienced on July 21. The reprieve [Read more]
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ISSUED ENVIRONMENT CANADA HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CHAPLEAU – MISSINAIBI LAKE AGAWA – LAKE SUPERIOR PARK GERALDTON – LONGLAC – CARAMAT – MARATHON – SCHREIBER – WAWA – WHITE RIVER – PUKASKWA [Read more]
