Posts Tagged ‘Northwestern Ontario local news’
Written by MP Bruce Hyer on 28 April 2012
Thunder Bay–Superior North MP commemorates workers injured or killed on the job OTTAWA, ON – Bruce Hyer, MP for Thunder Bay–Superior North, is recognizing workers injured or killed on the job this International Day of Mourning, coming up on Saturday. The MP is calling for a renewed [Read more]
Written by admin on 27 April 2012
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Le 6 mai la Marche Incroyable “The AMAZING RACE WALK” organizé par l’équipe de santé familiale de Manitouwadge débutera officiellement avec un barbeque communautaire, gratuit pour ceux enrégistrer comme participant de la marche, courtoise de Manroc [Read more]
Written by Township of Manitouwadge on 27 April 2012
Thursday, April 26, 2012 UNDER the Constitution of Canada, the Federal Electoral Districts are to be reviewed after each decennial (10 years) census to reflect the changes and movements in Canada’s population to which all citizens of Manitouwadge are requested to have their voice heard. At the [Read more]
Written by Reader Submission on 24 April 2012
Simola, Linne “Linda”, 88 years, of Nipigon, Ontario, passed away Sunday, April 22, 2012 in the Nipigon District Memorial Hospital.A lifelong resident of Nipigon, Linda worked for Zechner’s Foodland for many years. She enjoyed skating, skiing, and league bowling with her husband [Read more]
Written by MPP Michael Mantha on 20 April 2012
Many moons ago, before being elected as your MPP, I worked with Cherokee Logging as a cut and skidder operator and as a sawmill worker with Gogama Forest Products. My family, along with many families and communities in the North relied solely on the forestry industry. During my time working in the [Read more]
Written by admin on 18 April 2012
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Tuesday, April 10th Our Lady of Lourdes School students in Junior and Senior Kindergarten with their teacher Mrs. Milks, helpers and a couple of parents went for an walk on the Ducks Unlimited Perry Lake Trail to see what signs of Spring had begun to appear. There were [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 17 April 2012
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]
Written by Tyler Davis on 10 April 2012
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]
Written by admin on 10 April 2012
Grade 3 and 4 students present the Stations of the Cross for the Junior and Senior Kindergarten, Grade 1 and 2 students in the Prayer Atrium. Photos OntarioNewsNorth.com MANITOUWADGE, ON – Last week, classes at Our Lady of Lourdes did many things to prepare for the celebration of Easter, [Read more]
Written by admin on 10 April 2012
Article by Best Start Hub & OntarioNewsNorth.com MANITOUWADGE, ON – The Township of Manitouwadge held its annual Easter Extravaganza yesterday evening (April 4th), at the Recreation Centre Auditorium, in partnership with the Family Place/Best Start Hub. More than one-hundred adults and [Read more]
Written by Reader Submission on 09 April 2012
John Joseph Tocheri,age 83 years, passed away peacefully at home in Marathon on Thursday in Port Arthur, the second child of Gina and Alfred Tocheri. He graduated from Port Arthur Technical High School with a focus on industrial drafting in 1946 and began working with Marathon Pulp & Paper as a [Read more]
Written by admin on 29 March 2012
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Mercredi le 28 mars Jocelyn Bourgoin, Directeur Général de l’hopital général de Manitouwadge fut l’hôte d’une réunion publique pour introduire le Plan des Services en Français a l’hopital de Manitouwadge. Environ une [Read more]
Written by NDP Media on 29 March 2012
On the budget – your say counts Families have been telling me in recent months that their biggest concerns are jobs, healthcare and the cost of living. The budget announced by the Liberal government does not do nearly enough to address these priorities. There are nearly 600,000 people looking for [Read more]
Written by Manitouwadge Public School on 28 March 2012
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Manitouwadge Public School students in the Primary division were showing their compassion by observing Purple Day Monday (March 26, 2012). Purple Day is an international grassroots effort dedicated to increasing worldwide awareness about epilepsy. March 26th was [Read more]
Written by ManitouwadgeMarathon OPP on 28 March 2012
MARATHON, ON – Tuesday March 27, 2012 officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marathon detachment conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle travelling Westbound on Highway 17 in Pic Township, East of Marathon in the District of Thunder Bay. During the traffic stop a quantity of cannabis [Read more]