Marathon, ON – Friday, April 15th will be a day of wizardry and Hogwarts at Crossover Video and Games, when the highly anticipated Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 1) is released on DVD and Blu-Ray. Customers who rent or purchase the new Harry Potter movie will receive a collectible [Read more]
Geraldton, ON – On the April 11, 2011 members of the Greenstone Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment and the North West Region Forensic Identification Unit investigated a break and enter at the Get In Gear/ Sears outlet in the Town of Geraldton. Various electronic equipment and Canadian [Read more]
Tonight (Tues.April 12 Schreiber Council) and tomorrow (Wed.April 13 Mtwdge Council) win a $25 Prepaid VISA Card just for watching Town Council broadcast LIVE! on OntarioNewsNorth.com. (Last Council Meetings, Mayor McArthur + Acting Mayor Connie Hunter said the secret word towards the end of [Read more]
Wawa, ON – Hornepayne, White River, Dubreuilville and of course Wawa residents gathered outside the ServiceOntario office in Wawa Friday, April 8th in protest of a CLUAH (Crown Land Use Atlas Harmonization Project) meeting with MNR District Manager John Peluch and assistants. Among the [Read more]
DUBREUILVILLE, ON – Alouette Snowmobile Club President Rejean Raymond has announced the official closure of Alouette Snowmobile Club Trails. Raymond was quite pleased with the progress in regards to new trails and continued diligence of club volunteers to keep the trails groomed and in [Read more]
NDP National Platform tackles health care, pensions, job creation & affordability THUNDER BAY, ON – New Democrats launched a national platform Sunday that commits to balancing the federal books within four years and shifting the government priority from unfocused and ineffective corporate [Read more]
ELLIOT LAKE, ON – New Democrat MP Carol Hughes joined other dignitaries today at the Elliot Lake cenotaph for the National Day of Remembrance ceremony honouring Canadians who fell during the Battle of Vimy Ridge in World War I. The ceremony, an important occasion for branches of the Legion [Read more]
Voter apathy has been a highly discussed and publicized issue so far in this election. Federally, only 58.8% of Canadian voters turned out to the polls on Election Day, the lowest in Canadian history. These low turnout rates and a perceived disengagement of the electorate is being blamed on the [Read more]
*Video, Paul Gareau talks about the NOSP’s Senior Volunteer Recruitment succes in Manitouwadge. As we get older, our social networks tend to shrink and we may find ourselves interacting less and less with others, and losing our connections to the community. A rising concern in Canadian [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON. –During the early morning hours of Sunday April 3, 2011 Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) initiated an investigation of an assault that occurred in the area of Simcoe Plaza, Terrace Bay, Ontario. While walking home from a social event a male was confronted and then [Read more]
Dear Editor, RE: Candidates Debate on Wed., Apr.6, 2011 I was impressed that citizens from across the Northwest were interested enough to attend the debate in Marathon and was glad to see that issues were discussed and addressed. [Read more]
Marten Falls Detachment Ogoki Post, ON – March 29, 2011, Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service (NAPS) Constable Marc Beauparlant had the satisfaction of seeing an idea of his arrive at completion. In October of 2010, Cst. Beauparlant, DARE Officer for NAPS Marten Falls Detachment, began an [Read more]
GERALDTON, ON – The St. Joseph Catholic School students from Grades 5 to 8 were lucky enough to have a visit from “Let’s talk Science inspiring discovery”. This workshop involved a series of activities relating to the human body and how it works. At each station students [Read more]
DORION, ON – Once again, the organizers of the Festival are getting very excited about the arrival of the annual event on May 28th and 29th, 2011 as Dorion will be the home for a number of birders…novice and expert alike. With Hurkett Cove Conservation area being a renowned birding [Read more]
McGuinty Government Honours Ontario Veterans To recognize their courage and dedication, Ontario veterans can now get a veterans’ licence plate for motorcycles. Like the veterans’ passenger vehicle plate, this new motorcycle plate recognizes the commitment made by past and current [Read more]
