Terrace Bay resident competes in Special Olympics Ontario Winter Games Local resident, Shannon Moquin, participated in the Special Olympics Ontario Winter Games held in Thunder Bay on January 21 to 23. Shannon competed in snowshoeing and brought home 2 silver medals in 100m & 200m snowshoeing. [Read more]
The month of February will see some big name movies and games hit the market and we are pleased to be able to offer these titles to you! Some of the major movies releasing this month include Unstoppable, Due Date, Megamind and Paranormal Activity 2. Some of the big games include Mario Sports Mix [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – During the week of January 24th to 30th, 2011 the Marathon/Manitouwadge OPP Detachment reported the following activity: Calls for Service – 57 Traffic Tickets – 2 Criminal Charges – 0 R.I.D.E. Checks – 4 Results of R.I.D.E. [Read more]
Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs Celebrates National Snowmobiling Environment Month with Reduced Sled Emissions January 31, 2011 BARRIE, ON – The Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC) celebrates significantly lower emissions for Best Available Technology sleds during [Read more]
Technology, Family, and Community Learning Emphasized At Holy Saviour School Technology is all around us with new platforms for communication being developed at an alarming rate. With each new device comes more ways for people to connect via social media. Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, BBM, MSN, and a [Read more]
The student body at ST. Hilary’s School in Red Rock was buzzing with literacy- based activities, in celebration of National Family Literacy Day on the 27th. The kindergarten class began the creation of an ‘Alphabet Big Book’. Assisted by the grade 7/8 class they were involved and [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – Monday, February 1st tune in to CFNO’s morning show to hear details of the Breakfast with Al contest; Al Cresswell will be sharing details of how you could win and have the morning show broadcast from your home, kicking off the Marathon Winter Carnival. Now listen below [Read more]
Curl-A-Thon Successfully Raises Equipment & Travel Funds MANITOUWADGE, ON – Saturday, January 29th while the rest of Manitouwadge was crazy with Hockeyville Fever, North Shore Secondary Schools Athletic Association (NSSSAA) Curling Championship hopefuls from Manitouwadge High School were [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Friday, January 28th Manitouwadge for Hockeyville efforts continued with a skating party at the Manitouwadge Recreation Centre arena and Nomination Assistance Booth in the lobby. Natalie Labbee, April Robinson, Kerri Jackson and others, had a scanner and laptops set up to [Read more]
*From the Editor: The hearing in Dryden referred to below is the same which caught OntarioNewsNorth.com’s attention in a provincial gov’t press release January 12th titled “Improving Rural and Northern Health Care”. Get the rest of this story by CLICKING HERE; I am [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Friday, January 28th efforts in Manitouwadge to have the community named as Kraft Hockeyville 2011 continued with a Community Skating Party at the Recreation Centre Arena. Volunteers April Robinson and Natalie Labee had a table set up in the lobby once again, helping [Read more]
Read MP Carol Hughes column on OntarioNewsNorth.com anytime by clicking on the Hughes on Headlines hot button in the Editorial Columns list at the top of the home page (or article pages like this one). Canada Revenue Agency could be a part of solution to small business’ red tape woes If there is [Read more]
McGuinty Government Appoints Experienced Veteran Ontario has appointed Tadeusz (Ted) Wieclawek as the province’s Fire Marshal. Wieclawek joined the Office of the Fire Marshal (OFM) in 1992 and has held several high-ranking positions, most recently Deputy Assistant Fire Marshal responsible for [Read more]
FROM/DE: Greenstone OPP Detachment DATE: January 28th, 2011 BEARDMORE, ON – On January 27, 2011 members of the Greenstone Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment and the OPP’s Northwest Region Crime Unit executed a Criminal Code search warrant in the [Read more]
FROM/DE: Greenstone OPP Detachment DATE: January 28, 2011 Long Lake #58 First Nation Territory, ON – On January 26, 2011 members of the Greenstone Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment attended a residence on Long Lake #58 FNT conducting a compliance [Read more]
