**From the Editor, sincere apologies to both Mr. Gravelle and Mayor King that the video formatting has unfortunately trimmed the top of the videos, try as I may this seems incorrigible. K.Hunter, Editor/Publisher OntarioNewsNorth.com Photos Video courtesy OntarioNewsNorth.com; release from [Read more]
October 4, 2010 2:30 PM McGuinty Government Helping Public Sector Connect With Local Farmers More local food will soon be available in the cafeterias of hospitals, schools and other public institutions. The Broader Public Sector Investment Fund will help connect farmers, food processors, and [Read more]
FROM/DE: Marathon OPP Detachment DATE: October 04, 2010 MALE CHARGED WITH IMPAIRED OPERATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE MARATHON ON. – Friday October 1, 2010, at 03:00am Marathon OPP officers observed a motor vehicle that was travelling in a back lane at a high rate of speed. The officers conducted a [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – Thursday, September 30th OntarioNewsNorth.com Editor/Publisher Karina Hunter caught up with Mayor Anne Krassillowsky, President of the Northern Ontario Municipalities Association while attending their Northwestern Ontario Regional Conference, she took the time to speak with [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – While covering NOMA’s Semi-Annual Conference in Thunder Bay we caught up with NOMA Vice-President, Manitouwadge Mayor John MacEachern. MacEachern is running for Mayor once again and so we discussed the progress made during the past four years, where he is [Read more]
October 1, 2010 Problems at Veterans Affairs are Systematic Reports that the personal information of Canada’s veterans, such as medical and psychiatric records, widely circulated in the Department of Veterans Affairs, have New Democrats calling for a full inquiry into the policies and practices [Read more]
St. Martin Hosts Spring Clothing Swap TERRACE BAY, ON – Wednesday, September 22nd St. Martin hosted their bi-annual clothing swap. The swap continues to generate a considerable amount of interest in both Terrace Bay and Schreiber. For several weeks parents from the communities brought [Read more]
September 30, 2010 THUNDER BAY, ON – Northern Ontario Municipalities Association conference attendees were pleasantly surprised to learn of a change in the agenda Thursday when it was announced that Premier Dalton McGuinty would be the Key Note Speaker during their luncheon at the Airlaine [Read more]
McGuinty Government Supporting Expansion Of Film Production Industry In The North Filmgoers attending this year’s Cinefest Film Festival have the opportunity to view a new film shot in Northern Ontario last fall and will be screened during the festival’s closing weekend. Supported by [Read more]
DUBREUILVILLE, ON – Le 14 octobre 2010, les résidents de Dubreuilville auront l’occasion d’entrendre que les candidats à la mairie, au consiel municipal et au conseil scolaire ont à dire. Chaque candidat aura l’ocaasion de parler de ses intentions. Les portes [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE PUBLIC SCHOOL REMEMBERS MANITOUWADGE, ON – The students, staff, some parents and grandparents were honoured on Thursday to be able to pay tribute to a very well known Canadian. Each year our students participate in the Annual Terry Fox School Run by taking part in a parade [Read more]
October 1, 2010 10:10 AM McGuinty Government Permanently Shuts Down Four More Coal Units Ontario families will breathe cleaner air after four additional dirty coal-fired units were permanently shut down, reducing smog-producing coal generating capacity by 40 per cent since 2003. Today’s [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Students in Grade 3 are busy examining local soil samples in an effort to better understand the composition of soil. Armed with their tools, newspapers, toothpicks and a magnifying lens, students found: Pebbles Roots Seeds Mica Vermiculite Shells Insect Larvae. Jaden was [Read more]
Queen’s Park Report Mike Brown, MPP Algoma-Manitoulin Laid-Off Ontarians Graduating Into Second Careers Ontarians are a resilient bunch. No province was hit harder by the global recession than Ontario, but together we pulled through. And working together, we have become what the Conference Board [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – While at the Northern Ontario Municipalities Association Semi-Annual Conference in Thunder Bay, OntarioNewsNorth.com Editor/Publisher Karina Hunter caught up with Schreiber Electoral Candidate Lorraine Huard. Huard spoke with us about running for Schreiber Council in 2010 [Read more]
