MANITOUWADGE, ON – Mark your calendars, St. Paul’s United Church parish members invite you to join them the second Saturday in May for their Annual Opportunity Sale. As one of the first major yard/variety sales of the Spring, the United Church ‘Opportunity Sale’ [Read more]
Province Supporting Communities and Creating Jobs Ontario is supporting festivals and events in Thunder Bay & Schreiber that will draw tourists, create jobs and grow the local economy. “Our government is proud to support festivals and events because they contribute to the economy and create [Read more]
WAWA, ON – During the early hours of April 3, 2015, members of the Superior East Wawa Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint in the town of Wawa regarding a possible impaired driver. At approximately 7:48 am, while on general patrols officers observed [Read more]
WEEKLY WRAP-UP We’ve placed our orders for May and it’s looking like it’s going to be a big month for new releases! Ever since it debuted in theatres, people have been asking repeatedly when “American Sniper” would be available to rent or buy. We can now confirm that date to be May 19th! [Read more]
Ontario Supporting Strong, Prosperous Northern Communities Ontario is supporting northern communities by helping them to attract and develop investment opportunities. “Our government is committed to investing in northern communities and working with them to support a dynamic and prosperous [Read more]
Submitted by Andrew Foulds THUNDER BAY, ON – Thunder Bay City Councillor Andrew Foulds announced today that he will seek the Thunder Bay Superior North NDP nomination for the coming Federal election. In making the announcement, Foulds said, “It is an exciting time for New Democrats. As [Read more]
WEEKLY WRAP-UP The fifth of eight Academy Award Nominees for Best Picture, available this Tuesday, is also a remarkable true story set behind the scenes during WW2. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Imitation Game tells the story of Alan Turing, a bright if not cocky mathematician who is tasked with [Read more]
Ontario Electricity Support Program to Assist Low-Income Ontarians with Electricity Costs Today, MPP Michael Gravelle shared details of the proposed Ontario Electricity Support Program. The intent of this program is to help qualifying low-income Ontarians by providing them with financial [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – March 26th, Manitouwadge Public School students and staff celebrated Epilepsy Awareness Day. Each year staff and students show their support for this important cause by wearing purple and making donations to organizations which support treatment, raising awareness and [Read more]
GERALDTON, ON – March 21, 2015 at 2:10 am members of the Greenstone Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting general patrol on Main Street in Geraldton, Ontario. Police observed some concerning driving behaviour. Before police could initiate a traffic stop, the driver stopped the vehicle [Read more]
WEEKLY WRAP-UP Ringers rejoice! For each of the past few years, one of the questions we get asked the most is “when is the new Lord of the Rings movie coming out”. Needless to say, anticipation builds around each new installment in the billion dollar Lord of the Rings franchise. “The Hobbit- [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – The Lakehead University Native Student Association (LUNSA) is excited to be hosting their 27th Annual Powwow at the CJ Sanders Fieldhouse, March 20-22. LUNSA is honoured to have Shkoday-Asin as the Host Drum. Lakehead University students and the Thunder Bay community will [Read more]
WEEKLY REVIEW Back in 2005, a cast of animated talking animals from the New York zoo filled the big screens and became an immediate hit with the young and the young at heart. Madagascar went on to earn a jaw dropping 532 million dollars at the worldwide box office. Amongst the group of talking [Read more]
This summer at the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am and Parapan Am Games, athletes from 41 countries across the Americas will compete for 4,259 medals in 825 medal events. Barrick supplied all of the gold, silver and copper for the medals from three of its mines across the Americas. You may have already [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – The ground search portion of the search for Mr. Jeffrey DARRAH has been temporarily suspended. The OPP continues to investigate his whereabouts. Mr. DARRAH was reported missing on Monday March 9th (CLICK HERE for original release). Jeffrey DARRAH is a 50 year old male [Read more]
