THUNDER BAY, ON – Lakehead University’s Department of Social Work has become Northwestern Ontario’s hub for the Youth Research and Evaluation eXchange (YouthREX). YouthREX is a provincially-funded program that allows each hub to engage with small and grassroot youth-serving organizations [Read more]
WEEKLY REVIEW With several major blockbuster movies having hit theatres over the last few months, Crossover customers can look forward to each new release week over the next several months. Taking a sneak peek into April, it appears as though one of the most asked-about titles of last little while [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Monday March 9, 2015, off duty officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Manitouwadge detachment were operating their personal snowmobiles on Camp 60 Road south of Manitouwadge. The officers found an injured Rottweiler dog on the snowmobile trail and recognized the dog [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – Students across the Superior North Catholic School Board teamed up with Toronto Catholic School Board for a Google hangout surrounding student leadership on February 19, 2015. Tina Visintin (Student Success Lead) and Greg Rogers (Student Leadership) collaborated together to [Read more]
Thunder Bay District Crime Stoppers and the OPP are asking for your help in solving a substantial Break & Enter that occurred in Gorham Township. Sometime between February 24th and 27th 2015 unknown suspect(s) entered onto a property on Gorvale Rd and broke into a garage and an enclosed work [Read more]
The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) is concluding preliminary assessment work in two communities engaged in learning about Adaptive Phased Management (APM), Canada’s plan for the long-term management of used nuclear fuel. New geological studies in the vicinity of Creighton, [Read more]
WEEKLY REVIEW Can you hear it? The call of the Mockingjay? Hunger Games fans across the nation will surely rejoice when the call of the Mockingjay rings out this week marking its long awaited debut on DVD and Blu-Ray. With a special Friday (March 6th) release date, Mockingjay leads a week that [Read more]
Submitted by Marathon Cross-Country Ski & Snowshoe Club President David Giuliano MARATHON, ON – Saturday, The Marathon Cross Country Ski and Snowshoe Club celebrated receiving a grant from the Trillium Foundation. The club received a $50,000 grant to assist with a rebuild of their snow [Read more]
Coyotes, like other wildlife, sometimes come into conflict with humans. Since migrating to Ontario from the west more than 100 years ago, coyotes have adapted well to urban environments and can now be found in both rural and urban settings. Coyotes can be found across Ontario but are most abundant [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – The Public Advisory Committee (PAC) to the Thunder Bay Remedial Action Plan, or harbour cleanup plan, will meet at 7 p.m. on March 11th at the Balmoral Street Centre on the Lakehead University campus (Room: HS 1029). The agenda and previous minutes will be published once [Read more]
WEEKLY REVIEW I think it’s probably safe to say that we’ve all had a boss, at one time or another, that we haven’t been particularly fond of. What did we do about it? Or better yet, what could we do about it? Back in 2011, we were introduced to three bumbling friends who all found [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – January 27th, Holy Angels School celebrated Family Literacy Day, as a school. We spent the afternoon beginning with a read aloud by one of our favourite readers, Mrs. Chisholm. She read “The Book with No Pictures”. After reading together, all students and [Read more]
MARATHON ON – Friday February 20, 2015 approximately 06:50pm, officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marathon detachment were advised of a motor vehicle collision involving three motor vehicles on Highway 17 approximately 15 km west of Marathon ON. A westbound motor vehicle lost [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – Wednesday February 18, 2015 around 2:25pm Marathon/Manitouwadge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call regarding a person being hit by a motor vehicle on Highway 17, 24km west of White River. A 47 year old female MTO plow truck driver was struck while parked in a snow [Read more]
WEEKLY INSIDER Back in 1994, no one could have ever suspected that a pair of dimwitted friends would become Hollywood sensations. Jeff Daniels and Jim Carrey teamed up for the buddy comedy “Dumb and Dumber”, in which they portrayed a couple of less than intelligent friends on a quest to return [Read more]
