OTTAWA, ON – Elections Canada will now have the teeth it needs to conduct the kind of investigation needed for the electoral fraud allegations that have seized parliament, says Carol Hughes. Charges of misconduct are centered on the riding of Guelph, where Liberal supporters received fraudulent [Read more]
QUEEN’S PARK, ON – Timiskaming-Cochrane New Democrat MPP John Vanthof will table a motion in the Ontario Legislature today calling for the creation of a new legislative committee that would be made up of Northern MPPs. “For too long, the Ontario Legislature hasn’t responded to the issues [Read more]
You may have heard: the retirement security of Canadians is under threat. At the World Economic Forum in January, Stephen Harper called the future of Canada’s Old Age Security (OAS) program into question. OAS provides supplementary income to 98% of Canadians over the age of 65. The government has [Read more]
McGuinty Government Ensures Sustainable Development, Protects Old Growth Forest Ontario is protecting the environment and giving clarity to developers by ensuring the Wolf Lake Old Growth Forest in the Timiskaming District remains a protected area. Retaining Wolf Lake’s Forest Reserve status [Read more]
TBSO Concert at Lakehead THUNDER BAY, ON – Come and enjoy an eclectic and innovative mix of music on Wednesday, March 14th at Lakehead University. The Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra (TBSO) will be presenting a noon hour concert entitled iPod Genres. TBSO Conductor-in-Residence Daniel [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – Yesterday (March 8th, 2012) members of the Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) with assistance from the Drug Enforcement Unit executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act warrant at a residence on Steele Avenue in the Town of Red Rock. After investigation and a search of the [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Yesterday, March 8th, the halls and classrooms at Manitouwadge Public School were abuzz with football players, hockey players, and representatives of all kinds of sports as students wholeheartedly participated in this week’ Theme Day.. Two of our young leaders – [Read more]
Foul Play Not Suspected WAWA, ON – Foul play is not suspected in the sudden death of a Wawa woman whose body was found in her residence on February 20, 2012. Ontario Provincial Police responded to the report a deceased woman in an apartment on Ontario Street just after 3:00 pm. An autopsy took [Read more]
DRIVER CHARGED WITH STUNT DRIVING AND VEHICLE IMPOUNDED FOR 7 DAYS MARATHON ON – Friday March 2, 2012, at 6:30 pm, a Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer was conducting radar enforcement on Highway 17 near the Black River bridge approximately 15 kms east of Marathon, Ontario. The [Read more]
Marten Falls and Aroland First Nations have formed an alliance to ensure their rights and interests are protected in the development of the Ring of Fire QUEEN’S PARK, ON – Today, Chief Eli Moonias of Marten Falls First Nation and Chief Sonny Gagnon of Aroland First Nation outlined [Read more]
TORONTO, ON – Ring of Fire Resources Inc., (the “Company”) (TSX-V: ROF, FRANKFURT: RG5, OTC.PK: HWKPF) is pleased to announce additional results from its current drilling program have confirmed that the width in the western part of the Kingsmill Nickel Body is approximately 400m. [Read more]
LIFE AT OUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC SCHOOL MANITOUWADGE, ON – As part of their Science curriculum, the Structures and Mechanisms unit, Mrs. Gillman’s grade five students designed and constructed an “Egg Protector”. These constructions were built to be attractive, [Read more]
STRIKE EXPANDS HEMLO WEST PROJECT WITH ACQUISITION OF SOUTH WORTHINGTON CLAIMS Strike Minerals Inc. (“Strike”) TSX.V:STK announces that it has purchased 100% ownership of significant gold exploration claims south of Hays Lake at Worthington Bay near Schreiber, Ontario (the “Worthington South [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – The evening of Thursday, February 23rd families of students of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School attended an education session titled “Making Healthy Connections” offered by the OLOL Parent Council thanks to an annual grant from the Superior North Catholic [Read more]
A Foleyet man has been fined $1,385 for illegal hunting and fishing activities within the Chapleau Crown Game Preserve. Wilfred Trochimchuk pleaded guilty to a number of offences, including possession of a firearm in the game preserve, operating an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) without a helmet, making [Read more]
