“This is a very sad day, particularly for the families and the colleagues of the fine people who lost their lives in this terrible incident. My thoughts are with them during this difficult time. We are absolutely committed to mine safety in the province of Ontario and to making sure that our [Read more]
Séance régulière du conseil qui aura lieu à 18 h 30, le 8 mai 2014 Regular Council meeting scheduled for May 8, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. 1. OUVERTURE / CALL TO ORDER 2. PRÉSENCE / ROLL CALL 3. APPEL ET DÉCLARATION D’INTÉRÊT PÉCUNIAIRE / DECLARATION OF CONFLICT 4. [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Recently Manitouwadge Public School’s Student Council spearheaded a very humanitarian venture. The council organized a ‘Dime Wars’ challenge. The challenge involved MPS Student Council members placing a jar in each classroom for students and staff to fill with [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – May 3, 2014 after a month long investigation involving detachment members of the Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), 37-year-old Jeffrey HARDY of Nipigon was charged with three counts of Trafficking a Controlled Substance contrary to section 5(1) of the Controlled Drugs and [Read more]
QUEEN’S PARK, ON – “Today New Democrats made it clear that we have lost confidence in the Liberals and their endless waste. The Liberal budget is a desperate attempt to distract Ontarians from the countless scandals by making promises we know they won’t keep. “People in Algoma-Manitoulin [Read more]
From OLG TORONTO, ON – Congratulations to Morris Kozicki of Marathon, the latest winner of $100,000 with ENCORE (March 12, 2014 LOTTO 6/49 draw). Morris also won $10 for matching three of six numbers on his LOTTO 6/49 selection. ENCORE can be played in conjunction with most online [Read more]
Police Agencies Working Together to Prevent Prescription Drug Abuse WAWA, ON – When a physician prescribes medication for a patient, it is only intended for that person. But sometimes when prescriptions lie around unused or expired, they can end up in the hands of those they are not [Read more]
TD Economics reports that more than 500,000 Canadians spend significant periods of time in the United States. These individuals may be unaware that a Canadian can be deemed a U.S. person and subject to U.S. tax filing requirements if holding certain investment vehicles. The definition of a U.S. [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – World Earth Day, April 22, and of course the students and staff at MPS celebrated with their typical exuberance! Intermediate students became leaders for the afternoon and taking the primary students under their wing to do ‘earthy’ things. All of [Read more]
THIS WEEK’S MOVIES Hercules is one of many characters from ancient Greek mythology who continues to fascinate people of today’s generation. The son of Zeus, known for his massive power and far ranging adventures, Hercules has been the subject of numerous movies such as this week’s [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – The North Shore Stars just wrapped up another great season with a silver medal finish at the Ontario Women’s Hockey Association Annual Provincial Tournament in Toronto from April 10th – 13th The Stars finished the round robin play with an impressive first place total [Read more]
Wednesday, 23 April 2014 Last night’s Special Council meeting began at 7 p.m. with all members of Council present. Councillor Rody approved the Agenda as amended. The item removed was regarding the Building Inspector’s assisting Hawk Junction agreement. There needed to be a little more [Read more]
Premier Joins First Nations Chiefs to Formalize Regional Framework Premier Kathleen Wynne and the Matawa member First Nations Chiefs were in Thunder Bay yesterday, where they joined Matawa community members, to officially celebrate the recent signing of a landmark regional framework agreement to [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – Antonella Carlino, a Gr. 12 high school student, came into the school to demonstrate to the students on how to weave palms for Palm Sunday. On Palm Sunday Christians celebrate the triumphal entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem, the week before his death and resurrection. For [Read more]
WEEKLY REVIEW May is shaping up to be an exciting month for new releases. Between the NHL playoffs and the warmer weather, be sure to allow yourself enough time to stay on top of all of the key titles some of which include; That Awkward Moment, Pompeii, 3 Days to Kill and Monuments Men. We [Read more]
