NORTHWESTERN, ON – Highway 17 at Pays Plat Hill – Now re-opened. Highway 17 at Pays Plat Hill is now re-opened to traffic in both directions. Highway was closed for approximately three hours. ________________________________ NORTHWESTERN, ON – Highway 17 is closed to traffic [Read more]
FROM THE EDITOR: Marathon High School students participated in an overnight emergency preparedness excercise this past May; click here for the article, photos and organizer and participant interviews from the event. MARATHON, ON – The emergency services in your community recognize the value in [Read more]
INSIDER REVIEW Here’s hoping that everyone had a very Happy Thanksgiving! Now that the big feast is out of the way (with plenty of leftovers to follow), it’s time to put your feet up and treat yourself to a relaxing movie night. Perhaps one of this week’s new releases may be of interest. [Read more]
THUNDER BAY/ ORILLIA, ON – Lakehead University’s Board of Governors welcomed its new Chair and Vice-Chair, as well as one new member, at its October 3, 2014 Annual General Meeting (AGM). The AGM also marked the final year of service for several members of the Board. The [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – September 30, 2014 at approximately 7:00 p.m. members of the Schreiber Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to Hwy 17, Killraine Township to assist with an injured male. The male was injured after he lost control of an off road dirt bike that he had [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Recently, Manitouwadge Public School Grade 7/8 students in were provided with a wealth of information about a very preventable, and concerning, medical problem – FASD (Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder). Presenters Kristie LaChance and Shirley Desjardins shone [Read more]
The next meeting of the Public Advisory Committee (PAC) to the Nipigon Bay Remedial Action Plan, or cleanup plan, will take place at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, October 15 at the Lake Helen Community Resource Centre. The general public is welcome to attend and there is no charge. The meeting topics to [Read more]
Another Stretch of Four-Lane Highway About to Open The Ontario government is continuing to invest in highway infrastructure across Northern Ontario, supporting economic growth and creating jobs. “I am incredibly pleased with the progress we are continuing to see on the Highway 11/17 [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – This week our students and staff were honored to be able to remember a very important individual in our Canadian history. They gathered outside our school and walked in memory of Terry Fox – a man whose perseverance and compassion left a legacy that has, and will [Read more]
TERRACE BAY, ON – Tuesday, September 23rd St. Martin School held our annual Open House and Book Fair from 6:00 to 7:00 pm. During this time parents, students, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and family friends all had the opportunity to visit the school, check out the classrooms, and meet the [Read more]
TERRACE BAY, ON – Parents, staff and students of St. Martin Elementary School now have one more way to stay in touch and keep up with import things happening at school. Principal Kerry Robinson-Desjardins has created a Facebook page for the school and students and their parents who use [Read more]
AUDIO Below (by CBC Superior Mornings): Byron LeClair from Pic River spoke to CBC Superior Mornings’ Lisa Laco about the Memorial SIJHL Exhibition Hockey Game held yesterday and the healing power of hockey. The hockey game was held at the Town of Marathon Arena, in honour of Jordan [Read more]
A New Era of Cleaner Air in Ontario Ontario is now home to North America’s largest power plant fuelled completely by biomass. The Atikokan Generating Station conversion is complete and the station is now generating electricity and helping meet local power needs in northwestern Ontario. [Read more]
“It’s good to see that the committee work continues and is making progress. A database that tracks the health of miners on the job is a good idea and should be implemented without delay. However, I also want to remind this government that re-announcing old initiatives does not count for action. [Read more]
Two southern Ontario men have pleaded guilty to possessing an over-limit of walleye. Garry Wincherook of Metcalfe and Robert Best of Lakefield were each fined $1,000 for possessing nine fish over the legal limit allowed by their sport fishing licences. The court heard that on June 10, 2014, [Read more]
