Ontario Government Working to Create a Stronger, More Diverse Northern Economy Premier Kathleen Wynne hosted a Northern Leaders’ Forum in Timmins yesterday to discuss ways to drive job creation and economic growth in Northern Ontario communities. The forum is brought together northern [Read more]
**CLICK HERE for OntarioNewsNorth.com’s coverage of the MHS Wolverines including full results from OFSAA, photos of Wolverines at OFSAA (Courtesy Alethea Doucet) and/or Scroll down below article for video of their Friday game at West Ferris SS Wolverines finish 3rd in Pool C NORTH BAY, ON [Read more]
Ontario Government Creating Jobs, Building Modern Infrastructure The Ontario government has made major improvements to highways, roads and bridges in Northwestern Ontario, creating 5,500 construction jobs and ensuring safer, more convenient rides for families and businesses. Over the course of the [Read more]
Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island – Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay – Agawa – Lake Superior Park 9:46 PM EST Saturday 16 November 2013 Rain tonight giving 50 mm by Sunday night. Rain at times heavy in advance of an approaching low [Read more]
Paterson Foundation Gives $1 million to Lakehead University’s Faculty of Law THUNDER BAY, ON – Lakehead University has graciously accepted a $1 million gift from the Paterson Foundation. The donation is intended to help further ongoing renovations to the Port Arthur Collegiate Institute [Read more]
Ontario’s first Faculty of Law in 44 years officially opened its doors, Wenesday, September 3, with a large ribbon cutting ceremony at Lakehead’s Port Arthur Collegiate Institute (PACI), home to the University’s newest Faculty. Attendees of this historic event included the school’s first [Read more]
Ontario Government Commits $2 million per year to foster Research and Innovation Ontario will commit up to $2 million per year to keep the Experimental Lakes Area open – the only fresh water research facility of its kind in the world – a decision that will see that the important [Read more]
NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO – A petition demanding action from government representatives (partial image above), in regards to maintenance of the Industrial Road connecting Manitouwage to the Municipality of Greenstone, providing access from Manitouwadge to Hillsport (and vice-versa), and [Read more]
New Fires It was scattered rainfall and high relative humidity levels that kept fire active low on August 24 in the Northwest Region; only one new fire was confirmed which was a small fire in the Kenora District that has already been called out. Active storm systems roaming across [Read more]
NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO – The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) held local transportation exhibits last month (July) in Wawa, Schreiber and Hornepayne, Northwestern Ontario communities involved in the “Learn More” process. The mobile transportation exhibit originally made [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) launched a 56- community, 28-day tour of Ontario with the provincial Debt Clock. The tour aims to draw public attention to the overspending and unsustainable debt at Queen’s Park. “Ontario’s debt grows by almost a billion dollars each [Read more]
PIKANGIKUM, ON – After more than sixteen years of effort guided by Esteemed Elders from Pikangikum First Nation, a Sustainable Forest Licence (SFL) has been issued for the Whitefeather Forest. The Whitefeather Forest is located in Northwestern Ontario (the Whitefeather Forest is an [Read more]
MP Bruce Hyer joins other Canadians to ‘walk a mile in their shoes’ in remote fly-in reserve THUNDER BAY, ON — MP Bruce Hyer joined 25 other Canadians today flying to Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI), a remote First Nation community 600 km north of Thunder Bay. The initiative, started by KI [Read more]
New Fires No new fires were confirmed on June 15. Nipigon Fire 33 was confirmed on June 14 and was located in a cutover approximately 60km east of Geraldton. This fire was 0.5ha and is now out. Red Lake Fire 9 was confirmed on June 14 and is located near the community of North Spirit [Read more]
Billed as “A place for everyone!”, (Une place pour tout le monde!), Francophones and Anglophones gathered together in Thunder Bay last May 26th, to celebrate the history and heritage of the francophone community in Northwestern Ontario. Spearheading the “Franco-Festival” was the Association [Read more]
