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]
A Mattawa man has been fined $8,000 for the commission of two offences related to the illegal harvest of Crown timber in Papineau Township. Doug Bangs pleaded guilty to harvesting trees without the authority of a licence, an offence under Ontario’s Crown Forest Sustainability Act. A guilty plea [Read more]
Like municipalities across the province, many Northern communities rely on property tax as a key source of revenue. In turn, this means they are reliant on the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) to assess reasonable tax values on local properties for the purposes of collecting [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – The Township of Manitouwadge has advised residents and businesses that their landfill site is closed until further notice due to continuing dispute regarding the maintenance of the Industrial Road previously known as Hwy 625 (circa 1960) following considerable snowfall and what [Read more]
From the Editor: Fire Chief Owen Cranney provided OntarioNewsNorth.com with the Press Release below which has been sent to local Police and EMS services. December 5th, 2013 Notice of Change in Service Please be advised that the Township of Manitouwadge has suspend motor vehicle extrication and [Read more]
Crime Stoppers and the OPP are asking for your help in solving three acts of Mischief that all occurred in walking distance of each other in the town Geraldton. October 2nd 2013 at Greenstone OPP were dispatched to two separate incidents where a rock was thrown through a window while the home [Read more]
OntarioNewsNorth.com Greenstone Contributor Edgar Lavoie recently provided a link to an article by the CBC regarding Andrew McFarlane, a teacher, now living and working in Whale Cove, Nunavut, who had previously tought in Geraldton. McFarlane beleives his new students could benefit from meeting [Read more]
This information is provided as a public service (From http://www.mto.gov.on.ca ) . Please be advised that winter driving conditions can change very quickly, especially when dealing with drifting or blowing snow. Although we endeavor to ensure that the information is as current and accurate as [Read more]
Original story submitted in French by École Publique Franco-Manitou; Cliquer ici pour la version française MANITOUWADGE, ON – Earlier this week, students from 1st to 4th grade at École Publique Franco-Manitou, observed several signs announcing the arrival of Santa’s elves in [Read more]
On Monday, December 2, 2013 the Minister of Northern Development and Mines, Michael Gravelle issued the following statement: “I was pleased to meet today with my advisory committee on the ONTC. Together, we took the opportunity to further explore options as we move forward with the ONTC [Read more]
3:30 PM EST Wednesday 04 December 2013 Freezing rain tonight. A strengthening low pressure system over Iowa this afternoon will track northeast to reach Lake Superior tonight and James Bay Thursday evening. An area of snow and ice pellets ahead of the low is moving into Northeastern Ontario today [Read more]
3:30 PM EST Wednesday 04 December 2013 Significant snowfall today and tonight. A strengthening low pressure system over Iowa this afternoon will track northeast reaching Lake Superior tonight and James Bay Thursday evening. An area of snow is spreading into Northwestern Ontario and will spread into [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]
A tourist operator in the Hornepayne area has been fined for failing to comply with conditions of a land use permit. Forde Lake Lodge Limited was ordered to pay $2,930.11 in outstanding fees and a $500 fine when it failed to pay its annual land use permit fees. The court heard that between July 4, [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – In this month of November or as we like to call it, Movember, Mr. Fenton generously offered to support prostate cancer by growing out a mustache but our school, Holy Angels, took it a little further. $142 later we had a pink ‘stache on our hands and it was not pretty! As [Read more]
