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 The mobile transportation exhibit originally made [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – Saturday August 3, 2013, blueberry pickers came across a vehicle parked in a remote area located just off Highway 17 in McCron Township between White River and Marathon Ontario. They observed a deceased male in the vehicle and immediately contacted police. Officers from the [Read more]
Northeast Region – August 4, 2013 New Fires August 4: No new fires were reported. August 5: One new fire was reported at the time of this report on August 5. Sudbury 28, a lightning fire, is not under control at 0.1 hectares. There are no issues anticipated. A number of the existing fires [Read more]
Northwest Region OPP MALE INJURED DURING BEAR ATTACK DRYDEN, ON – On August 3, 2013 at 12:35pm officers of the Ignace Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a male being attacked by a black bear in Sand Bar Provincial Park. Officers arrived and spoke with [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]
1450 Nakina Drive • P.O. Box 398 • Thunder Bay • Ontario • P7C 4W1 August 1, 2013 As part of our commitment to facilitate a review of our current location (Eva Lake) for Float Plane training, we had indicated that a formal Request for Proposal would be issued to interested parties. For [Read more]
CROSSOVER INSIDER : TYLER TALKS Very few brands have enjoyed the longevity and staying power as G.I. Joe. In 1964, Hasbro introduced a line of plastic toys that took the world by storm. Every household with children had G.I. Joes strewn across the floor while kids played and traded figures with [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – Tuesday July 23 2013, sometime before 9:00 am, an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) was westbound on Wabikoba Lake Road with a lone male occupant. The driver veered to avoid a falling tree and lost control of the ATV. The driver sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased at [Read more]
TERRACE BAY, ON – The Township of Terrace Bay is always striving to provide as much entertainment to its residents, and visitors to the community, as possible. With this in mind, the township reached out to Canuck Amusements from Winnipeg late last year to see if they would be interested in [Read more]
Brunswick House First Nation man has been fined $1,500 for illegal hunting northwest of Chapleau, Ontario. Jonathan Tangie was convicted for unlawfully discharging his firearm in a travelled roadway while hunting moose in the Chapleau Crown Game Preserve. His hunting rifle was seized and will be [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – The Schreiber Public Library is keeping Heritage Days attendees very well entertained this week. Today, Wednesday July 17th the library held a Scavenger Hunt which had participants heading outside for their search. Everyone had a great time and plenty of laughs! [Read more]
Travelling to or visiting the city of Thunder Bay? Please note: The Health Unit has issued a swimming advisory for the following beach: Sunnyside Beach at Boulevard Lake Swimming advisories do not close the beach or stop people from swimming. They let swimmers know about the water conditions. [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – July 9, 2013 at 12:10 p.m. members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Nipigon detachment received a call of a single motor vehicle collision on Highway 17, Township of Corrigal. The driver of an east bound motor vehicle, a Volvo automobile, lost control causing the vehicle [Read more]
TERRACE BAY, ON – July 16, 2013, shortly after 8:00 am, officers of the Schreiber Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Terrace Bay Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Terrace Bay Fire Department responded to a fatal motor vehicle collision involving one tractor trailer [Read more]
SUDBURY, ON – NDP MPP France Gélinas renewed New Democrats call for Ombudsman oversight after Andre Marin once again sounded alarm bells about his lack of power to respond to thousands of citizen complaints about hospitals, schools, universities and municipalities. “Yet again we see a [Read more]
