TERRACE BAY, ON – RESIDENTIAL SPRING CLEAN-UP WEEK April 28 to May 6, 2012 Use of the landfill site will be free of charge from April 28 to May 6, 2012 inclusive for residents of the Township of Terrace Bay. Landfill site will be open Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., [Read more]
From the Editor of OntarioNewsNorth.com: Every week Tyler Davis, Owner Crossover Video & Games in Marathon, writes the Crossover Insider for OntarioNewsNorth.com. Published Tuesdays, The Crossover Insider is your source for the week’s movie & video game releases, store news, details of [Read more]
Tait Wins Epic Battle – Seven Matches Later… MARATHON, ON – At the end of round robin the North Shore Secondary School Athletic Association (NSSSAA) Ladies Singles had a three way tie for 2nd place and a berth at the NWOSSAA badminton Championships in Thunder Bay on April 18th. [Read more]
The brouhaha that flowed from the Auditor General’s report on April 3rd can be called appropriate when one considers the history of this issue. The out-of-whack estimates for the costing of these fighter jets and the concentrated effort on the part of the, then minority, Conservative government [Read more]
ROYAL LEPAGE LANNON REALTY LAUNCHES MAJOR EVENTS Royal LePage Lannon Realty launched their two major fundraising events yesterday evening in a colourful fashion, debuting lime green t-shirts for the female participants and bright red high heeled shoes for the men. Organizer Art Lannon said that the [Read more]
McGuinty Government Takes Steps to Ensure Value for Ratepayers Ontario is launching a comprehensive review of the province’s electricity sector and will explore options to improve efficiencies, including local distribution company (LDC) consolidation. The 2012 Budget stated that the [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – Schreiber Public Library is always a busy place, especially when the time comes to prepare for holidays and special occasions. Pictured above are friends who participated in the Easter Crafts program with their beautiful and unique Easter eggs. Below, Girolamo [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Tuesday, April 10th a group of about a dozen participants gathered at the Best Start Centre for an Adult Cooking Class focused on the ‘art’ of making perogies. Good company and great instruction paired to make for an enjoyable, educational evening as Amanda [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – Residents of communities in Northern Ontario have been very outspoken in recent days at the joint decision by the Ontario Government and Ontario Northland Transportation Commission to dissolve the services of the financially strapped carrier, and what this will mean for the [Read more]
The General Chairperson’s Association (GCA) which represents all unionized employees at Ontario Northland is pleased by NDP Leader Andrea Horwath’s statement today outlining her Party’s demands for supporting the McGuinty Government’s Budget that includes keeping the ONTC in public hands. [Read more]
McGuinty Government Committed To Public Safety Minister of Natural Resources, Michael Gravelle, toured the Northwest Region Forest Fighting Management Centre in Dryden today to review plans for the season. Ontario FireRangers are ready as April marks the official start of forest fire season in the [Read more]
It has been a little over a week since the Liberal Budget was announced. Since then my NDP colleagues and I have been asking for your feedback. In that time, we have heard from over 38,000 Ontarians. Out of the thousands of concerns we have heard about, it’s clear that many Ontarians are very [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON– In its first announcement regarding the 2012-13 season roster, the Confederation College Thunderhawks Women’s Hockey Team announces that forward Kristen Bartlett has committed to the team. Kristen has confirmed her offer for fall admission into the highly-competitive [Read more]
MANTIOUWADGE PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWS MANITOUWADGE, ON – Each month Manitouwadge Public School holds a special assembly for students to receive recognition for specific Character Goals. Our students’ character goal for the month of March was Self-Regulation in the Classroom. Manitouwadge Public [Read more]
QUEEN’S PARK, ON – Today in question period, Algoma-Manitoulin MPP Michael Mantha called on the government to address mounting worries about funding to hospitals in small northern communities “Constituents in my riding are concerned about their local hospital services. Hospitals in my riding [Read more]
