Candice Sutherland, of Manitouwadge, is the proud owner of a 2011 Polaris Sportsman ATV after winning a “Get a Quote” contest by BrokerLink. The contest was open to members of the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (OFAH) who requested a no obligation auto and/or home insurance quote [Read more]
Beach Advisory The Health Unit has posted a swimming advisory for the following beach: The following location is still under a swimming advisory: Chippewa Park – Main Beach The Health Unit has lifted the swimming advisory for the following beach: Boulevard Lake – [Read more]
It is hard to know when the rights of an individual are important to the Conservative government. If you will recall, the official reason they abandoned the long-form census was that it was too intrusive into the lives of Canadians. The policy was apparently based on one complaint they received to [Read more]
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 Davis’ collaborations with other [Read more]
PowerPlan STREET TALK NEW EPISODES ONLINE Episodes 2 and 3 are now online asking the youth in Wawa about where they like to shop and the benefits of being their own boss! Where do you like to shop when you are outside of Wawa? This is what the Economic Development Corporation of Wawa asked [Read more]
McGuinty Government Supporting Tourism, Creating Jobs Ontario is helping the Township of Nipigon and its business community increase tourism and strengthen the local economy. With support from Ontario’s Rural Economic Development Program, the Township will develop a strategy that effectively uses [Read more]
McGuinty Government Supporting Economic Development Growth Ontario is helping Nipigon explore the possibility of building a multi-purpose centre and attracting new businesses to its waterfront. With support from the province, Nipigon is developing a waterfront development master plan that will help [Read more]
FROM: SUPERIOR EAST OPP CHAPLEAU, ON – August 12, 2011 Superior East OPP in Chapleau received a report of a theft of a construction trailer containing several thousand dollars worth of equipment from a location 60kms southwest of Chapleau, 5 kms off Toll Lake [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Please be advised that mayor John MacEachern has terminated the Emergency which was declared in the Township of Manitouwadge on July 19, 2011 for becoming a “Host Community” for evacuees displaced due to forest fires in Northwestern Ontario. Mayor MacEachern would like to [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Would-be hunters in Manitouwadge and neighbouring communities will be pleased to hear that the Hunter Safety and Firearms Training is being held at the end of the month to have them trained and ready for hunting in the fall. Instructor Alan Galay is offering [Read more]
HERON BAY, ON – Pukaskwa’s backcountry has been reopened following a seven-day closure. The closure was in place as a result of an incident in which a lone black bear injured a visitor at Simon’s Harbour in the park on August 5, 2011. Parks Canada staff and Ontario Ministry of Natural [Read more]
MOE Available to Assist CLUAH Project Respondents MANITOUWADGE, ON – Today, Bob Kirkpatrick, member of the Manitouwadge Outdoors Enthusiasts (MOE), contacted OntarioNewsNorth.com to announce that the group will be offering assistance to those interested in submitting their comments on the [Read more]
Fred Eaglesmith returned to the Northshore this week, playing legion halls in Nipigon and White River which were packed to standing room only. Eaglesmith has long had a loyal following in Northern Ontario. When he played White River in 2010, he told OntarioNewsNorth.com that he hoped to [Read more]
VIA SKYPE… August 16th the Superior North CFDC will welcome University of Waterloo Lecturer Geoffrey Malleck for a workshop on ‘Creating an Entrepreneurial Culture’ thanks to the Northern Ontario Development Network, the Innovation Centre and SNCFDC’s Local Initiative [Read more]
HERON BAY, ON – Parks Canada staff and Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Conservation Officers have located and destroyed a female bear approximately two kilometres from the site of the August 5, 2011 incident during which a park visitor was injured by a lone adult black bear in the park’s [Read more]
