MARATHON, ON – Jennifer Dubois, a student of Nipigon-Red Rock District High School takes getting involved very seriously and her interest in giving student’s a voice was seriously considered in the office of the Minister of Education, Liz Sandals. Dubois is among 63 students from across the [Read more]
RED ROCK, ON – May 1st St. Hilary hosted its Annual Grandparents/Seniors Tea organized by members of the St. Hilary School Council. This event is a wonderful time to honour our grandparents and seniors for the wonderful people they are. St. Hilary students from Junior Kindergarten to [Read more]
The Big Chill! Red Rock – Lions and camels in North America? They lived during a remarkable time in Earth’s history – the last ice age – which is the subject of the 2,500 sq. ft. national travelling exhibition Ice Age Mammals débuting in Red Rock’s new Marina Building on Saturday May 11, [Read more]
RED ROCK, ON – Friday April 26th, the Red Rock Welcoming Committee held their annual Breaking the Ice Social in conjunction with National Volunteer Appreciation Week. Staff and Council of the Township of Red Rock understand that the festivals, events, functions and leisure activities which [Read more]
April 11th, 2013 OntarioNewsNorth.com published details of Live from the Rock receiving Celebrate Ontario funding, CLICK HERE to read full details. RED ROCK, ON – In it’s 11th year the annual Live from the Rock folk festival held at Red Rock’s Pull-a-Log Park each August has many [Read more]
NIPIGON through to Marathon 9:17 AM EDT Friday 19 April 2013 Winter storm warning Heavy snow and blowing snow. A large low pressure system originating from Texas is tracking towards Lake Superior this morning. Varying amounts of snow, mostly in the 5 to 10 cm range, have already fallen in most [Read more]
RED ROCK, ON – Elementary students from St. Hilary Catholic School recently enjoyed learning about the sport of curling without even needing to leave their school! A walk to the gymnasium was the only trip needed, thanks to an innovative program called Rocks and Rings. Capital One Rocks & [Read more]
Ontario Helping Festivals and Events Grow The new Ontario government is giving local festivals and events a boost to help grow tourism, create jobs and support economic growth across the province. This year, 203 festivals and events received funding through the Celebrate Ontario fund. This [Read more]
Officials at the Health Unit and the Nipigon District Memorial Hospital have declared an outbreak of influenza A in the facility’s Long Term Care Unit. Admissions, transfers, discharges and social activities to the Long Term Care Unit have been canceled until further notice . Visitors are [Read more]
By James Murray/NetNewsLedger THUNDER BAY, ON – Teresa Trudeau Magiskan is continuing a journey. In support of the purpose of Idle No More, Teresa and a team of Water Walkers will travel from Thunder Bay to Nipigon. The Water Walk is in support of the purpose behind Idle No More. It is a plea to [Read more]
Superior-Greenstone DSB Elementary Schools Closed January 11, 2013 due to ETFO One-Day Political Protest Action MARATHON, ON –The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO), has advised Superior-Greenstone DSB that on Friday, January 11, 2013 it will stage a one-day Political Protest [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – The Confederation College Thunderhawks earned a win on a short road trip to Nipigon, beating the Nip-Rock Midget Girls Rep team 6-1 tonight at the Nipigon Arena. Thunderhawks’ Crystal Duhaime opened the scoring at 11:25 of the first period; Marnie Robinson followed up just over a [Read more]
RED ROCK, ON – St Hilary School and the School Council hosted a Science North Planetarium Program on Tuesday, October 30th in the gymnasium. Students were enthralled with the planetarium programs offered throughout the day! They saw the surface of Mars, the inside of the rings of Saturn, [Read more]
LAKERS and KNIGHTS duke it out. GERALDTON, ON – After defeating the powerful Geraldton High School Knights earlier this month, the Nipigon Red Rock District High School Lakers could not repeat the result when they faced off at the net in the West Division battle on Tuesday, October 16th at [Read more]
RED ROCK, ON – The construction of the Red Rock Marina building is progressing well. Sub-contractors have been preparing this building throughout the summer. It is our intention to have a construction completion date for the end of October 2012. CONTRACTORS WORK PROGRESSION Red Rock Local [Read more]
