Posts Tagged ‘regional newspaper’
Written by Tyler Davis on 26 April 2016
Kevin Hart has been a busy man over the last couple of years. Since 2014, the diminutive comedian has appeared in ten movies while also performing his stand up comedy routine across the world. In 2014, Hart starred alongside Ice Cube in “Ride Along”, a comedy portraying him as a hapless [Read more]
Written by admin on 15 April 2016
Province Increasing Port Capacity, Strengthening Local Economy Ontario is helping Thunder Bay Port Authority expand its dock-side operations and construct a new storage facility to handle more cargo. With an investment of $1 million through the province’s Northern Ontario Heritage Fund [Read more]
Written by Confederation College on 15 April 2016
THUNDER BAY, ON – Second-year students in the Native Child & Family Services program at Confederation College responded to the racism in the community with a “Stand Up” silent protest event, which took place today. This is the second year this event has been organized by students. In [Read more]
Written by NishnawbeAskiPolice on 15 April 2016
ATTAWAPISKAT, ON – Since the declaration of emergency by the Attawapiskat First Nation, the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service (NAPS) has and continues to respond to calls of emergency in addition to regular calls for service. Mental Health calls for service are being addressed with appropriate [Read more]
Written by Superior East OPP on 15 April 2016
WAWA, ON – On Thursday April 14, 2016 at approximately 5:38 pm officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment were advised of a theft. The incident took place at a local Wawa business. Taken was a red Road Vault 450 litres fuel tank model # 264611 and a 12v heavy [Read more]
Written by MPP Michael Mantha on 15 April 2016
It has been an emotional week at Queen’s Park with families and concerned Ontarians descending on the legislature to condemn the Liberal government’s many reckless actions. This past Tuesday, families of children with Autism Spectrum disorder filled the legislature during question period. New [Read more]
Written by MPP Michael Mantha on 13 April 2016
This past week, the NDP has been holding the Liberal government’s feet to the fire on a number of issues. After promising better costs for seniors, it become clear that the Liberal government’s budget would nearly double the deductible on prescriptions for seniors and cause higher co-payments [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 12 April 2016
Movie lovers will be delighted to learn that some of the biggest movies of the year, actually some of the biggest movies ever, will be releasing over the next few weeks. Not a day goes by where we don’t get asked about “The Revenant”, the big budget adventure film which landed Leonardo [Read more]
Written by Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities on 09 April 2016
FONOM Urging Members to Support Ontario Farmers KAPUSKASING, ON ‐ The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) is encouraging its membership to use their influence within their communities to support and promote Ontario farmers by purchasing French’s ketchup. In 2015, French’s [Read more]
Written by Manitouwadge Public School on 09 April 2016
MANTIOUWADGE, ON – This week, Manitouwadge Public School (MPS) Grade 7 and 8 students paired up with students from Our Lady of Lourdes School (OLOL) and reluctantly left their textbooks behind to spend the day enjoying their Annual Curling Bonspiel. The young curlers have been preparing [Read more]
Written by Confederation College on 09 April 2016
THUNDER BAY, ON – Students in the Tourism – Travel and Eco-Adventure program at Confederation College received hands-on experience today, thanks to a new collaboration with Wasaya. Following a detailed tour of the various sections of the aircraft, the fourteen Flight Attendant students who are [Read more]
Written by NDP Media on 08 April 2016
Outstanding Canadians shape our country every day and while we celebrate the 99th anniversary of the very significant Battle of Vimy Ridge, locally, we should celebrate the battle to have the day recognized as well. Vimy Ridge marked a major Canadian victory and a turning point, in both World War I [Read more]
Written by NDP Media on 08 April 2016
CLICK PLAY on video above to view clip from Question Period. QUEEN’S PARK, ON – During Question Period today, Sarah Campbell, MPP for Kenora-Rainy River, called on Premier Wynne to prevent deadly fires in First Nations communities, and support a coroner’s inquest into the deadly house [Read more]
Written by Conseil Scolaire Catholique Nouvel-Ontario on 08 April 2016
SUDBURY, ON – Some 15 secondary school students from Sudbury’s École secondaire du Sacré-Cœur and Collège Notre-Dame took part in a birthing ceremony of traditional Native drums on April 8 at Sacré-Coeur. On April 4, this group of students took part in a traditional Native drum [Read more]
Written by admin on 08 April 2016
From the Editor: Days are getting longer, temperatures are rising (or trying to) and naturally, this results in larger numbers of Northern Ontario residents taking advantage of getting regular exercise outdoors. In my community, Manitouwadge, I’ve definitely notice a rise in the numbers of [Read more]