TERRACE BAY/MANITOUWADGE, ON – This week Northshore communities will be treated to a taste of East African music and culture as the Watoto Children’s Choir visits Terrace Bay and Manitouwadge. I was fortunate enough to experience the Watoto Children’s Choir in Sault Ste. Marie with my [Read more]
In partnership with Community Arts & Heritage Education Project (CAHEP) a group of local volunteers are presently working on gathering information from all interested individuals, organizations, community groups, business and guilds in Marathon, Schreiber, Terrace Bay and Manitowaudge [Read more]
OPP CHARGE OFFICER WITH CRIMINAL OFFENCES THUNDER BAY, ON – A member of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) from North West Region has been charged following an investigation by the OPP Professional Standards Bureau (PSB). The investigation was initiated December 29, 2010 when OPP PSB was [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – The 125th Anniversary Quilt cannow be found on display at the Schreiber Public Library. Teresa learned to quilt by taking a quilting course with Sue Wiseman. For the Maple Leaf, Teresa used a technique called “paper piecing” which makes the process of sewing [Read more]
Tonight (Tues.March 22) and tomorrow (Wed.March 23) win a $25 Prepaid VISA Card just for watching Town Council broadcast LIVE! on OntarioNewsNorth.com. At the beginning of each broadcast a ‘secret word’ will be shared (chosen by OntarioNewsNorth.com at from the Council Agenda) [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – Thursday March 10, the Schreiber Public Library Board posed with the library’s new selection of electronic resources. Included in SPL’s new resources are two Kobo Readers, a touch screen Sony Reader, a Victor Reader for the visually impaired, and a Victor Reader [Read more]
FROM/DE: Nipigon Detachment DATE: March 14, 2011 IMPAIRED DRIVER LOCATED AND ARRESTED NIPIGON, ON. –During the weekend of March 11 to March 14, 2011 Nipigon / Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to 23 calls for [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – Wednesday, March 9th Books are for Eating Program continued at the Readers Roost as participants put on their brave faces to try something new, SUSHI! Not just any sushi of course but a dish they had made themselves. Most found it quite interesting though whether it was [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – The staff, students, and family members of Holy Angels Catholic School celebrated Shrove Tuesday with a school wide pancake breakfast followed by a special presentation of homemade bannock. Special thanks go out to the breakfast volunteers, Frank and Linda Trichilo, Anna [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – March 6, Holy Angels’ Gr. 8 student, David Mayry competed in the 2011 Canspell National Spelling Bee. David qualified to represent Holy Angels at a School Wide Spelling Bee held last November. Students from Gr 1-3 competed for fun, and Gr. 3 student, Cosimo Figliomeni [Read more]
March 11, 2011 DANGERS OF SPRING ICE NIPIGON, ON –The Nipigon and Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) want to remind the public to practice proper ice safety. Spring means changing and therefore uncertain ice conditions on the local lakes and rivers. The OPP are encouraging people [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – Reader’s Roost co-ordinator Elsa Figliomeni has combined the popular reading program with a new initiative called “Books are for Eating”, in which children are encouraged to learn about the culinary traditions of other cultures through storybooks. Books are [Read more]
Holy Angels School Celebrate Winter Playday SCHREIBER, ON – February 24th 2011, Holy Angels School participated in a wonderful day full of sports, food and of course, fun. In celebration of Schreiber’s Winter Carnival Week, students had the opportunity to play several outdoor activities [Read more]
Holy Angels Sweep Tournament GOLD at Schreiber and Terrace Bay Basketball Tournament SCHREIBER, ON – The boys and girls elementary round robin tournament took place on Monday February 28th at Holy Angels Catholic School and Schreiber Public School. Holy Angels, Schreiber Panthers, St. [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – During Schreiber’s Carnival Week, the Schreiber Public Library held a Penny Auction and Ugly Sweater Dance challenging participants to wear their ‘ugliest’ sweaters. Ugly is of course a matter of opinion but the Library was quite impressed with how [Read more]
