MANITOUWADGE, ON – It was exam week for Secondary Schools of the Superior Greenstone District School Board in Northwestern Ontario as students finished their first semester. With exam week comes free time for most students, after working hard throughout the semester and then putting all [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Approximately 60 skiers and snowboarders participated in a Memorial Run at Kiwissa Ski Centre on Sunday (January 22, 2012) in honour of Canadian Freestyle Skier Sarah Burke. We spoke with Kiwissa Ski Club President Ed Hedderson after the Sarah Burke Memorial Run Sunday, [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Monday December 5th, the new Director of Community Services (aka Rec Director) Daniel Deschamps for the Corporation of the Township of Manitouwadge arrived to begin work following the arrival of the community’s new Economic Development Officer Anthony Friedrich the [Read more]
Kiwissa prepares for Frosty Days by Karina Hunter In preparation for Frosty Days 2010 Opening Ceremonies at Kiwissa Ski Centre February 12th, skiers, snowboarders and employees at the centre along with members of the Kiwissa Ski Club, gathered at the base of the hill, for a group photograph to [Read more]
Official but nameless by Karina Hunter It’s official, residents of Manitouwadge received notice this weekend in their ‘Ad Bags’ that construction of the new run at Kiwissa Ski Centre was officially completed the weekend of January 23rd, 2010. Traveling parallel to the Bunny Run, the [Read more]
KIWISSA IS OPEN MAIN RUN & BEGINNER HILL ARE OPEN TODAY – NOON to 4:30pm Lift ticket $15/person ALL DAY! Beginner Hill $5/person OR $10/family ALL DAY! MOVIES AT HIGH SCHOOL TODAY & TONIGHT Tuesday December 22nd – Two Show Times 2pm and 7pm FRED CLAUS (Rated PG) [Read more]
KIWISSA SENDING SKIERS TO LOCH LOMOND by Karina Hunte Kiwissa Ski Centre Kiwissa Ski Club, had offered those purchasing memberships prior to opening day, an added incentive this year, the opportunity to have their name entered to win a 2 night stay at the Nor’Wester Resort Hotel, 4 full day [Read more]
Revised article as per request of Chronicle Journal, watch for it this weekend in their pages… White Christmas at Kiwissa by Karina Hunter As Christmas holidays draw near, preparations at Kiwissa Ski Centre continue at full speed. In November, the hill got a kick start on clean-up when [Read more]
Well, I’ll post an article about this soon but for now, here are some photos to hold you over 🙂 Kiwissa employees have been hard at work for almost a week now, 16 hour shifts of snow-making in the hopes of opening the hill by the 20th or at the latest the 27th. Plus big [Read more]
Work party at Kiwissa Ski Hill by Karina Hunter Ed Hedderson, president of the Kiwissa Ski Club is once again directing hill preparations for the coming season of skiing and snowboarding at Kiwissa Ski Club. Hedderson and Rob Scapinello who each volunteer countless hours at the hill were there [Read more]
What a wonderful day! When we first arrived, I realized that the mittens Emeraude had werestill wet and Danile offered to come back to my (the kids) house and pick up a dry pair so Emeraude went along. I sat there for a while waiting before realizing this was my opportunity to go up on [Read more]
Mom wanted it to be a ‘family’ day and I had been looking forward to plans we had for sledding with the guys at Sand Lake. I can’t say I was too thrilled about her and Emeraude spending the day with us out there… and to my disapointment i had to drive the Skandic to [Read more]
A Toddler, Teens and a Trail “On Track” for some New Year’s fun… by Karina Hunter Every parent faces the challenge as their children grow, especially into the sometimes trying teen years, of wanting to give them the freedom and space to find themselves while staying involved in their [Read more]
