Wilson Memorial General Hospital – Marathon State of the Art Cataract Surgery a Success In March 2006, Wilson Memorial General Hospital (WMGH) in Marathon, Ontario, made the significant commitment to offer cataract surgery. Now patients and caregivers do not have to travel to [Read more]
OPP OFFICER CHARGED WITH ASSAULT THUNDER BAY, ON – A member of thee Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) from North West Region was arrested and charged with two accounts f assault n May 2nd, 2010 after the OPP received a complaint following two domestic incidents that occurred in North West Region. [Read more]
McGuinty Government Pays Tribute To Local Hero The Current River Bridge on Highway 11/17 in Thunder Bay has been officially dedicated in the memory of Constable John S. Kusznier who died in the line of duty. Constable Kusznier died on January 15, 1978, while responding to a disturbance in the [Read more]
Northwestern Region Unit of Canadian Cancer Society presents at MHSby Karina Hunte Students at Manitouwadge High School gathered this afternoon for an informative from Andrea Smith of the Canadian Cancer Society’s Northwestern Region Unit from Thunder Bay. Smith promulgated “Dangers [Read more]
Final Climate Change Vote Looms on 40th Earth Day MP Hyer building on cross-party support for country’s only federal climate change bill THUNDER BAY – On the 40th anniversary of the world’s first Earth Day, New Democrat Deputy Environment Critic Bruce Hyer (Thunder Bay–Superior North) is [Read more]
Gravelle annonce une subvention pour le plus grand festival francophone dans le Nord-Ouest de l’Ontario Le gouvernement de l’Ontario donne un gros coup de pouce au plus grand festival francophone du Nord-Ouest de l’Ontario. Michael Gravelle , MPP, député de Thunder [Read more]
“FRANCO FESTIVAL” CELEBRATES $40,000 FUNDING Gravelle announces grant for NWO’s largest Francophone festival The “I’m thrilled to see this support from our government for this culturally-significant event. The Festival will bring francophones together from all across Northwestern [Read more]
Says building local cyclotrons like Thunder Bay facility best way to mitigate isotope shortage OTTAWA – After touring the 53-year old Chalk River Nuclear Research Reactor (NRU), formerly responsible for almost half the world’s supply of medical isotopes, Thunder Bay–Superior North MP [Read more]
Mercury Levels Question mp3 (French) Cliquez pour écouter Carol Hughes questionner la Ministre de Santé. HUGHES QUESTIONNE SANTÉ CANADA SU SUJET DES NIVEAUX DE MERCURE ACCEPTABLES OTTAWA – La députée d’Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing Carol Hughes a questionné aujourd’hui le [Read more]
HUGHES QUESTIONS HEALTH CANADA ON ACCEPTABLE MERCURY LEVELS Mercury Levels Question by MP Carol Hughes (Click for audio) Click above link to hear MP Carol Hughes asking when the Minister of Health, Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, will take action in regards to mercury issue. Grassy Narrows who [Read more]
Federal Government Cancels Popular Home Energy Retrofit Program Axing of popular program to impact local homeowners, jobs, small biz says MP Hyer OTTAWA -– New Democrat Deputy Environment Critic Bruce Hyer is outraged by a last-minute government announcement to discontinue the national [Read more]
MP Bruce Hyer speaks on International Day for the Elimination of Discrimination OTTAWA – Bruce Hyer, MP spoke in support of a new Northwestern Ontario Immigration Portal, launched at the Italian Cultural Centre in Thunder Bay today after multicultural festivities and a community breakfast in [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE PUBLIC SCHOOL Recently our front entrance and storage room have been loaded with treasures from all over town. For some time now our school has been the drop-off site for Manitouwadgeians to leave their ‘unwanted’ clothing and miscellaneous items. These items are picked up [Read more]
Recently I spent a weekend in Thunder Bay thanks to the Kiwissa Ski Club in Manitouwadge. The package included a two-night stay at the Best Wester Nor’ Wester, a $50 gift card at the Nor’ Wester and 4 full day ski passes at Loch Lomond. Lloyd invited along Matthew, a long time family [Read more]
We’ve arrived in Thunder Bay (myself, Lloyd & Emeraude and Mathew, a friend of Lloyd’s/the family) and we are finally in our room at the Best Western Nor’ Wester. The kids are all in bed and I was wandering to see if there are any events coinciding with our weekend in [Read more]
