Ontario is celebrating 16 outstanding seniors for their significant contributions to their communities and to the province after the age of 65. This year’s recipients of the Ontario Senior Achievement Awards include: Margaret E. Harris of Dorion, the founder and president of the Friendship [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – At the regular meeting of council, November 13, 2013, Manitouwadge Cancer Assistance Group members Clare Milks and Anne Williams were in attendance to thank council for the nomination they had made which led to the MCAG being awarded with the June Callwood Award for [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – In December 1985, the United Nations General Assembly declared the first Monday in October to be World Habitat Day; this is a day each year that is set aside to recognize the basic need for adequate shelter in a world where it is lacking for so many. On Sunday October 6, [Read more]
Volunteers Needed to Assist Sandy Lake Evacuees WAWA, ON – The response from the Community of Wawa to assist the Sandy Lake evacuees has been tremendous. The Canadian Red Cross, Wawa and Area Victim Services, the Wawa Volunteer Fire Department, CHADWIC, the Michipicoten First Nation [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – As discussed at length during the council meeting of July 13th (Broadcast LIVE! on OntarioNewsNorth.com – review footage from meeting below) the Township of Manitouwadge now has a Volunteer Policy Contract, mandatory for any/all volunteers to sign when giving their [Read more]
Name Schreiber Public Library’s Bookworm Mascot Recently a “Name our Bookworm” contest was held, pictured here is the Katimavik Group who won with their entry of “Dewey” in honour of the Dewey decimal classification system for libraries. [Read more]
Whitesand Beach Makeover by Karina Hunter SCHREIBER, ON – Saturday, May 15th Whitesand Beach received a much needed facelift thanks to some local and visiting volunteers. When Jason Nesbitt received the 2009 John Stewart Community Service Award for the Northwest Region part of the [Read more]
These are the people in our neighbourhood Nite on the Town Entertainment Series Organizer, Natalie Labbée by Karina Hunter If you’ve attended any local arts productions, you’re probably familiar with Natalie Labbée. The proud mother of two sons, Luc 9 years old and Evan 6 years old, [Read more]
Service was wonderful this morning. Emeraude really enjoyed herself at Sunday School and even went up for the Children’s Prayer (big girl). As for me, I am feeling renewed, God spoke to me this morning and told me that He needed to use me & my photography to spread His message. And so, [Read more]
This was the 2nd to last day of Turn off the Screens Week in Manitouwadge. The Manitouwadge Conservation Club and Thunder Bay District Health Unit sponsored an afternoon on Perry Lake Trail. Lloyd & I had been taking photos for the Leisure Services Youth Soccer Program and arrived a little [Read more]
