Hughes urges organizations to apply before deadline ELLIOT LAKE, ON – Community-based projects looking to improve accessibility, remove barriers, and enable Canadians with disabilities to participate in and contribute to their communities have until October 5th to make an application to the [Read more]
WHITE RIVER, ON – Saturday, August 18th interested residents gathered at at 200 B Elgin Street for the grand opening of the Northern Visions Art Studio a project which has been in development for more than 2 years. Dignitaries including Algoma-Manitoulin MPP Michael Mantha, [Read more]
WHITE RIVER, ON – Elgin Street was lined with children of all ages Saturday morning in anticipation of the 2012 Winnie the Pooh Festival Parade, an annual event that attracts residents from across the region. The theme for the 2012 Poohfest parade was ‘carnival’ and people went [Read more]
WHITE RIVER, ON – JUNE 27TH, 2012 AT 1:48PM Ontario Provincial Police Superior East White River Detachment were advised to keep observation for a silver Ford pickup truck. It was reported that the vehicle had left White River and was being driven by a suspended driver with out vehicle [Read more]
Nuclear Waste Workshops in Spanish, White River, Manitouwadge, Blind River and Elliot Lake NORTH BAY, ON – Several communities in northern Ontario are allowing themselves to be studied as the possible location for an underground repository for all of Canada’s highly radioactive [Read more]
Did you know that Independent Singer Songwriter Fred Eaglesmith has over 19 albums now? Did you know that he has been on the David Letterman Show? How about this – The Fred Eaglesmith Traveling Steam Tour is soon about to take off on a tour of Northern Ontario, beginning this year at a [Read more]
DURAND, Cecile – (Formerly of White River and Wawa) — Passed away peacefully with her daughter and son-in-law by her side at the Hornepayne Community Hospital on Tuesday May 15, 2012; Cecile Durand at the age of 87 years. Loving and supportive mother of Brian Bracken (Louise), Catherine [Read more]
HWY 17 WEST of WHITE RIVER, ON – Yesterday, May 13th, the Marathon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police advised mototrists that Highway 17 was closed,approximately 4km west of White River (east of the junction of Highway 614_, due to a forest fire burning in the area. The highway [Read more]
BREAK AND ENTER WAWA, ON – April 27th, 2012 the Ontario Provincial Police Superior East Wawa Detachment were advised of a break and enter that had occurred overnight. A residence onSecond Avenue in Wawa was entered and an undisclosed amount of money was stolen. OPP continue to [Read more]
Cash Donations Received from Barrick Gold and Wesdome WHITE RIVER, ON – The White River District Historical Society and Northern Communities Art Association would like publicly acknowledges and thanks Bairick Gold Corporation for their generous donation of $1500 to assist with [Read more]
White River District Historical Society/Northern Communities Art Association How it all Began A kijiji ad that read “Free Ceramics Studio – willing to donate to community or group.” Deb Duplassie who was finishing up her last year of University in Thunder Bay read this and thought of all [Read more]
WHITE RIVER, ON – April 18th, 2012 the Ontario Provincial Police Superior East White River Detachment were advised by a local complainant of a possible telephone scam. The complainant reported that a male caller had contacted them advising they had just won 1.8 million dollars. In order [Read more]
It has been a little over a week since the Liberal Budget was announced. Since then my NDP colleagues and I have been asking for your feedback. In that time, we have heard from over 38,000 Ontarians. Out of the thousands of concerns we have heard about, it’s clear that many Ontarians are very [Read more]
WHITE RIVER, ON – As previously reported Superior East OPP in White River attended a single vehicle roll-over at 9:00 am on March 27, 2012 just south of town on Hwy 17. As a result 50 year old James Franklin McLELLAN of BROCKVILLE, Ontario was pronounced deceased at the scene. He was the [Read more]
COLLISION CLAIMS LIFE OF ONTARIO MALE WHITE RIVER, ON – March 27, 2012 at approximately 9:00 am Superior East OPP in White River attended a single motor vehicle collision 2.4 kilometres south on Highway 17. A northbound pickup truck being driven by a 50 year old Ontario male lost control and [Read more]
