MANITOUWADGE, ON – The letter below was submitted to OntarioNewsNorth.com by a member of the Manitouwadge Outdoor Enthusiasts (MOE) and also posted around town at public venues by the local OntORA (Ontario Outdoors Recreational Alliance) representative Frank Reiser advising residents of a [Read more]
HIGHWAY 17, DUNC LAKE, ON – Sunday, June 26th word quickly spread to outlying communities that fire had ignited in the main building at Dunc Lake Resort, and it had burnt to the ground. Because Dunc Lake Resort and it’s neighbour, Gloria’s Restaurant and Motel, are not part of [Read more]
PIC RIVER, ON – Wednesday, May 25 in Pic River, area dignitaries and forestry sector representatives gathered at the Pic River Community Centre the announcement by Minister of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry Michael Gravelle that Ontario is working with local communities, First [Read more]
McGuinty Government Honours Municipal Official Bazzoni (Center) being sworn in after his acclamation as Mayor in October 2010. Photo courtesy White River CDO Deborah Duplassie. Mayor Angelo Bazzoni of the Township of White River is the recipient of a 25-year Long-standing Service Award from the [Read more]
MARATHON , ON –The Town of Marathon is airing its disappointment on the Province with the recent announcement that all of the fibre traditionally allocated to the mill in Marathon has been allocated to a U.S. firm who plans to develop a site an hour east in White River. The Town of Marathon, [Read more]
McGuinty Government Putting Ontario Wood to Work, Creating More Than 1,300 Good Jobs A leading-edge clean-energy solutions company has accepted a wood supply offer from the Province to establish an innovative new industry in White River. The project is expected to create 83 new full-time jobs, [Read more]
ELLIOT LAKE, ON – Carol Hughes was re-elected today as NDP Member of Parliament in Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing in a historic result as the New Democratic Party more than doubled the size of its caucus and earned status as Official Opposition for the first time. “I want to thank the voters of [Read more]
Wawa, ON – Hornepayne, White River, Dubreuilville and of course Wawa residents gathered outside the ServiceOntario office in Wawa Friday, April 8th in protest of a CLUAH (Crown Land Use Atlas Harmonization Project) meeting with MNR District Manager John Peluch and assistants. Among the [Read more]
The Northeastern Superior Mayors Group views the introduction of the Growth Plan for Northern Ontario as a great step towards a long journey back to prosperity for Northern Ontario. Over the next 25 years, the plan will ensure a strategic framework that sets out policies and actions on how the [Read more]
NORTHSHORE & GREENSTONE, ON- PARO, a not-for-profit and grassroots organization focused on addressing the many unique challenges facing women as entrepreneurs and primary family caregivers, is offering the following workshops to Northshore residents at Contact North in Marathon during [Read more]
Superior East OPP Weekend Report FROM/DE: Superior East OPP DATE: January 17, 2011 TRAIN/VEHICLE COLLISION MISSINAIBI MISSINAIBI, ON – January 14, 2011 at 11:20 am Superior East OPP in Wawa attended an incident involving a pick-up [Read more]
A Partnership for Change Recently, an important step was taken towards strengthening the relationship between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities in the Northeast Superior region. In August, the Northeast Superior Regional Chiefs’ Forum (NSRCF), comprised of 6 Chiefs of 6 First Nations, [Read more]
January 2nd, 2010 at approximately 14:30 (2:30pm) OntarioNewsNorth.com Editor/Publisher Karina Hunter travelled to White River, Ontario after the Mother of a Greyhound passenger stranded in the Northwestern Ontario community called hoping for answers as to what was happening to her 19yr old son [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Robert Rouselle, owner of Rouselle’s Valu Mart was glad to hear that a White River resident had won the $500 worth of Rouselle’s Valu Mart Gift Cards which had been part of a ‘Song that Pays’ promotion on CFNO during the holidays. Rouselle says [Read more]
WHITE RIVER, ON – Approximately 80 Greyhound passengers continue travelling West after a tiring ordeal that lasted approximately 14hours Sunday, January 2nd. Early Sunday January 2nd passengers aboard 2 West bound Greyhound buses made a scheduled stop in White River, they expected to stop [Read more]
