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]
Many moons ago, before being elected as your MPP, I worked with Cherokee Logging as a cut and skidder operator and as a sawmill worker with Gogama Forest Products. My family, along with many families and communities in the North relied solely on the forestry industry. During my time working in 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]
From: Bishop’s Office – Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury, ON, Friday morning (Dec 30, 2011) in Rome, the Holy Father, Benedict XVI announced the appointment of the Most Reverend Noël Simard, as Bishop of Valleyfield, Quebec. Since his episcopal ordination on October 3, 2008 [Read more]
SUPERIOR EAST, ON – December 3, 2011 Superior East Ontario Provincial Police Officers from the Wawa detachment were called to a single motor vehicle collision on Highway 101 in Chabanel Township. Upon arrival officer found that the driver had failed to remain at the scene. Property [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Township of Manitouwadge Town Council will have their first regular council meeting in a month tonight, after November 9th’s meeting had been cancelled. Tonight’s meeting will, as always, be broadcast live on OntarioNewsNorth.com’s home page at 7pm. [Read more]
Twenty-seven local artisans from around Algoma know that their creativity and artistic focus is an integral part of our unique creative economy. In early October the Ontario Crafts Council in conjunction with the NORDIK Institute, the Ontario Crafts Council, the Town of Wawa Cultural Mapping [Read more]
NOTES SEASON TICKET PATRONS ADMISSION NOV.24th IS FREE! MANITOUWADGE, ON – Nite on the Town Entertainment Series Chair Natalie Labbée was thrilled to announce their presentation of the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra, November 24th at 7pm (19h). The performance, which will take place [Read more]
WHITE RIVER, ON – During 2011 the Superior East Ontario Provincial Police Detachment in White River initiated the “Positive Reinforcement Program” in partnership with A&W Restaurant and Home Hardware in White River. The program involved officers identifying young persons in the [Read more]
GENDRON, Eva Marie – It is with heartfelt sorrow that the family of Eva Gendron announces her peaceful passing at the Lady Dunn Health Centre in Wawa on Tuesday September 20, 2011 at the age of 77 years. Eva was a sweet, loving, generous and hardworking woman who was a devoted wife, mother, [Read more]
Prescribed fire planned near Tip Top Mountain HERON BAY, ON – Parks Canada plans to conduct a 1200-hectare prescribed fire near Tip Top Mountain in Pukaskwa National Park between September 10 and 30, weather permitting. The Tip Top prescribed fire covers 1,200 hectares in a spruce-birch forest, [Read more]
CHAPLEAU, ON – Semaine national de l’arbre et des forêts, originalement établie en 1926 comme la Semaine de la prévention des incendies forestiers, celle-ci est célébrée à chaque année durant la dernière semaine complète de septembre. Durant la Semaine nationale de l’arbre et [Read more]
CHAPLEAU, ON – National Forest Week, originally established as Forest Fire Prevention Week in 1926, is observed annually during the last full week of September. During National Forest Week, The Northeast Superior Forest Community (NSFC) and its partners encourage you to learn more about our [Read more]
Education goes a long way Contact North is here to help you reach your potential. Living in a small community doesn’t mean that education is not available. With Contact North’s distance education technology, you can study right here in Manitouwadge, either from our centre or from home. [Read more]
Fred Eaglesmith returned to the Northshore this week, playing legion halls in Nipigon and White River which were packed to standing room only. Eaglesmith has long had a loyal following in Northern Ontario. When he played White River in 2010, he told OntarioNewsNorth.com that he hoped to [Read more]
