SCHREIBER, ON – Tuesday, October 5th, electoral candidates for Schreiber’s 2010 municipal election, accompanied by acclaimed Mayor Don McArthur, presented themselves to interested residents, gathered at the Schreiber Recreation Centre, to share their platforms, ideas for the future and [Read more]
OTTAWA, ON – New Democrat National Revenue Critic, Carol Hughes (Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing), rose in the House of Commons today calling on Stephen Harper to put his money where his mouth is when it comes to getting tough on tax evasion. “Billions of dollars are sent offshore to sunny [Read more]
This week at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School MANITOUWADGE, ON – Mrs. Giles and her grade one students at Our Lady of Lourdes School are budding scientists. They are observing changes in the characteristics of living things and documenting their findings in their seasonal journals. [Read more]
October 7, 2010 McGuinty Government Continues To Invest In Northern Growth The Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) will continue to support investments in private sector job creation, community and infrastructure development, emerging technology and northern energy under the [Read more]
Article/Photos © 2010 Lindy Coughlin, RPN North Shore Family Health Team SCHREIBER, ON – October 6th, the North Shore Family Health Team of Schreiber and Terrace Bay held their first Cancer Health Fair from 3-7pm at the Schreiber Recreation Centre. The fair provided residents with [Read more]
October 5, 2010 2:55 PM McGuinty Government Provides Better Service To Strengthen Our Province Ontario is building on its Open for Business strategy by introducing legislation later today that would, if passed, ensure more services are improved for the public and business. The proposed Good [Read more]
October 5, 2010 11:00 AM McGuinty Government’s Open Ontario Plan Helping Families and Businesses Ontario released figures that show the province’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew at an annualized rate of 2.4 per cent in the second calendar quarter of 2010.The province has now [Read more]
October 5, 2010 9:15 AM Premier McGuinty Visits North Toronto Collegiate Institute’s Innovative Facility Since 2003, the government has supported the planning and construction of 400 new schools creating 237,000 spaces for Ontario students. Today, Premier Dalton McGuinty toured one of the [Read more]
From the Editor: Though this unfortunate incident took place in Greenstone, it could just as easily have happened in Manitouwadge (I don’t know how the under-age alcohol consumption problem is in other Northshore communities); part of what makes it very difficult for those parents [Read more]
A Capsular Moment Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) By David Bodunde, RPh Despite its jaw breaking name BPH is a term used to describe an enlarged prostate and is very common among men over the age of fifty. Medical science has not quite pinpointed the exact cause, but it is the result of small [Read more]
McGuinty Government Asks Ontarians to Test Smoke Alarms Ontario is marking Fire Prevention Week by asking Ontarians to make sure their smoke alarms are installed correctly and tested regularly. Smoke alarms provide an early warning of smoke or fire to protect family members, but they must be [Read more]
October 5, 2010 McGuinty Government Empowers Aboriginal Youth Aboriginal youth living in remote communities along the James Bay coast will be able to participate in new recreational activities this winter. Two new youth wellness workers have been hired to develop programming to promote leadership [Read more]
McGuinty Government’s Clean Economy Creates 1400 Construction Jobs Ontario welcomes the official opening of the world’s largest solar photovoltaic (PV) farm and milestones for two new wind projects in South-West Ontario. The province has attracted over $1 billion in private sector [Read more]
Article/Photos by Beverlee Coulter, © Beverlee Coulter 2010 MARATHON, ON – The first concert of the “off” season for Concerts in the Parking Lot took place this past Tuesday evening, October 5th. As you have likely surmised, the concert was not held in the usual parking lot locale but [Read more]
Improving Access to Government Services in Schreiber and Terrace Bay October 6, 2010 Schreiber and Terrace Bay residents have newly integrated ServiceOntario centres and can access health card and driver and vehicle services under one roof, as of October 4, 2010. Routine health card services [Read more]
