Date : September 20, 2010 Prompted by events such as the bankruptcy of Marathon Pulp Inc, the Town of Marathon, Ojibways of the Pic River and the Township of Manitouwadge formed a joint venture enterprise. The purpose of the business is to make available to the Province, forest management [Read more]
FROM/DE: SUPERIOR EAST OPP DATE: September 20, 2010 STUNT DRIVING IN HORNEPAYNE (HORNEPAYNE, ON.) – On September 19, 2010 Superior East OPP in Hornepayne were patrolling on Leslie Avenue. At 1:05 PM a vehicle approached the cruiser at a high rate of speed and was locked in on [Read more]
**To read about the CNIB/NDHN Health Fair which David Bodunde attended CLICK HERE. A CAPSULAR MOMENT Diabetic Eye Disease By David Bodunde I paid a visit to the travelling eye van that has been in Manitouwadge for the past two weeks, to have my eye’s checked out by the travelling [Read more]
WIN!WIN!WIN! Here is your chance to enjoy a FULL SEASON of NITE ON THE TOWN ENTERTAINMENT performances PLUS if you are from outside Manitouwadge – no worries! Stay the night with accommodations for TWO at the NORTHWOOD ADVENTURE TOUR & INN thanks to NOTES, Northwood and [Read more]
DUBREUILVILLE, ON – The Annual Dubreuilville Strongman Challenge was held last weekend, September 10th – 12th, a great success once again as the community welcomed both Junior and Adult Competitors, along with their support teams, families and/or fans from far and wide. Approximately 3000 [Read more]
Photos & article courtesy of Doug Hunt. Doug’s name has now been entered into OntarioNewsNorth.com’s September Contributor’s Draw for $100 CASH – to learn how you could qualify to WIN $100 Cash just by sending in the photos or video you have captured at a local event, [Read more]
Olympian Katie Weatherston Inspires at LEX Awards Banquet THUNDER BAY, ON – Olympic Hockey Gold Medalist Katie Weatherson described her long journey to winning the 2006 Torino Women’s Hockey Tournament to the players of the Lakehead Express Soccer Club (LEX) Saturday, September 11th at the [Read more]
September 15, 2010 12:00 PM McGuinty Government to Introduce Narcotics Safety And Awareness Act Ontario is taking action to reduce the growing abuse of prescription narcotics and controlled substances. Later today the province intends to move forward on a key piece of the recently announced [Read more]
This week 10 students, 5 from Pic Mobert and 5 from Pic River, will begin the Mining Essentials Program in Marathon. Below is a video with Riley Burton who will be offering the program on behalf of Confederation College as well as the original press release from August 2010 when the program was [Read more]
Beginning tomorrow, September 19th you have a great opportunity to learn more about our region’s most valuable resource, the forest. Join the Northeast Superior Forest Community (NSFC) in celebrating National Forest Week from September 19th– 25th. National Forest Week is a great chance to [Read more]
East Fire Region September 17, 2010 Next update will be issued on Friday, September 24 There were no new fires reported in the East Fire Region by the evening of September 17. Currently, there are no active forest fires anywhere in Ontario. One new fire was reported in Algonquin Park on September [Read more]
McGuinty Government Helps To Improve Snowmobile Trails Ontario is supporting winter tourism by promoting the sustainability of snowmobile trails across the province. The province will invest $3 million to support the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs, a not-for-profit, volunteer-driven [Read more]
Gun Registry Decision Not Taken Lightly The last few weeks the gun registry has become something of a media frenzy making it necessary for me to write another column on the subject. This issue has been framed as a rural/urban divide, but it is clear that there are people on both sides of the [Read more]
September 16, 2010 Watch how this school turns wind into power and benefits from greener choices. [Read more]
Editor, OntarioNewsNorth.com MARATHON, ON – Tuesday, September 14th, executive and members of the Marathon and District Chamber of Commerce met for a scheduled general meeting, their first since breaking for summer. Approximately a dozen members were in attendance to hear from Valerie Tymryk [Read more]
