Scroll down to view videos & photos SKATEBOARDERS REPRESENT – WHITE RIVER THROUGH THUNDER BAY WHITE RIVER, ON – Saturday, August 21st as part of the Annual Winnie the Pooh Festival, skateboarding enthusiast and the creator of White River’s Skateboarding Park, Steve Vandervecht, hosted [Read more]
August 26, 2010 6:00 PM McGuinty Government Adding More Clean Power, Creating Local Jobs Ontario is turning off coal and switching on biomass at the Atikokan Generation Station – a move that supports jobs in the community and takes the province another step closer to eliminating all [Read more]
Pooh Festival Weekend a Great Success! by Karina Hunter WHITE RIVER, ON – Saturday, August 21st the Winnie the Pooh Festival and accompanying 125th Anniversary Celebrations continued with a full day of events from 7:30 am through to the wee hours of Sunday morning. The fun started early with a [Read more]
McGuinty Government’s Open Ontario Plan On Track To Eliminate Deficit Ontario released the 2009-10 Public Accounts which highlights the government’s actions to lessen the impact of the global recession on Ontarians as well as a responsible plan to eliminate the deficit by 2017-18. The [Read more]
Northern Energy Credit Applications Now Available In The Thunder Bay Area For Immediate Release August 24, 2010 It now only takes a few, simple steps for low- to middle-income [Read more]
Mission Will Promote Open Ontario Plan In World’s Second-Largest Economy Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty will lead his third mission to China this fall. The mission will begin October 30 and run through to November 3. It will build on the results of previous missions and deepen the [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – The Marathon Chamber of Commerce announced two meetings today; these meetings are being held to make ammendments to current by-laws. Member attendance is very important! Chamber President, Jeannie Allerton, answered this when asked why it was important for all members to attend [Read more]
Cultural Centre Renovations Contribute to Silent Auction Photos/article courtesy of Sean Irwin TERRACE BAY, ON – In preparation for the upcoming opening of the Terrace Bay Cultural Centre (tentatively scheduled for late September), a silent auction was held on Friday August 20th aimed at [Read more]
McGuinty Government Helps Bring New Response And Training Facilities To City August 20, 2010 A new fire and emergency services facility and regional training centre in Kenora will bring new jobs, enhance protection and improve services locally, while expanding training opportunities across the [Read more]
WHITE RIVER, ON – Wednesday, August 18th Winnie the Pooh Festival fun was kicked off with a concert by the Fred Eaglesmith Travelling Band at the White River Legion. During his carreer, Eaglesmith has earned a loyal following of Northshore fans and they didn’t mind travelling to see him [Read more]
McGuinty Government Investing In The Future Success Of Ontarians NEWS August 19, 2010 Changes to Employment Ontario mean that help getting the skills to succeed is just one visit away in Northwestern Ontario. All Employment Ontario offices now offer access to: Skills training programs A wide [Read more]
Manitouwadge Reader Got Lucky in July from the Editor July’s $100 Winner can at last be officially announced. Congratulations go out to Melissa Gionet of Manitouwadge for the photo+story submission which won her July’s $100 Reader Submission Draw! Melissa saw news happening and captured the [Read more]
Third Market in the Works for September 2010 by Karina Hunter MANITOUWADGE, ON – Saturday, August 14th home based business owners, non-profit organizations and would-be yard sale hosts rented tables in the 2nd Downtown Market hosted by the Manitouwadge Business Association this summer. A total [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – The evening of Wednesday, June 11th Marathon and area residents enjoyed a performance by local artists including Keith Johnson and Dan Birchall at the weekly Concerts in the Parking Lot organized by Andrew and Beverlee Coulter, owners of the local Pizza Hut. Similar to last [Read more]
Couchie hosts Poste & Carmichael PIC RIVER, ON – Monday, August 9th, music fans from Heron Bay, Pic River and Manitouwadge assembled at the Pic River Guest Suite to enjoy a House Concert hosted by Singer/Songwriter Bonnie Couchie. Performing where Flora Poste and Dave Carmichael; who would [Read more]
