FROM THE EDITOR: The letter below was originally sent to OntarioNewsNorth.com Contributor Edgar Lavoie who shared it with me. I requested the author’s permission to republish, believing it important to provide OntarioNewsNorth.com readers, particularly from Greenstone, the opportunity [Read more]
Improving Access for Northern Households and Businesses Canada and Ontario are helping the Greenstone region better connect to the information highway. An investment in telecommunications infrastructure will bring modern, high‑speed broadband technology to residents, businesses and community [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – Crime Stoppers and the OPP are asking for your help in solving a Break & Enter that occurred in the Town of Geraldton. Sometime between May 31st and June 5th 2015 unknown suspect (2) broke into some storage sheds and a residence that was destroyed by a fire on May 28th [Read more]
GREENSTONE, ON – The Municipality of Greenstone’s Tourism Strategy/Marketing Plan is moving forward. After a formal request for proposals, Council recently selected Generator from Thunder Bay to work on the blueprint for the future of tourism in the region. Generator was selected based on its [Read more]
Submitted by Edgar J. Lavoie Elmos Gold Mines started life in 1938 on a tiny island in Barton Bay, Kenogamisis Lake, within the boundaries of present-day Geraldton. In 1942, the mine was mothballed. Talmora Longlac Gold Mines Limited, became a corporation in November 1944, embracing 9 claims of [Read more]
GREENSTONE, ON – April 28, 2015 the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Greenstone Detachment received a report of a Fail to Remain Motor Vehicle Collision (MVC) on Highway 11 at the intersection of Highway 11 and Road 801 in the Municipality of Greenstone. The driver of the other involved [Read more]
Four Wisconsin men have been fined a total of $6,000 for hunting and fishing offences. Richard Lisowe of Plymouth, Matthew Hoekstra of Suamico, Jonathan Hoekstra of Kohler and Brian Boll of New Holstein pleaded guilty and were each fined $1,250 for hunting moose without a licence. Lisowe was also [Read more]
GERALDTON, ON – March 21, 2015 at 2:10 am members of the Greenstone Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting general patrol on Main Street in Geraldton, Ontario. Police observed some concerning driving behaviour. Before police could initiate a traffic stop, the driver stopped the vehicle [Read more]
