Simola, Linne “Linda”, 88 years, of Nipigon, Ontario, passed away Sunday, April 22, 2012 in the Nipigon District Memorial Hospital.A lifelong resident of Nipigon, Linda worked for Zechner’s Foodland for many years. She enjoyed skating, skiing, and league bowling with her husband [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – The Township of Nipigon is launching a branding & signage program that will re-define the town in response to the changing economic and social needs of the community. Nipigon’s branding & signage steering committee is working together with Firedog Communications and [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON –The IMBA Canada Trail Care Crew is coming to the area to help improve your trail opportunities. Join Chad and Deanne Lazaruk to learn how to design, build and maintain trails in a sustainable way. Learn to build a natural-surface trail sustainably, Friday September 23rd , come [Read more]
Provincial Resources The firefighting effort in Ontario continues to be supported by Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick and Saskatchewan as well as from the U.S. state of Minnesota, for a total complement of 80 personnel. Equipment is also being provided by Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – Friday December 3, 2010 at approximately 9:40 p.m. Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) attended Hwy 11 and 17 at Pearl for a motor vehicle collision. A west bound pick up truck collided head on with an east bound passenger vehicle. The 45 year old male driver of the [Read more]
WAWA MNR CO-OPERATORS FOREST FIRE INFORMATION Valid: June 2nd, 2010 Geraldton – Longlac – Caramat – Manitouwadge – Hornepayne – Dubreuilville Severe thunderstorm watch in effect. Today..Cloudy with sunny periods. Showers with a few thunderstorms beginning this afternoon. Risk of [Read more]
NOMA BEGINS by Karina Hunter Municipal leaders, provincial and federal dignitaries gathered in Marathon yesterday (April 21) evening for a Welcome Reception at the Zero-100 Banquet Room kicking off the 2010 Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association’s (NOMA) 64th Annual General Meeting and [Read more]
OPP officer resigns before police hearing A Dorion OPP officer charged with production and possession of a controlled substance has resigned from her position as a provincial constable. Lynn MacKay, 50, was charged in October 2007, after marijuana plants were found in the Dorion-area home that she [Read more]
Below is the original post of the Northshore Teens – Contraband series on www.OntarioNewsNorth.com. Courtney Godin, a grade 10 student from White River, ON shares her feelings about the prevalance of contraband in Northshore High Schools, how the school she attends may be contributing [Read more]
TRILLIUM GRANT FOR NORTH SHORE GOLF CLUB Gravelle announces $63,900 to improve healthy lifestyles in Nipigon area NIPIGON, ON: The Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) will provide a one-year community grant of $63,900 to improve the quality of the North Shore Golf Club in Nipigon under the [Read more]
Dorion Birding Festival Drawing attention In 2006 a group attending an economic development workshop discussed the potential for a birding festival in our area. In 2007, two Lakehead University students completed a study on birding festivals and in 2008 a number of representatives from Dorion, [Read more]
SNL – Adult Learning Centre in Nipigon from SNCFDC Regional Economic Update Feb2010 The Adult Learning Centre is located at 177 Railway Street in Nipigon. The Program Coordinator is Bonnie Cordone who can be reached at 887-3654 or by email at bcordone@shaw.ca. The Centre serves the are [Read more]
Drivers wanted Canadian Cancer Society works to bridge gap left by MedExpress closure Crystal Jewell Rajala, Volunteer Engagement Coordinator for the Canadian Cancer Society’s Thunder Bay Unit was in Manitouwadge March 11th to meet with volunteers interested in becoming drivers for [Read more]
FIVE FAVOURITE TRAILS – OFSC District 16 by Karina Hunter Planning to tour the Northshore via snowmobile this winter? Be sure to include my Five Favourite Trails of the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC) District 16, also known as North Superior Snowmobile Association (NOSSA) in [Read more]
