September 23, 2010 1:30 PM McGuinty Government Committed To Economic Development And Environmental Protection Ontario has made significant strides in economic development and environmental protection in the Far North with the passage of the Far North Act, 2010. A first in Ontario history, First [Read more]
HST MAKES FUEL PRICES EVEN HIGHER FOR NORTHERN ONTARIO OTTAWA, ON – On the first day of Autumn, with furnaces set to roar into action across Northern Ontario, Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP Caro Hughes is asking why the Conservative government made the cost of heating fuel even more expensive. [Read more]
September 22, 2010 2:00 PM McGuinty Government Invests In Friendship Centres Ontario is partnering with the Ontario Federation of Indian Friendship Centres to build or renovate friendship centres so they continue to play a prominent role in the lives of urban Aboriginal people. Over the next three [Read more]
September 23, 2010 10:30 AM McGuinty Government Expands Program To Find Resolutions Thousands more families will benefit from improvements to Ontario’s family courts. The province’s Mandatory Information Program is being expanded from Brampton and Milton to the 17 Family Court branches [Read more]
Manitouwadge High School Upcoming Events, September/October 2010 EVENING ENTERTAINMENT OPEN TO GENERAL PUBLIC Movie Night – September 25th Jimmy the Janitor Comedy Show – October 16th September: 22nd NSSSAA Golf Tournament @Marathon [Read more]
True North Hardwood Plywood Inc. pleaded guilty and was fined $1,000 for depositing material on Crown land. Court heard that between March 1 and 25, 2010, approximately 80 truckloads of wood were placed in a gravel pit in Tomlinson Township by a contractor working on behalf of True North. True [Read more]
September 22, 2010 McGuinty Government Seeks Recommendations On Updating Legislation Ontario has launched an independent review of the Public Works Protection Act (PWPA) that will be led by the Honourable R. Roy McMurtry, a former Ontario chief justice. The review will take into account the [Read more]
MP calls on government to attend to Seniors’ concerns OTTAWA, ON – Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP, Carol Hughes is calling on the government to double the Canada Pension Plan, raise the Guaranteed Income Supplement for low-income seniors and protect workplace pensions. In a tongue-in-cheek [Read more]
50th Anniversary Plaque Unveiling & Celebrations by Brenda Grunt, Wawa-News.com Rod Morrison began the ceremony by welcoming everyone to this very special national, provincial, and municipal event. “The opening of the final link in the Ontario portion of the TransCanada Highway 50 [Read more]
(CHAPLEAU, ON.) – On September 20, 2010 at 10:25 pm Superior East OPP in Chapleau were dispatched to a motor vehicle collision on Highway 101 approximately 40 kilometres west near Shoals Provincial Park. An eastbound Hyundai struck a large moose and entered the ditch. As a result of this [Read more]
Manitouwadge Wolverines Senior Boys’ Invitational 2010 MANITOUWADGE, ON – Saturday, September 18th, Marathon High School Falcons Senior and Junior Volleyball players travelled to Manitouwadge for the annual Wolverines’ Senior Boys Volleyball Invitational. The Wolverines’ [Read more]
September 20, 2010 7:30 PM McGuinty Government Invites Feedback From Ontarians The government is seeking input from Ontarians as it updates its Long-Term Energy Plan. This updated plan will help guide the province as it continues to build a reliable, clean and cost-effective electricity system for [Read more]
AVOID BEING A VICTIM OF AUTO THEFT NIPIGON, ON –On September 18, 2010 while Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were investigating a reported incident, an officer was involved in a confrontation with an intoxicated male. The 26 year old male of Schreiber, Ontario was taken into custody [Read more]
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]
