TERRACE BAY, ON – On April 09, 2019 at approximately 3:30 p.m. officers from the Ontario Provincial Police, Schreiber Detachment were called to a local business advising that a person had just used a counterfeit American $100 bill to pay for gasoline. Police were able to identify two [Read more]
In 2008, Will Ferrell and John C Reilly teamed up to star in the raunchy comedy “Step Brothers” (2 years after also having starred together in Talladega Nights). The story about two adults who become feuding step brothers after their parents marry, earned the nod as an instant comedy cult [Read more]
Former Olympian, Katie Weatherston visited students in grades 3-8 in Marathon on Monday, March 25th. Katie Weatherston was a member of the 2006 Olympic Gold Medal Canadian Women’s Hockey Team. She is also an Ivy League school graduate, a certified elementary school teacher, and has spoken in [Read more]
Sault Ste. Marie, ON – Last week it was discovered through a number of media outlets that local businessman Dave Selvers has been promoting hate speech towards Woman, Native Americans, Muslims, and LGBTQ persons through social media and blog posts. “This type of language is not only [Read more]
ESPANOLA, ON – A look at some of the work underway at the site of the new Sacred Heart Catholic School in Espanola. The Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board is working with the Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario on a multi-million dollar project that will see two schools [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – Ms. Elsa Figliomeni led the Gr. 1/2 & 3/4 students, and the Gr. 5/6’s & Kindergarten students in a wonderfully messy science experiment in our renovated Learning Commons/Library. The students made their predictions about which fruit would erupt better, the apple [Read more]
The Enteric Outbreak that identified Norovirus on the Acute care side of Geraldton District Memorial Hospital was declared over February 16, 2019 at 10:00am. All restrictions have been lifted. The Health Unit is urging people to refrain from visiting hospitals and long-term care [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – On February 17, 2019 at approximately 12:01 p.m., officers from the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a male and female who were stranded on Moose Lake. Due to the deteriorating ice conditions, a rescue by MSV was not [Read more]
Known as one of the greatest singers of all-time (#18 on Rolling Stone’s Top 100 List), Freddy Mercury and Queen quickly rose from obscurity to become one the top bands of all time. But it wasn’t always smooth sailing for front-man Mercury. This week’s headline new release, Bohemian Rhapsody, [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – On February 3, 2019 at approximately 1:15 a.m. officers of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marathon detachment conducted a RIDE on the Pic Mobert Road. A Dodge Caravan entered the RIDE and the male driver was suspected to be under the influence of alcohol. The driver [Read more]
TORONTO, ON – Ontario residents check your LOTTO 6/49 tickets! A ticket sold in Owen Sound has won the LOTTO 6/49 jackpot for the Saturday, February 2, 2019 draw. The ticket is worth $33,396,099.00. There were some other great wins across the province: The Guaranteed $1 Million [Read more]
Are you a small municipality with no policy analyst on staff but you need to prepare an analysis of trends in taxable property growth? Join the Northern Analyst Cooperative. A local indigenous community looking to build a community profile? Join the Northern Analyst Cooperative. A large [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – The Holy Angels Kindergarten students wanted to know why do we have to brush our teeth? So they learned from our friends the Storybots, and Annie and Moby from Brain Pop Jr. about the bacteria and plaque in their mouths. They learned that to keep their mouths and teeth healthy [Read more]
New Liquefied Natural Gas Plant Will Save Business and Residents Money THUNDER BAY, ON — Today the Ontario government announced support for a new liquefied natural gas plant in Nipigon to help create jobs and make businesses more competitive in Northern Ontario.”Our Government for the [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – Four Rivers Environmental Services Group (Four Rivers) today, announced they will be working with the Matawa member First Nations on a national watershed research project as part of a first step in increasing capacity to actively steward over 300,000 square kilometres of [Read more]
