Happy Mother’s Day! Happy Mother’s Day to all the ladies’ out there who do all those special things that Mom’s do! To my Mother: Maman, tu es une femme incroyable, a wonderful Grandmaman, a matriarch, a friend, and so much more. Mom, if someday I become ½ the woman you are I [Read more]
Full Belly Deli giving back by Karina Hunter Mary Belmore, Owner/Operator of the Full Belly Deli in Manitouwadge is no stranger to how cancer can affect families; she lost her mother-in-law to the disease. As many people know, survivors of cancer are never truly free again, they [Read more]
Unplanned renovations uncover a gift from the past at St. Basil’s WHIE RIVER, ON – Recently, when a leak prompted the opening of a wall at St. Basil’s Elementary School in White River a very special discovery was made; a TIME CAPSULE which had been sealed in the wall in 1988 was [Read more]
Kindergarten Students from St. Martin School Make a Difference Following the Ice Storm of 2009, the JK/SK students at St. Martin School were very concerned about the trees that were lost in the community of Terrace Bay. The students were learning about the environment and how they should [Read more]
St. Martin Hosts Spring Clothing Swap On Wednesday, April 28th St. Martin Elementary School, Terrace Bay, was host to the bi-annual clothing swap that has generated a considerable amount of interest in our small community. For three weeks parents from the Terrace Bay and Schreiber [Read more]
BROWN ANNOUNCES $85,000 FOR FAMILY HEALTH TEAMS QUEEN’S PARK – Mike Brown, MPP, Algoma-Manitoulin, is pleased to announce that the funding letters for the new Family Health Teams’ Development Grant Agreements have been signed. Manitouwadge General Hospital, Chapleau Health Services, and [Read more]
BATCHEWANA FIRST NATION OF OJIBWAYS RANKIN RESERVE 15D, GOULAIS BAY RESERVE 15A, OBADJIWAN RESERVE 15E, WHITEFISH ISLAND 15 Press Release May 7, 2010 “MOA Does Not Guarantee Point Of Purchase Tax Exemption For First Nations” Batchewana First Nation represented by Chief and Council are [Read more]
McGuinty Government Adding 30 New Family Health Teams Ontario is calling for applications for 30 new Family Health Teams (FHTs), which will help increase access to family health care for Ontarians. New Family Health Team applicants will be selected from health care providers and/or community [Read more]
Cast of more than 100 ready to take the stage by Karina Hunter Two years ago, Our Lady of Lourdes Elementary School in Manitouwadge performed a live musical version of Disney’s The Jungle Book™ to much critical acclaim. The only negative critique they received actually is that there had [Read more]
NEW DEMOCRAT BILLS PASS IMPORTANT VOTES IN COMMONS Ottawa – Carol Hughes is lauding the passage of an important Climate Change Bill and the continued success of another bill that will bring an element of fairness to the Canada pension deductions for members of Canada’s military and RCMP. Both [Read more]
McGuinty Government’s Parents Reaching Out Grants Now Available Ontario is helping more parents play a vital role in public education and get involved in their children’s education through its Parent Reaching Out (PRO) grants.Applications for the 2010-11 school year are now available [Read more]
McGuinty Government Expands Specialist High Skills Major Program Ontario is helping more high school students get an academic and career edge by expanding its Specialist High Skills Major program to 100 more schools across the province, benefiting 8,000 additional students. Two new majors will also [Read more]
Expanding Access To Family Health Care by Karina Hunter This afternoon, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care Deb Matthews will be joined by Ottawa Centre MPP Yasir Naqvi at the University of Ottawa Health Services Family Health Team offices in Toronto where the pair will be outlining [Read more]
House of Commons Adopts Key Climate Change Bill Opposition parties unite to pass C-311, the Climate Change Accountability Act, 149 to 136 OTTAWA – The country’s only federal climate change bill passed a final vote in the House of Commons Wednesday night with the support of New Democrat, Bloc, [Read more]
Wolverines competing in Stratford @ Provincial Championships MANITOUWADGE, ON – 4:30am yesterday, the Manitouwadge High School Wolverines Senior Badminton team, accompanied by coaches, Mr. Pittman, Mrs Jones and Mr. Fairservice, left for Stratford, Ontario where they are competing [Read more]
