New Fires No new fires were confirmed on June 15. Nipigon Fire 33 was confirmed on June 14 and was located in a cutover approximately 60km east of Geraldton. This fire was 0.5ha and is now out. Red Lake Fire 9 was confirmed on June 14 and is located near the community of North Spirit [Read more]
MARATHON, ON –. The Superior-Greenstone District School Board is pleased to announce the following administrative appointments effective on August 19, 2013. Annik Brewster has been appointed as Principal at Manitouwadge High School and Manitouwadge Public School. Ms. Brewster holds her Principal [Read more]
Manitouwadge High School to Share Principal With Local Elementary School MARATHON, ON – Senior officials at Superior-Greenstone District School Board are still in the process of finalizing the Board budget, but to meet the Ministry of Education’s requirement of a balanced budget they have had [Read more]
C’est sous le thème « Une place pour tout le monde! », que se sont réunis les francophones et les anglophones à Thunder Bay le 26 mai 2012 afin de célébrer l’histoire et le patrimoine de la communauté francophone du Nord-Ouest de l’Ontario. Le « Franco-Festival » s’est [Read more]
LONGLAC, ON – May 8, 2013, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Greenstone Detachment received a call from a concerned parent about possible drug use by her child. Police investigation revealed that two different adults had exchanged both marijuana and cash with the youth for prescription [Read more]
The following letter was submitted to OntarioNewsNorth.com by Marlene Turner – a concerned long-time Manitouwadge Resident – it was provided to her by one of the authors, Bruce Luby (also a concerned resident). PLEASE NOTE: we were not able to reach the original authors to advise them [Read more]
CLEVELAND, U.S.A. /CNW/ – Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE: CLF) (Paris: CLF) announced today that its affiliate, Cliffs Chromite Ontario Inc., is temporarily suspending the environmental assessment activities for its Chromite Project in Ontario, Canada. The Company indicated that [Read more]
LONGLAC, ON – The Greenstone Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a robbery that took place in the Longlac on May 27, 2013. At approximately 1:00am, the Provincial Communication Centre in Thunder Bay received a 911 call from a person advising that he had just [Read more]
GERALDTON, ON – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Greenstone Detachment is looking for the public’s assistance with an investigation into a house fire. On May 25, 2013 at approximately 3:30am, officers at the Greenstone OPP Detachment were on patrol in Geraldton when they came upon a [Read more]
3:36 PM EDT Saturday 25 May 2013 Frost warning issued for: Marathon – Schreiber, Manitouwadge – Hornepayne Nipigon – Rossport Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Geraldton – Longlac – Caramat Near or below freezing temperatures [Read more]
Release from: MNORCP Cochrane’s Paige Johnson Named 50th Miss North Ontario Regional Canada Pageant SUDBURY, ON – Northern Lights were shining brightly at the Fraser Auditorium of Laurentian University on Saturday May 4, 2013 as 43 of Northern Ontario’s most exceptional young ladies [Read more]
Province-wide effort to reduce risks associated with leftover medications GREENSTONE, ON – Earlier this month, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Greenstone unveiled details of an important province-wide public safety initiative to encourage Ontario residents to dispose of old and unused [Read more]
OPP Drug Investigation results in numerous charges against 14 individuals HEARST, ON – The Ontario Provincial Police Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau, South Porcupine Drug Unit supported by the OPP Hearst Detachment have charged 14 individuals with drug related offences following arrests [Read more]
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. Announces Planned Departure of Steven Raguz, Chief Strategy Officer CLEVELAND /PRNewswire/ — Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE: CLF) (Paris: CLF) today announced that Steven Raguz, executive vice president, corporate strategy and communications & chief [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is reminding motorists to take extra precautions to ensure safety while travelling on roadways within the North West Region. Environment Canada has issued a winter storm warning for the central area of the region including: Schreiber, [Read more]
