WAWA, ON – Some 130 young chess masters met in Wawa on April 27 for the fourth Franco-Nord-Ouest Chess Tournament. The competition, hosted by Wawa’s École Saint-Joseph, attracted 131 grades 3 to 12 francophone students from the following Northwestern Ontario French Catholic and Public [Read more]
The Northern Ontario Party continues to build strength for the 2018 election The Northern Ontario Party continues to make history and this weekend was no exception. Trevor Holliday and The NOP executive board, are proud to announce the formation of not one, but two more Riding Associations for [Read more]
Version française ci-dessous If you scratch the surface of any community across Canada you are sure to expose the work of volunteers in the process. From the toughest downtown neighbourhoods to the most pastoral small towns, volunteers are a constant presence and their work usually makes a big [Read more]
OTTAWA, ON – The government should identify hospice palliative care as a defined medical service to be covered under the Canada Health Act, according to Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP, Carol Hughes. Hughes delivered a petition on the subject in the House of Commons Tuesday, making the case [Read more]
QUEEN’s PARK, ON – After listening to serious concerns raised at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) conference, which brings together the mining and finance industry, Ontario NDP critic for Northern Development and Mines Michael Mantha again demanded that Premier [Read more]
A recent documentary by the investigative television program, the Fifth Estate, sheds new light on the KPMG scandal that helped wealthy Canadians use an offshore tax haven to hide money from Revenue Canada. It shows how clients used a shell company on the Isle of Mann along with tax exemptions [Read more]
HORNEPAYNE, ON – Les élèves et le personnel de l’école Saint Nom de Jésus (Hornepayne) ont participé tout récemment à la célébration du mois de l’histoire des Noirs au Canada. Cette célébration a vu le jour en 1995, lorsque madame Jean Augustine déposait le projet de [Read more]
6:09 AM EST Special weather statement in effect for: Marathon – Schreiber Manitouwadge – Hornepayne Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Kapuskasing – Hearst – Smooth Rock Falls Local snowfall amounts near 15 cm today for areas northeast of Lake [Read more]
ELLIOT LAKE, ON – MPP Michael Mantha is pleased to announce the grand opening of his new constituency office in Elliot Lake at 18 Mary Walk in the Lower Plaza. Formerly located in the Civic Centre, the new office is conveniently located in the downtown area within close proximity to transit [Read more]
ELLIOT LAKE, ON – NDP Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Critic Michael Mantha, the MPP for Algoma-Manitoulin, issued the following statement regarding the recent deaths of two girls from Wapekeka First Nation. “I am deeply saddened to hear about the tragic deaths of two 12-year-old girls [Read more]
12:13 AM EST Wednesday 04 January 2017 Special weather statement in effect for: Geraldton – Longlac – Caramat Manitouwadge – Hornepayne Nakina – Aroland – Pagwa Armstrong – Auden – Wabakimi Park Beardmore – Jellicoe – Macdiarmid Snow will [Read more]
As we approach the New Year many are thinking about making a resolution. Usually these are meant to better our life in some way, but whatever the goal may be, the idea of setting a New Year’s resolution is pretty much ingrained in our society so it might not surprise you that the practice is [Read more]
NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO – December 19th, 2016 the Superior North Greenstone Healthy Kids Community Challenge officially launched the Superior North Greenstone Healthy Kids Community Charter. The Charter is the first of its kind in the region. It is also the first charter developed by the Healthy [Read more]
NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO – Students within Superior-Greenstone District School Board once again participated in the global Hour of CODE challenge that occurred on December 5-9th. The hour of CODE is a global event designed to provide introductory learning opportunities for learners of all ages [Read more]
ELLIOT LAKE, ON – Algoma-Manitoulin MPP Michael Mantha is moving his constituency office to a new location in Elliot Lake. The current office located in the Elliot Lake Civic Centre will be closed for several days beginning this week during the transition. The move is taking place over [Read more]
