Life at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School MANITOUWADGE, ON – Students at Our Lady of Lourdes School joyfully walked the last steps of Jesus on Thursday before they began their Easter weekend. The primary division met in the prayer atrium during the morning to follow Jesus on His way to [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWS MANITOUWADGE, ON – Never too old for the Easter Bunny!!!! That’s what has been going on in Mrs. Kuczynski’s grade 4/5 classroom. These students have been busy creating an Easter basket using fabric and glue paste. Because it’s always an adventure to [Read more]
A draft report of the joint operational review of the Manitouwadge, McCausland and Wilson Memorial hospitals has been presented to the Joint Operational Review Steering Committee. The review, which is being funded by the North West Local Health Integration Network (LHIN), is examining the [Read more]
Photos by OntarioNewsNorth.com MANITOUWADGE, ON – Saturday, April 16 the Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Catholic Women’s League hosted a spaghetti supper in the church basement. Having learned from the last spaghetti supper which sold out, the ladies were well prepared for a full house, [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – The Township of Manitouwadge – Community Services Department began a photo contest April 1st, 2011 and is open for submissions until April 29th, 2011 at 4:00 pm. The contest contains five categories which are Scenic, Special Events, Winter Activities, Summer Activities [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – The ‘Hungry Bake Sale’ at Manitouwadge High School ended yesterday with a successful 2nd day, as organizer Tessa Lanteigne announced total funds raised of more than $350! Lanteigne organized the bake sale to kick off fundraising efforts for the 30-Hour [Read more]
With only weeks remaining in the federal election campaign, candidate visibility is increasingly important to those seeking election. The ability to be accessible to constituents, to answer their questions and respond to their concerns, is very important for all candidates, but the sheer [Read more]
Article & Photos submitted by Joe McGill MARATHON, ON – Marathon FAST Club and Pukakswa National Park are working in partnership to present the Pukakswa Duathlon Race on May 28 2011. This race consists of a 5km run, 20km bike, and 2.5km run completed one after another. For those [Read more]
With less than two weeks left on the campaign trail, Federal Candidates for Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing have done an impressive job at circulating the riding; connecting with people, listening to the issues and of course, participating in Candidate Debates. With five debates being held throughout [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – The Academy Awards show may seem like a distant memory, but this week we will be treated to one of the most decorated titles of the year- The King’s Speech. Winner of the Best Picture Award and Best Lead Actor (Colin Firth), The King’s Speech makes it triumphant release on [Read more]
All photos Copyright OntarioNewsNorth.com 2011 MARATHON, ON – Wednesday, April 6th, St. John’s United Church hosted the first Candidates’ Night for candidates of the federal riding of Thunder Bay-Superior North. The evening was well attended, approximately 200 in attendance, [Read more]
Gravelle and Mauro announce one-time provincial grants for collections, programs Ontario is supporting life-long learning and literacy in Thunder Bay and Northwestern Ontario. The province is investing in public libraries, to help build their collection and provide programs to strengthen [Read more]
MARATHON, ON –On April 16, 2011 the Marathon / Manitouwadge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) executed a search warrant under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act at a residence on Flicker Avenue in Manitouwadge. As a result of the warrant a quantity of marijuana with an estimated street value [Read more]
$4,500 Fine For Shooting Deer On Private Property April 15, 2011 Two Ontario residents have been fined a total of $4,500 for shooting a deer on posted private land. Tim Gould of Chelmsford and David Wheadon of Manitouwadge pleaded guilty to trespassing for the purpose of hunting and possessing [Read more]
Release: 16 April 2011 Re: Hwy #17 CLOSED – Marathon – Wawa Thunder Bay, ON – Hwy # 17 between Marathon and WAWA is closed to both directions of traffic due to Road and Weather Conditions and Commercial Vehicle stuck on hills. The [Read more]
