September 22, 2010 2:00 PM McGuinty Government Invests In Friendship Centres Ontario is partnering with the Ontario Federation of Indian Friendship Centres to build or renovate friendship centres so they continue to play a prominent role in the lives of urban Aboriginal people. Over the next three [Read more]
Queen’s Park Report Mike Brown, MPP Algoma-Manitoulin INTERNATIONAL PLOWING MATCH With the warm summer months now coming to an end it is time for us all to enjoy the cooler days, beautiful colours and the wonderful traditions of the Fall season. One such tradition is the much anticipated [Read more]
September 23, 2010 10:30 AM McGuinty Government Expands Program To Find Resolutions Thousands more families will benefit from improvements to Ontario’s family courts. The province’s Mandatory Information Program is being expanded from Brampton and Milton to the 17 Family Court branches [Read more]
Schreiber’s Municipal Elections SCHREIBER, ON – Congratulations to Mayor Don McArthur who received his acclamation to office as Mayor of the Township of Schreiber September13th. The race for councilors for Schreiber continues however, Mark Figliomeni; Pat Halonen; Lorraine Huard; Bob Kruse; Jon [Read more]
Manitouwadge High School Upcoming Events, September/October 2010 EVENING ENTERTAINMENT OPEN TO GENERAL PUBLIC Movie Night – September 25th Jimmy the Janitor Comedy Show – October 16th September: 22nd NSSSAA Golf Tournament @Marathon [Read more]
Thank you to everyone who participated in the Entertainment & Accomodations Give-A-Way on OntarioNewsNorth.com! Prizes for the give-a-way were a PAIR of 2010-11 Nite on the Town Entertainment Series of the Arts (NOTES) Season Tickets PLUS (+) One Night Accomodations for Two at the Northwood [Read more]
True North Hardwood Plywood Inc. pleaded guilty and was fined $1,000 for depositing material on Crown land. Court heard that between March 1 and 25, 2010, approximately 80 truckloads of wood were placed in a gravel pit in Tomlinson Township by a contractor working on behalf of True North. True [Read more]
September 22, 2010 McGuinty Government Seeks Recommendations On Updating Legislation Ontario has launched an independent review of the Public Works Protection Act (PWPA) that will be led by the Honourable R. Roy McMurtry, a former Ontario chief justice. The review will take into account the [Read more]
MP calls on government to attend to Seniors’ concerns OTTAWA, ON – Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP, Carol Hughes is calling on the government to double the Canada Pension Plan, raise the Guaranteed Income Supplement for low-income seniors and protect workplace pensions. In a tongue-in-cheek [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Electoral Candidates for the Township of Manitouwadge 2010 Municipal Elections to be held Monday, October 25th are ready to take advantage of the opportunity to communicate their platforms, ideas, motives and inspirations. The response to electoral hopeful, running for [Read more]
50th Anniversary Plaque Unveiling & Celebrations by Brenda Grunt, Wawa-News.com Rod Morrison began the ceremony by welcoming everyone to this very special national, provincial, and municipal event. “The opening of the final link in the Ontario portion of the TransCanada Highway 50 [Read more]
(CHAPLEAU, ON.) – On September 20, 2010 at 10:25 pm Superior East OPP in Chapleau were dispatched to a motor vehicle collision on Highway 101 approximately 40 kilometres west near Shoals Provincial Park. An eastbound Hyundai struck a large moose and entered the ditch. As a result of this [Read more]
Manitouwadge Wolverines Senior Boys’ Invitational 2010 MANITOUWADGE, ON – Saturday, September 18th, Marathon High School Falcons Senior and Junior Volleyball players travelled to Manitouwadge for the annual Wolverines’ Senior Boys Volleyball Invitational. The Wolverines’ [Read more]
September 20, 2010 7:30 PM McGuinty Government Invites Feedback From Ontarians The government is seeking input from Ontarians as it updates its Long-Term Energy Plan. This updated plan will help guide the province as it continues to build a reliable, clean and cost-effective electricity system for [Read more]
AVOID BEING A VICTIM OF AUTO THEFT NIPIGON, ON –On September 18, 2010 while Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were investigating a reported incident, an officer was involved in a confrontation with an intoxicated male. The 26 year old male of Schreiber, Ontario was taken into custody [Read more]
