*PLEASE NOTE: Prior to beginning any new diet or excercise regimen please speak with your family physician. DID YOU KNOW… …muscle is almost as dense as fat; a pound of fat is 1.7 times bigger than a pound of muscle. So even though muscle weighs more than fat, fat makes you look bigger. [Read more]
Full-Day Kindergarten Starts Next Week in the Thunder Bay District McGuinty Government Helping 449 Kids in Thunder Bay, Atikokan, and Marathon Learn Skills to Succeed In School Full-day kindergarten begins next week in 12 schools in the Thunder Bay District. It is being offered at: Thunder Bay – [Read more]
One-Stop-Shop for Job Seekers & Potential Employers by Karina Hunter MARATHON, ON – Thursday, September 2nd business owners, community leaders, dignitaries and staff gathered at the new Northwest Employment Works (NEW) office to celebrate its Grand Opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony and [Read more]
FROM/DE: SUPERIOR EAST OPP DATE: September 1, 2010 CONSTRUCTION BLAST CAUSES DAMAGE (HORNEPAYNE, ON.) – On September 1, 2010 at approximately 10:30 am Superior East OPP in HORNEPAYNE were dispatched to a scheduled construction blast at the corner of Third and Front [Read more]
FROM/DE: Nipigon Detachment DATE: September 3, 2010 GRANDPARENT SCAM ONGOING (NIPIGON, ON.) –Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have received numerous calls from United States residents asking for information about a relative being held in [Read more]
MFSC Skaters Privy to World Class Training during Athlete Development Camp by Shelley Heavens This year, Skate Canada Northern Ontario Section took a different approach with respect to the Athlete Development Camp (August 21 and 22). In partnership with the Granite Club of Toronto ON, selected [Read more]
From:Superior East OPP POLICE SEARCHING FOR TWO SUBJECTS RE RECOVERED STOLEN VEHICLE (WAWA, ON.) – Superior East OPP in Wawa are presently searching the area just south of Wawa near Highway 17 & Pinewood Drive for two subjects who fled the scene when police discovered they were driving a [Read more]
MINISTERS RENEW ACTION PLAN ON DEVELOPMENT ISSUES FACING CANADA’S NORTHERN COMMUNITIES THUNDER BAY, Ontario (September 1, 2010) – Federal, provincial and territorial ministers responsible for northern development across Canada have renewed and refreshed their commitment to collaborative action [Read more]
FROM/DE: Ontario Provincial Police-Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau, Drug Enforcement Unit Sept 1, 2010 Police Take Down Marihuana Grow Operation in Oliver Paipoonge Township (Thunder Bay, ON) On September 1st, 2010 Drug Enforcement Unit officers executed a Controlled Drug and [Read more]
ONTARIO LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, PREMIER, NEW SAFETY MINISTER WELCOME NEW OPP COMMISSIONER AT CHANGE OF COMMAND CEREMONY (ORILLIA, ON) – Tuesday, August 31st, hundreds gathered at the Denison Armoury in Toronto to witness a historical Change of Command ceremony that saw Commissioner (Retired) [Read more]
McGuinty Government Expanding Access To Care For Patients, Families More patients in Ontario will have access to family health care thanks to 14 new Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinics being created throughout the province. Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinics, which offer a team-based approach to frontline [Read more]
From: Ontario ProvincialPolice OPP Remind Motorists of Back to School Safety Another summer is coming to an end and students are heading back to school. The Ontario Provincial Police reminds all members of the community that we all play a role in helping keep our kids safe. The OPP suggests [Read more]
FROM/DE: Highway Safety Division DATE: August 31,010 OPP Stepping up enforcement for this labour day weekend As the hot days of summer draw to a close and people prepare to celebrate the final long weekend of the season, the Ontario [Read more]
McGuinty Government Giving Drivers More Choice for Auto Insurance Ontario’s auto insurance reforms take effect today. These changes are designed to reduce excess assessment costs in the auto insurance system and ensure more accident benefit dollars go to treating accident victims. This [Read more]
September 1, 2010 10:00 AM Nearly 600 Ontario Schools Ready To Welcome Students Premier McGuinty and his cabinet visited a school in North York where teachers and staff are making final preparations for full-day kindergarten. McGuinty met St. Martha Catholic School principal Sal Lofranco to see [Read more]
