Want to Cut Your Energy Costs and Reduce Your Footprint? Participate in the NSFC Energy Survey! FACT: The Northeast Superior Region of Ontario spends an estimated $25 million annually for the provision of heat and hot water from electricity, fuel oil, propane, and wood. To help address this issue, [Read more]
November 29, 2010 McGuinty Government Helps Improve Access To Goods And Services For Northerners A network of winter roads will make it easier and less costly for residents in the far north to travel and bring in supplies. Temporary roads over frozen ground and waterways will connect 31 northern [Read more]
Modern Paddle-to-the-Sea carved by Nipigon boy travels to New Zealand NIPIGON, ON – When Treydon Turner- Brien helped to carve his Paddle-to-the-Sea canoe as part of Nipigon’s Centennial Celebrations in July of 2009, it was hoped that it would someday reach the Atlantic Ocean. After an [Read more]
MALE SUSPECT IN OPP CUSTODY Fort Frances, ON – Fort Frances OPP officers with the assistance of the Northwest Region Emergency Response Team have one male suspect in custody. Fort Frances OPP responded to an assault at the 800 block of Scott Street involving two males at approximately 4:30 am [Read more]
An Iroquois Falls man has been fined $1,700 for several trapping-related offences under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act and an offence under the Liquor Licence Act. Yvan Fournier was fined $750 for hunting beaver without a licence, $500 for hunting beaver during the closed season, $250 for [Read more]
On the heels of the Wolverine girls’ double-gold (junior and senior) performance atthe NSSSAA Finals in February, the junior and senior boys made it a clean sweep in2010 for Manitouwadge High School’s volleyball teams, with both squads besting theiropponents at the fall NSSSAA [Read more]
DRYDEN, ON – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB), Drug Enforcement Unit and Asset Forfieture Unit in partnership with the Dryden Police Service, Treaty 3 Police Service and Anishinabek Police Service have charged 38 individuals with 153 drug related [Read more]
November 24, 2010 McGuinty Government Helps Support Mining Sector, Create Jobs Northern mining supply and services companies will learn about new opportunities to increase sales in international markets and create jobs throughout Northern Ontario. Through the Export Readiness Training (ERT) [Read more]
Fort Frances, ON – Fort Frances OPP Detachment with the assistance of Northwest Regional Command and Northwest Region Emergency Response Unit are currently responding to an incident involving a barricaded male at a residence in the 800 block of Scott Street in Fort Frances. Public safety is a [Read more]
Christmas Melodies Are you thinking of buying your child an instrument for Christmas? The School of Rock has a variety of instruments, music books and instrumental accessories available and also offers lessons in many Northshore communities. If Santa is bringing your loved one a guitar, piano or [Read more]
By Shelley Heavens Recently, Web Developer Joseph Newing created a very new & interesting website for the people of Northwestern Ontario. tagalong.ca is a simple and quick way to put the internet to work for you, helping put you in touch with someone who is going your way along the [Read more]
Geraldton, ON – On October 23, 2010, the Ontario Provincial Police Greenstone Detachment received reports about items missing and mischief to vehicles on Third Ave North West in Geraldton. Three vehicles were damaged and four other vehicles had items stolen from them. The OPP would also like [Read more]
2010 Festive Ride Campaign This year’s annual OPP Festive R.I.D.E. (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) campaign will be in effect from Friday November 26, 2010 through January 2, 2011. Drinking and driving is a serious threat to public safety and the leading cause of criminal death in Canada. [Read more]
Thunder Bay, ON – Lakehead Express Soccer Club (LEX) U18 Girls will be travelling this weekend to Ottawa, Ontario, to participate in the 2010 Kanata Invitational Showcase Soccer Tournament. This will be Lakehead Express’ fifth consecutive appearance at the tournament. In the four years the club [Read more]
November 25, 2010 Bartleman Awards Celebrate Young Aboriginal Writers Six young aboriginal writers are receiving the James Bartleman Aboriginal Youth Creative Writing Awards. This year’s recipients include a 13-year-old Toronto boy’s writings about his younger sister’s struggles [Read more]
