The Corporation of the Township of Manitouwadge Public Notice Use of Bear Proof Dumpsters Please use the Bear Proof Dumpsters (stenciled with bear image) regularly between the hours of 6:00 AM and 11:00 PM for household kitchen waste only which has been well wrapped and drained of all liquid [Read more]
Northeast Region Fire Situation Update July 4, 2011 – 4pm NEW FIRES – July 3 Three new fires were reported in the Northeast Region on Sunday, July 3 in North Bay (1) and Wawa (2) districts. North Bay 17 was reported on Wicksteed Lake and is being held at 0.5 hectares. Wawa 17 was [Read more]
Northwest Region Fire Situation Update July 4, 2011 – 6:30pm New Fires There were four new fires today in the Northwest Region at time of reporting. All four fires were lightning caused, (3) of which are located in the Sioux Lookout District and (1) fire burning in grass fuels reported near [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Sunday, June 26th, Ecycle came to Manitouwadge (as originally announced here) as part of their Northern Ontario Tour, giving residents an opportunity to dispose of their used, damaged or outdated electronics while deverting them from the town landfill. Many residents took [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Sunday, July 3, 2011 Ministry of Natural Resources Forest Fire Rangers and Township of Manitouwadge Volunteer Firefighters attended a burning slash-pile on the road known locally as the ‘Jack Watson Logging Channel’. The fire was close enough to the [Read more]
Northwest Region July 2, 2011 – 5pm New Fires There were two new fires in the Northwest Region by early evening on July 2, one in the Red Lake District, and one in the Sioux Lookout District. There were also three new fires in the region on July 1. Two in the Red Lake District [Read more]
McGuinty Government Saving RV Owners Time And Money Starting July 1, drivers can tow recreational vehicles (RVs) if they have a full class G licence. This will make it easier for Ontarians to travel this summer and save RV owners about $200 in initial licence costs. Until now, Ontario drivers have [Read more]
Residents of Manitouwadge invited to recycle their unwanted electronics this Sunday There was a time not so long ago when owning a television was a big deal, when people had heard of computers, although not one that could fit on a desk, and MP3 players didn’t exist. Those days are gone. [Read more]
FROM: MARATHON DETACHMENT DATE: June 20, 2011 MARATHON, ON – Monday June 20, 2011 at approximately 9:30am, Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to a single vehicle personal injury motor vehicle collision which had occurred on Highway # 17 at Steele River, west of [Read more]
FROM: Nipigon Detachment DATE: June 19, 2011 UPDATE NIPIGON, ON –The search for a missing male of Bloomington, Minnesota is underway on Lake Superior in the Condon Island area. Members of the Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police [Read more]
FROM: SUPERIOR EAST OPP DATE: June 17, 2011 NAME OF ROLL-OVER VICTIM RELEASED HORNEPAYNE, ON – June 14, 2011 Superior East OPP in Hornepayne reported that they were investigating a roll-over involving a motorized golf cart in which an eight year old female had [Read more]
FROM/DE: Nipigon Detachment DATE: June 17 2011 NIPIGON, ON –The search for a missing male of Bloomington, Minnesota is underway on Lake Superior in the Condon Island area. Members of the Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police [Read more]
The news that two men have succumbed to injuries suffered at Vale’s Stobie Mine in Sudbury is absolutely heartbreaking. Our deepest sympathies go to the families, friends and co-workers of these men. The Ministry of Labour has launched an immediate investigation into this workplace incident. [Read more]
Photography by Karina Hunter & Lloyd White for OntarioNewsNorth.com MANITOUWADGE, ON – During the early hours of this morning, Manitouwadge residents were being barraged by rain, wind (97km gale-force winds recorded at Manitouwadge Airport), thunder and lightening and as the community [Read more]
With 26 boat-related drownings reported in Ontario last year, and all cases males, young anglers came out today to encourage their parents – especially dads – to Gord Ellis, Get it On! campaign spokesperson, joined the youth in sending the messages out to parents that “this means you, [Read more]
