1st Annual Manitouwadge Open Badminton Tournament MANITOUWADGE, ON – Around 80 competitors, including elementary and secondary students and adults, took to the Manitouwadge High School gymnasium this past weekend (March 31st/April 1st) for the first annual Manitouwadge Open Badminton [Read more]
Over 10,000 computers used in DDoS attack meant to derail NDP Leadership election OTTAWA, ON – Member of Parliament Bruce Hyer (Thunder Bay-Superior North) is calling for the RCMP Integrated Technological Crime Unit to investigate the cyber-attack on the March 24 election for Leader of the [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – OntarioNewsNorth.com Editor Karina Hunter recently had the opportunity to speak with Township of Manitouwadge Mayor John MacEachern regarding: current issues the community is facing, his recent travels to OGRA & the Thunder Bay DIstrict Municipal League Conference, [Read more]
TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO DRUG SEIZURE MARATHON, ON – Friday March 16, 2012 an officer from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marathon detachment conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle travelling Westbound on Highway 17 in Pic Township, East of Marathon in the District of Thunder Bay. During the [Read more]
As people are now filing their 2011 income tax returns, we hear there are some misconceptions about how some of the Ontario tax credits will be disbursed this year, and in years to come. We’d like to clear up the confusion. In the past, some of Ontario’s refundable tax credits were paid to [Read more]
No one can replace the late Jack Layton. But on March 24, New Democrats will be electing a successor to follow in his footsteps. I don’t believe we will just be selecting a new leader. We will likely be selecting the next Prime Minister of Canada. We must choose a leader who is a uniter, [Read more]
2012 Ken Morrison Lecture Series Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Relations in Thunder Bay: Our Shared Future Everyone is invited to attend this thought-provoking presentation and discussion exploring the City of Thunder Bay’s growing Aboriginal population and the opportunities this brings to build [Read more]
You may have heard: the retirement security of Canadians is under threat. At the World Economic Forum in January, Stephen Harper called the future of Canada’s Old Age Security (OAS) program into question. OAS provides supplementary income to 98% of Canadians over the age of 65. The government has [Read more]
TBSO Concert at Lakehead THUNDER BAY, ON – Come and enjoy an eclectic and innovative mix of music on Wednesday, March 14th at Lakehead University. The Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra (TBSO) will be presenting a noon hour concert entitled iPod Genres. TBSO Conductor-in-Residence Daniel [Read more]
TERRACE BAY, ON – From March 1-3, the Township of Terrace Bay hosted the 95th Annual Thunder Bay District Municipal League Conference. The conference had over 70 attendees from throughout Northwestern Ontario. This was the first time Terrace Bay has been able to hold a conference of this [Read more]
Motion passes Parliament unanimously, government must now follow through OTTAWA, ON – Monday night in Parliament, MPs voted unanimously to commit the federal government to boosting financial support for First Nations students to bring them to par with provincial schools. The NDP motion, based [Read more]
by Alan Ouellet, Owner Footstomp Fightwear & Apparel Geraldton MMA Competitor Lloyd Valley. Submitted photo GERALDTON, ON – March 3rd will be a typical Saturday night for most residents of the great white north, However for 3 of our fellow northern boys it will be nothing short of true [Read more]
PHOTO GALLERYat bottom of page – additional photos STILL being added as of 29.02.12 come back later this morning! MANITOUWADGE, ON – A great hometown crowd was in attendance to cheer on their Northshore Secondary School Athletic Association Girls’ Volleyball Champions the [Read more]
Free Ice Fising Weekend Kicked Off by Gravelle Many Northshore residents likely took advantage of free fishing this weekend, hitting the ice of area lakes with their families. For the Thunder Bay-Superior North riding, it all kicked off last Wednesday as MPP Michael Gravelle visited Pass Lake to [Read more]
North must preserve its weight in Parliament during new redistribution, NDP MPs say THUNDER BAY, ON – Northern Ontario’s six New Democrat MPs calling on the region’s Conservative representatives to stand with them in defending fair representation for the region. They are introducing a [Read more]
