A tourist camp, its operator and two were fined a total of $1,800 for illegally hunting moose. Redwood Enterprises pleaded guilty to unlawfully hunting moose without a valid licence and to issuing a moose validation tag to a person who was not a registered guest. Redwood Enterprises was fined $450 [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – HAGI Community Services for Independence will be holding its39th Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at the Italian Cultural Centre at 132 Algoma Street South beginning at 11:30 a.m. Bill Adair, Chief Executive Officer of Spinal Cord Injury Ontario will [Read more]
Vehicle and Camp Break Inns Crime Stoppers and the OPP are asking for your help in solving several incidents of Thefts, Mischief and Break and Enters that occurred in Municipality of Shuniah. Sometime between the 22nd and 23rd of October 2014 several crimes occurred including a stolen vehicle, a [Read more]
GREENSTONE, ON – November 22, 2014 members of the Greenstone Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received information regarding a number of outstanding property crimes that had taken place between June and November of 2014 in the ward of Geraldton, Municipality of Greenstone. Based [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Recently MPS students and staff took part in a “Take me Outside Day“. The initiative is organized by www.TakeMeOutside.ca in partnership with the David Suzuki Foundation and the Child and Nature Alliance of Canada. It is a chance for schools across [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Manitouwadge’s Pink Panthers ladies’ hockey team celebrated the start of their 2014-15 season with the first annual Hockey Horror Classic Tournament held October 24-26. The tournament was a huge success with 8 teams participating; 4 local teams and 4 [Read more]
FROM : OLG TORONTO, ON – Congratulations to Hornepayne resident Noah Medeiros for winning $250,000 in the October 26, 2013 LOTTARIO draw. LOTTARIO was launched by Ontario Lottery and Gaming in 1978 as Ontario’s first on-line terminal lotto game. The winning ticket was purchased at G & L [Read more]
TERRACE BAY, ON – Terrace Bay was already part way to a very strong Council team as incumbent Mayor Jody Davis was acclaimed to continue his position however, there was still the matter of choosing 4 councillors to work with Davis left to vote on. Elected to fill the 4 councillor seats on [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – The unofficial results are in and a new Mayor has been elected. Voting numbers were quite low, in a community of approximately 1800 residents, only 692 people cast their votes to choose the new mayor.With a difference of only 58 votes Andy Major came out on top to serve as [Read more]
Ontario Launches Remote Electrification Readiness Program Ontario is helping to prepare remote First Nation communities in northwestern Ontario for future connection to the province’s electricity grid. The Remote Electrification Readiness Program will support the development of community [Read more]
UPDATE — 21:34pm THUNDER BAY, ON – Ontario Provincial Police have advised that Highway 11/17 at Pass Lake is now completely open. ____________________________ UPDATE 11/17 Passlake open to one lane — 16:49 THUNDER BAY, ON – Highway 11/17 was closed due to a tractor [Read more]
MOOSONEE, ON – The Moosonee Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the James Bay Crime Unit, under the direction of OPP Criminal Investigation Branch Detective Inspector Martin Graham, have concluded their investigation into the death of Angel MATTHEWS (27 years) of Moosonee. Ms. MATTHEWS’ death [Read more]
OTTAWA, ON – A province-wide campaign to promote adult literacy and basic training programs offered in French in Ontario was launched today in Ottawa, by the Coalition ontarienne de formation des adultes (COFA). The Coalition hopes this campaign will encourage potential adult learners to [Read more]
Moose gun hunting season is under way in Algoma District. Hunters should know and follow the rules, and take necessary safety precautions. Hunting Rules and Hunting Safety: All hunters must wear solid hunter orange clothing (a minimum of 400 square inches or 2,580 square centimetres above the [Read more]
Take Five to Prevent Falls As the Canadian population ages, injury and death from falls are on the rise. This National Senior Safety Week, November 6 to 12, the Canada Safety Council challenges all Canadians to commit to “take five to prevent falls.” With these easy steps, we can all reduce [Read more]
