Marathon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police advise of the following Road Opening: Location: Hwy 17, 3.3 km east of Hwy 614 Re-Opened: East bound lane re-opened at 1615 hrs. alternating east/west traffic tthrough. Please do not call O.P.P. Provincial Communication Centres for road [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Recent travelers of Highway 614 in to Manitouwadge, may have noticed that the much loved dragons who have lived on a small lake along side the highway for many years, seemed to disappear some time ago. September 13th, Richard Cichon and Jesse Talian traveled by road and [Read more]
MARATHON ON – Sunday April 28, 2013 at approximately 10:15 pm, an officer from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marathon/Manitouwadge detachment was conducting radar enforcement on Highway 17 near Highway 614 in Bomby Township. The officer observed a black sedan travelling at a high rate [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – OntarioNewsNorth.com received a call from a concerned Manitouwadge resident last month in regards to the maintenance of Highway 614, more specifically what seemed to be a lack of salt at the township’s sand dome at crosstown (Sault Road) and the caller’s feeling [Read more]
UPDATE———-Marathon OPP advise that Highway 614, closed during the early morning hours due to icey road conditions has been re-opened. _______________________________________________ Marathon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police advise of the following Road Advisory: [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE ON – Saturday September 8, 2012 shortly after 1:00 am, an officer from the Manitouwadge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was on patrol and observed a lone grey sedan driving southbound on Hwy 614 just south of Manitouwadge ON. When the officer turned around to investigate, the [Read more]
Remarkable School Children Come Through for the MCAG! Submitted by Jackie Jung MANITOUWADGE, ON – Saturday, August 27th, 2011 the 2nd Annual Share the Care Bike Fundraiser for the Manitouwadge Cancer Assistance Group was held in Manitouwadge under a warm late summer sun. 10 Bikers took up the [Read more]
Manitouwadge Cancer Assistance Group (MCAG) Share the Care – Bike Ride Fundraiser 54 km and 10 km Routes Saturday, August 27th (Rain Date August 28th) 54 km Ride: 9am Ride from the Hwy 614/17 Junction to the Rec Centre. (Transportation available for to start-point) 10 km Ride: 10:30am Ride [Read more]
Next stage of Hwy 17 improvements at corner MANITOUWADGE, ON – May 27th, 2010 – Construction continues on Hwy 17 where it intersects Hwy 614, known to locals in Manitouwadge as ‘The Corner’. Pavement on Hwy 17 has been removed on both the East and West sides of The Corner, a stretch of [Read more]
McGuinty Government Invests In Northern Highway Infrastructure Ontario continues to invest in northern highway infrastructure improvements with plans to repair Highway 614 south of Manitouwadge. Through Ontario’s Northern Highways Program, the planned work will widen the road in each [Read more]
The Hon.Kathleen Wynne, Minister of Transport, took a minute to address OntarioNewsNorth.com visitors and share her feelings about the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association’s (NOMA) Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Conference inMarathon, Ontario last week. This after her participation [Read more]
Manitou Sno-Drifter receives special recognition by Ron Jung Volunteers enjoy t-bone steaks, salads and refreshments at the ‘Down Under Lodge’ at KG’s Bar. MANITOUWADGE Marathon Sno-Kickers’ Gordon Linfield, VIA Coordinator and Operations Director for District 16, was on [Read more]
I just love the North. I love my hometown of Manitouwadge to where I have returned to live as an adult, with my children. I love the towns nearby which each have their own unique qualities… Travelling to Red Rock this week with Emeraude I couldn’t help being in awe. The fall colours [Read more]
