From: Terry Irvine ‘s youtube channel The D10 steam locomotive, CPR 694 met her tragic demise in June 1910. Over 100 years later, the unfortunate locomotive was located between Coldwell and Marathon near the Mink Tunnel. This was our first effort to capture some video of the locomotive. [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – Thunder Bay—Superior North MP Patty Hajdu, Minister of Status of Women, on behalf of the Hon. Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, and Minister responsible for FedNor, today congratulated the Township of Nipigon on the grand opening of its [Read more]
The 2012 field season should be an exciting one for the Anishinabek/Ontario Fisheries Resource Centre (A/OFRC) and its Lake Sturgeon research initiative in Northeastern Lake Superior! In the White River, the A/OFRC will continue to undertake a Lake Sturgeon radio telemetry project in partnership [Read more]
Steps are being taken to enhance community outreach capacity and service coordination for residents with an acquired brain injury in Northwestern Ontario. The North West Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) has provided $715,000 of new funding to the Brain Injury Services of Northern Ontario [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – Marathon District Chamber of Commerce Presdent Jeaennie Allerton speaks with OntarioNewsNorth.com Editor/Publisher Karina Hunter about thee recenet AGM,2011Election results, vacant positions, membership and the upcoming Maraton Winter Carnival. MORE INFO Email Allerton at [Read more]
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, the Northeast Superior Forest Community (NSFC), in cooperation with the Northeast Superior [Read more]
SCHREIBER OPP INVESTIGATE COLLISION NIPIGON, ON –During the weekend of January 21 to January 23, 2011 Nipigon and Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to 24 calls for service and issued numerous Provincial Offence Notices. Officers investigated seven motor [Read more]
January 21, 2011 McGuinty Government Pleased With International Ruling On Softwood Exporters Ontario is pleased with an international tribunal’s decision to limit an additional export tax on Ontario softwood lumber to only one-tenth of a per cent (0.1 per cent). This is dramatically lower [Read more]
Health Canada gets it right after a decade of shame In the good news file, children in this country will face one less threat in their toy-boxes as Canada finally banned products containing phthalates this week. These chemical additives are used to soften plastic and vinyl, have often found their [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Wednesday, January 12th, 2011 Manitouwadge Town Council held their first regular meeting of the year; OntarioNewsNorth.com was their and had it streaming live on our home page (it is also available to watch on our Facebook Group). CLICK HERE to download the Jan.12 agenda [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – The Extreme Dollar, a buy local campaign sponsored by the Manitouwadge Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), has been receiving a great response. The MEDC had, when releasing the dollars this December, hoped to have $10,000 circulating by the new year, this goal has been [Read more]
December 16, 2010 MS PATIENTS WANT LIBERATION THERAPY AVAILABLE IN CANADA OTTAWA, ON – Canadians suffering from Mulitple Sclerosis (MS) feel they shouldn’t have to leave the country to receive a hopeful new treatment. That is the message Carol Hughes delivered to the House of [Read more]
Manitouwadge Public School News MANITOUWADGE, ON – Excitement has been mounting recently at MPS. No one is wondering why. We’re sure it is because all of these young heads have been filled with the Christmas spirit. Christmas is everywhere around the school – from the [Read more]
Apology To Local Businesses The Manitouwadge Economic Development Corportion would like to apology to OntarioNewsNorth.com and Wok ‘n’ Rolls for omitting their businesses in our flyer for the Buy-Local Campaign. They had graciously agreed to accept the EXTREME DOLLARS and we apologise for our [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWSFLASH! MANITOUWADGE, ON – Manitouwadge Public School has been excited to be able to offer all students from JK – Grade 8 the privilege of riding the bus to and from school. We all know that our little town is a beautiful place to raise children, but it can [Read more]
