Not sure what you’ll do with that special someone this Valentine’s Day to make it romantic and memorable? Well, the video featured below offers one idea that would certainly help keep the spark lit in any romance. It should be noted that it may be difficult to find a navigable waterway [Read more]
WAWA, ON – Winter driving conditions have been upon us and the Superior East Wawa Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) urge drivers to avoid the risky behaviour of aggressive driving – slow down, give yourself more time to arrive at your destination and maintain distance between vehicles. [Read more]
I saw an interesting editorial cartoon where workmen are dismantling a house to build a fence. The fence is labelled security and the house is labelled privacy. It cuts to the heart of the debate on new anti-terrorism legislation that is being rushed through parliament as the Conservatives [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau, Northwest Region OPP, and the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service (NAPS) conducted a Controlled Drugs and Substance Act (CDSA) undercover police investigation in the towns of Terrace Bay and Schreiber, Ontario. [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – February 1, 2015 at 4:50am, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Manitouwadge detachment received a call regarding a suspicious male going through parked vehicles. Officers attended the area and located a male exiting a driveway in the area matching the description given. An [Read more]
Happy New Year!! (Especially if you did not get to the dinner on January 1, 2015.) January is now over and we have been just a little quieter than usual. Illness and out of town visiting have meant that many of those who usually come out for regular bridge, cribbage or euchre events have not [Read more]
KAPUSKASING, ON – The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) recognizes the investments in northern Ontario communities by FedNor. The Northern Policy Institute (NPI) in partnership with the Mowat Centre and the Institute for Competitiveness and Prosperity recently developed a [Read more]
Manitouwadge High School Graduates: Where Are They Now? My name is Caroline Goulding and I need your help! I’ve been working at the high school for 26 years and have had the pleasure of seeing a great number of students graduate and move on to realize their dream. Some reached their goal in [Read more]
OPEN LETTER TO SELECTED ONTARIO MPs and MLAs 26 January 2015 The Ontario Energy Board is inviting public input on the Energy East pipeline proposal. The two documents cited below have been forwarded to the Board. One document (Report on Public Meeting by Ontario Energy Board on Energy East Pipeline [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – Tuesday, January 20, 2015 officers from the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a request from Brandon Police Service (Manitoba) to assist in locating a male that went missing from the Brandon area. Officers located a vehicle belonging [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – As of January 1st, 2015, the Hospice Northwest – Manitouwadge program is up and running, ready to match it’s volunteers with clients. The program is being hosted by the Manitouwadge Family Health Team with Program Coordinators Treena Roberts and Amanda [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Community Programmer Shawna Patterson has released the current list of 2015 Frosty Days events (there could still be events added as there are several weeks remaining – if there’s an event you’d like to host, contact Patterson at the township). CLICK for [Read more]
TORONTO, ON – Congratulations to Kenneth Walter Holervich of Thunder Bay for winning a $100,000 top prize with INSTANT CASH IN (Game #1807). The winning ticket was purchased at Mac’s on Waterloo Street in Thunder Bay. INSTANT CASH IN is available for $5 a play and the top prize is $100,000. [Read more]
. The Ontario Energy Board has been charged with making a recommendation to the Minister of Energy on [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – The chair, vice chair and executive committee members of the Board of Health were elected today during the Board of Health’s Annual Meeting held at the Thunder Bay District Health Unit. Norm Gale, City of Thunder Bay Appointee, was re-elected as chair. Joe Virdiramo, of [Read more]
