MANITOUWADGE, ON – Thursday, June 16th, International Public Speaker Chuck Price, returned for a 2nd weekend under the ‘Big Tent’ behind the Recreation Centre, after visiting Hornepayne and communities within the Municipality of Greenstone when he left Manitouwadge after his [Read more]
LONGLAC, ON – It could prevent vision loss for someone living in your community. The CNIB Eye Van is touring Northern Ontario in an effort to educate residents about vision health and how it relates to diabetes. The CNIB Eye Van is a fully-equipped, state-of-the-art medical eye care clinic [Read more]
LONGLAC, ON – Grade 1 students at Our Lady of Fatima School brought in money they had saved from doing chores or giving up a favourite food item. They were successful in reaching their goal of $35 and were able to purchase two rabbits from World Vision for a needy family in another [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – The Northshore Stars Girls’ Bantam B Hockey Team, including 13 and 14 year olds from Dubreuilville, Pic River, Marathon, Terrace Bay, Schreiber, Nipigon, Geraldton and Longlac, has returned home this week from Mississauga, Ontario where they faced off, against 17 other teams, to [Read more]
LONGLAC, ON – April 2nd, OntarioNewsNorth.com Editor, Karina Hunter, spoke with Geraldton Jamboree volunteer Alan Ouellet (Owner of Footstomp Fightwear) about planning underway for the 2011 Geraldton Jamboree. This year’s Jamboree is gearing up to be bigger and better than ever with a [Read more]
GREENSTONE, ON On March 25, 2011 at approximately 3:40 pm members of the Greenstone Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment conducted a traffic stop on Highway # 11 near the Long Lake # 58 First Nation. The 35 year old male passenger from Long Lake # 58 First Nation was found to be in breach [Read more]
March 17, 2011 McGuinty Government Maximizing Economic Benefits From Province’s Forests Four more forestry companies have accepted wood supply offers from the Province, creating 38 new jobs and bringing more than 250 people back to work. This will also help create other jobs in the forestry [Read more]
Superior North Emergency Medical Services Rural and Remote Paramedics vote for strike action! TORONTO, ON – Feb. 25 /CNW/ – CAW Local 229 members from 14 remote and rural paramedic stations throughout the district of Thunder Bay voted 100% in favour of strike action. The strike vote [Read more]
FROM/DE: Greenstone OPP Detachment DATE: January 28, 2011 Long Lake #58 First Nation Territory, ON – On January 26, 2011 members of the Greenstone Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment attended a residence on Long Lake #58 FNT conducting a compliance [Read more]
FROM/DE: GREENSTONE DETACHMENT DATE: January 13, 2011 Longlac, ON – January 10, 2011, officers from the Greenstone OPP were conducting traffic enforcement in the Town of Longlac. At approximately 2:45pm, officers spotted a suspicious [Read more]
Saturday December 4th, Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School hosted an entertainment evening in support of the Longlac Christmas Food Hamper Fund. Tim Skinner a founding member of FOG (Friendly Old Guys), a local jamming band, volunteered the talents of his band to provide the entertainment for the [Read more]
Monday, December 6th, the provincial government announced that beginning January 1, 2011, the province will accept applications from Mixed Martial Arts promoters who want to stage professional events in Ontario; ‘A major MMA event in Ontario could attract up to 30,000 fans and generate up [Read more]
Gravelle announces opening of Integrated ServiceOntario Centre November 29, 2010 As of November 29, Longlac residents have a newly integrated ServiceOntario centre and can access health card and driver and vehicle services under one roof. Routine health card services are now available at the [Read more]
Police Looking for assistance with 2 Break and Enters LONGLAC, ON – Between October 28 and November 1, 2010, a home on Forestry Road in Longlac was broken into. The inside the home was damaged. On November 6, 2010, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Greenstone Detachment received a call [Read more]
Longlac, ON – On October 1, 2010 the Ontario Provincial Police sent a media release which advised that police were looking for anyone who may have information about a theft from a motor vehicle in Longlac on September 22, 2010, where a camera and GPS were stolen out of an unlocked truck [Read more]
