WHITE RIVER, ON – November 11, 2012 in Hunt Township on Highway 17 near White River the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting radar patrol. A vehicle was stopped for speeding, the driver, George HANDORGAN of Kenora, Ontario provided a valid Ontario Driver’s License. A record [Read more]
RED ROCK, ON – St Hilary School and the School Council hosted a Science North Planetarium Program on Tuesday, October 30th in the gymnasium. Students were enthralled with the planetarium programs offered throughout the day! They saw the surface of Mars, the inside of the rings of Saturn, [Read more]
WAWA, ON – Municipal Staff and Volunteers continue to work towards the termination of the Emergency that was declared in Wawa on October 25, 2012 due to torrential rains and massive flooding. The Community Control Group continues to debrief while Emergency Measures Ontario is actively [Read more]
H. Ken ‘Kenny’ ANDERSEN passed away too soon at the Lady Dunn Health Centre, Wawa on Thursday November 8, 2012 at the age of 52 years. Fiancé of ‘Beautiful’ Pauline Dawson. Loving father and best friend of Victoria ‘Tori’ (John) and Ian. Supportive [Read more]
From the Editor of OntarioNewsNorth.com: Every week Tyler Davis, Owner Crossover Video & Games in Marathon, writes the Crossover Insider for OntarioNewsNorth.com. Published Tuesdays, The Crossover Insider is your source for the week’s movie & video game releases, store news, details of [Read more]
Award-winning singer-songwriter Kim Stockwood, along with acclaimed cellist, vocalist and songwriter Kevin Fox will treat audiences to their enchanting compilations as they kick off their Northern Ontario tour at the Manitouwadge Highschool Auditorium on Thursday November 22, at 7:00pm. Kim [Read more]
TERRACE BAY, ON – Residents of Terrace Bay are used to hearing “Trick-or-Treat!” on October 31st, but this year the knocks came a little early and had a little twist. Monday, October 29th Terrace Bay residents were added to the growing list being visited annually by local Trick or EATers [Read more]
ORDRE DU JOUR / Agenda Séance régulière du conseil qui aura lieu à 18 h 30, le 8 novembre 2012 Regular Council meeting scheduled for November 8, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. 1. OUVERTURE / CALL TO ORDER 2. PRÉSENCE / ROLL CALL 3. APPEL ET DÉCLARATION D’INTÉRÊT PÉCUNIAIRE / [Read more]
TYLER TALKS Peter Parker is back in action as the Spider-Man franchise is re-launched with a new star and a new name (The Amazing Spider-Man). Spidey and friends headline a week with ten new releases and a new game that is sure to have the gamers rushing out to buy a copy. Let’s have a [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – Holy Angels Catholic School were gifted with a visit from Royal Canadian Navy Lieutenant Commander Les Newman today. Leiutant Commander Newman, who is also a MARS Officer (maritime surface and subsurface officer), spoke to the students and staff about the importance of [Read more]
Although the forest fire season starts and ends at the same time each year, from April 1 to October 31, the events and responses are always unique! Thus it was in the Northwest Region in 2012. The first confirmed fire was found on January 9 on a small island 25 kilometres north of Kenora. This [Read more]
THREADS volunteer operator Donna Gilles-Jalbert was excited to announce recently that she had new retail items available at the 2nd hand clothing and house wares shop she created to raise funds for the Manitouwadge Museum. Louis Bérubé, Owner /Operator of Freehawk Enterprises (an outdoor clothing [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – It was another incredible Trick or Eat food drive in Marathon this year as residents gave generously outdoing the previous year’s collection once again as they collected an estimated total of $11,655.00 worth of non-perishable food donations for their local food bank. [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Manitouwadge’s 3rd Annual Trick or Eat was a great success. 13 Adults and 22 youth participated in addition to 8 of the food bank’s regular volunteers who were on hand to help sort the food. An estimated $3000 worth of non-perishable food donations were [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – This week, members of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 242 were visiting local businesses and families for orders of wreaths to be laid at the 2012 Remembrance Day Ceremony Sunday, November 11th at the Manitouwadge Recreation Centre Auditorium. If you missed the [Read more]
