Visit Highlights Improvement in Ontario Schools and Student Success Premier Dalton McGuinty hosted U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan at Weston Collegiate Institute in Toronto to show how Ontario is helping more students get an edge. The visit highlighted the progress Ontario has made in its [Read more]
FROM/DE: OPP Northwest Region DATE: September 11, 2010 POLICE INVESTIGATE SUDDEN DEATH (Thunder Bay, ON) The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Criminal Investigation Branch, at the request of the Nishnawbe-Aski Police [Read more]
FROM/DE: Ontario Provincial Police-Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau, Drug Enforcement Unit DATE: September 13, 2010 (Thunder Bay, ON) – On the afternoon of September 8th, 2010, Drug Enforcement Unit Officers with the assistance of members from the Ontario Provincial [Read more]
FROM/DE: Rainy River District OPP Detachment DATE: September 13, 2010 Male Boater Located – Quetico Provincial Park (Fort Frances, ON) The body of Darrell CELLERS, age 65 years of Duluth, Minnesota was recovered from the waters of McAree Lake in Quetico [Read more]
McGuinty Government Supporting People, Strengthening Local Economies Ontario is helping agencies in Atikokan, Thunder Bay, and Marathon provide improved services for individuals with developmental disabilities and families struggling with domestic abuse by supporting local repairs, renovations and [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, Ontario – Thursday, September 9th the CNIB Eye Van began seeing Manitouwadge clients from the rear parking lot of the Recreation Centre as Certified Diabetes Educator Jackie Jung RN, for the Manitouwadge Diabetes Health and Wellness Program, conducted drop-in diabetes [Read more]
TERRACE BAY, ON – The 29th annual Terrace Bay Fall Fair was held on Sunday September 12th and had another great turnout. Approximately 700 people attended the event with visitors travelling from throughout Northwestern Ontario. Attendees enjoyed the regional crafts for sale as well as [Read more]
*PLEASE NOTE: Prior to beginning any new diet or excercise regimen please speak with your family physician. DID YOU KNOW… …muscle is almost as dense as fat; a pound of fat is 1.7 times bigger than a pound of muscle. So even though muscle weighs more than fat, fat makes you look bigger. [Read more]
Full-Day Kindergarten Starts Next Week in the Thunder Bay District McGuinty Government Helping 449 Kids in Thunder Bay, Atikokan, and Marathon Learn Skills to Succeed In School Full-day kindergarten begins next week in 12 schools in the Thunder Bay District. It is being offered at: Thunder Bay – [Read more]
BATCHEWANA FIRST NATION OF OJIBWAYS RANKIN RESERVE 15D GOULAIS BAY RESERVE 15A OBADJIWAN RESERVE 15E WHITEFISH ISLAND 15 Administration Office 236 Frontenac Street Rankin Reserve 15D Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario P6A 5K9 Ph. (705) 759-0914 Fax (705) 759-9171 www.batchewana.ca BATCHEWANA FIRST NATION [Read more]
Kurtis Jung, a student at Manitouwadge High School, has received a 2010 Entrance W. Garfield Weston Award worth up to $40,000. Nationally, only 46 W. Garfield Weston Awards were granted to well-rounded students who are passionate about their fields of study, community-minded and truly interested in [Read more]
Mike Brown, M.P.P. Algoma-Manitoulin For Immediate Release August 27, 2010 BROWN ANNOUNCES NORTHERN ENERGY CREDIT APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE Ontario Government Helps Northerners QUEENS PARK – Mike Brown, MPP, Algoma-Manitoulin, is pleased to announce that it now only takes a few, simple [Read more]
Elliot Lake –– Passengers and businesses that rely on the Gore Bay-Manitoulin Airport received some welcome news as the money needed to resurface the aging runway system has been secured. Initially denied on the first two rounds of stimulus money, the Township of Burpee-Mills continued to [Read more]
BRUCE HYER TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETINGS ON HEALTH CARE New Democrat Health Critic Megan Leslie, MP (Halifax) joins Thunder Bay–Superior North MP Bruce Hyer to host public forums on Seniors’ Health Care, Aboriginal Health Care THUNDER BAY – Soaring drug costs, an aging population, difficulty in [Read more]
From: Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency Marathon Platinum Group Metals and Copper Mine Project, Pic River, Marathon Township Municipality April 29, 2010 (Updated July 19, 2010) Marathon, ON — Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Natural Resources Canada and Transport Canada are required to [Read more]
