Canyon Country Challenge around the corner by Karina Hunter The 7th Annual Canyon Country Challenge in Dorion is quickly approaching; June 12th at 10am, competitors will gather at the Dorion Community Centre to participate in one of three runs. Registration for the 10 and 15 kilometer runs is [Read more]
Gagnants de l’oiseau matinale du DFDWD Cette année, plusieurs nouvelles équipes se sont inscrites pour le Dubreuilville Father’s Day Walleye Derby. Parmi les nouvelles inscriptions, Guy-Doo et sa fille Paula s’inscrivent pour la première fois au tournoi et la chance était de leur [Read more]
Dubreuilville Father’s Day Walleye Derby – Progress Report by Chantal Mantha,President DFDWD This year, many new teams have registered for the Dubreuilville Father’s Day Walleye Derby. Among the first-timers are Guy-Doo and his daughter Paula, who had luck on their side, winning [Read more]
Name Schreiber Public Library’s Bookworm Mascot Recently a “Name our Bookworm” contest was held, pictured here is the Katimavik Group who won with their entry of “Dewey” in honour of the Dewey decimal classification system for libraries. [Read more]
OLOL PARISH FAMILY PICNIC MANITOUWADGE – Sunday, May 30th Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Manitouwadge is hosting a Parish Family Picnic. The picnic will take place after the 11:30 am mass. Weather permitting parishioners will gather at the old high school track and field across from the church at [Read more]
Whitesand Beach Makeover by Karina Hunter SCHREIBER, ON – Saturday, May 15th Whitesand Beach received a much needed facelift thanks to some local and visiting volunteers. When Jason Nesbitt received the 2009 John Stewart Community Service Award for the Northwest Region part of the [Read more]
Manitouwadge residents Share the Care by Karina Hunter MANITOUWADGE , ON – Saturday, May 15th, the Manitouwadge Cancer Assistance Group (MCAG) held their annual Share the Care fundraising Walk. Participants had pledge sheets which stated their intent to participate in the 5km walk, run, or [Read more]
Environmental awareness at l’Orée des Bois Friday, May 7th l’École secondaire l’Orée des Bois students, in partnership with the township of Dubreuilville, participated in a Spring Clean-up of the outskirts of their community. The effort went on throughout Education Week to help [Read more]
Feasting in Harmony by Karina Hunter Tuesday, April 20th, White River’s Harmony Club hosted a pot luck dinner which Canadian Vocalists One Blood performed. The band accepted an invitation to join attendes for supper allowing everyone an opportunity to better get to know each other. The [Read more]
Northwestern Ontario Relay for Life, planning continues Volunteers for the Northwester Relay for Life, to be held June 11th in Manitouwadge, continue progressing towards a great event. April 14th, committee chair, Suzanne Matheson, brought together those committed to helping with every [Read more]
ATV Club prepares for 1st by Luc Levesque Pictured is the President of the Dubreuilville ATV Club, Danny Vallieres, as he wraps up final details of the club’s upcoming Geocache Event, the first of it’s kind for this Northshore Club. Club President Danny Vallieres is looking [Read more]
Dorion Birding Festival Drawing attention In 2006 a group attending an economic development workshop discussed the potential for a birding festival in our area. In 2007, two Lakehead University students completed a study on birding festivals and in 2008 a number of representatives from Dorion, [Read more]
There is plenty to do today in Northwestern Ontario… Among those events taking place March 24th ,2010 are: MANITOUWADGE 1PM MHS Reach for the Top 7pm Council Meeting WHITE RIVER 7pm Ladies’ Curling 8:30pm Men’s Hockey I’m certain there are many more events in surrounding [Read more]
St.Patrick’s Day Tea by Karina Hunter Ladies of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Catholic Women’s Society (CWS) in Manitouwadge organized and hosted a tea Sunday in celebration of St.Patrick’s Day. Many residents came out to socialize and enjoy the treats offered, those who purchased tea [Read more]
Triple P winds up by Karina Hunter Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) Public Health Nurse (PHN) Jackie Jung and Kristie Nicholas, Mental Health and Addictions Counselor with North of Superior Programs (NOSP) wrapped up their three session Triple P Parenting Program seminar in [Read more]
