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]
BROWN ANNOUNCES 16 MAJOR GREEN ENERGY PROJECTS FOR ALGOMA-MANITOULIN Thousands of green jobs created across Ontario Renewable energy growing in Ontario QUEEN’S PARK “Ontario is committed to greening our electricity system, cleaning up our air and creating new ‘green collar’ jobs,” [Read more]
Working smoke alarms save lives . In the wake of Toronto’s terrible fire tragedy this week, OntarioNewsNorth.com wanted to reminded readers to protect their homes and families by following some simple steps. 1) install one smoke alarm per floor and outside sleeping areas 2) never remove a smoke [Read more]
Waist Slimmers End of Year Awards Ceremony by Karina Hunter Friday, March 26th the Manitouwadge Waist Slimmers (MWS) Team held their end-of-year awards supper at the Rendez-Vous Restaurant. MWS President Donna Jaunzarins began the formalities by inviting staff and owners of the Rendez-Vous [Read more]
New Authors at OntarioNewsNorth.com by Karina Hunter, Editor/Publisher I’d like to extend a very warm welcome to some new contributors at OntarioNewsNorth.com. Recently I was joined by some regional neighbours who will be posting news and events coverage from their respective [Read more]
Queen’s Park Report – Mike Brown, MPP – Algoma-Manitoulin 2010 Budget Strengthens Northern Ontario Ontario is continuing to come to grips with the full impact of the global recession. Northern industries have faced significant challenges recently. The McGuinty [Read more]
Elementary school students smash with law enforcement by Karina Hunter The groups were brought together by game organizer Isobel Noble of the Manitouwadge/Marathon Youth Justice Committee to offer the sports enthusiasts the opportunity to form new alliances and friendships through their [Read more]
Mike Brown, M.P.P. Algoma-Manitoulin BROWN PLEASED THAT 2010 ONTARIO BUDGET OPENS NORTHERN ONTARIO TO NEW INVESTMENT AND JOBS Open Ontario Plan Will Enhance Job Creation And Economic Growth In The North The 2010 Ontario Budget Opens Northern Ontario QUEEN’S PARK “Families and communities [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE PUBLIC SCHOOL Recently our front entrance and storage room have been loaded with treasures from all over town. For some time now our school has been the drop-off site for Manitouwadgeians to leave their ‘unwanted’ clothing and miscellaneous items. These items are picked up [Read more]
Business Association to formalize by Karina Hunter The Manitouwadge Business Association held their monthly business breakfast Tuesday, March 23rd; approximately a dozen businesses of various sizes were represented at the open meeting. Among items reviewed and discussed at the meeting were the [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]
Library exercising more than brains by Karina Hunter Manitouwadge The Wii systems were purchased thanks to the $15 million Provincial Investment in Ontario Public Libraries to help SOLS (Southern Ontario Library Services) and OLS-North (Ontario Library Services North) work collaboratively to [Read more]
Suckerfishing – big family fun! by Karina Hunter “Sorry I’m late Mom, the suckerfish are running and my friends and I were at the creek”, my son, soaked up to his armpits, had arrived from school about 30 minutes late and was eager to get back to the little creek running through [Read more]
Small Store, Big Deal – Canadian Tire Marathon from SNCFDC Regional Update Feb.2010 Being recognized for customer service is a big honour for this Northshore store. Marathon’s “This award is a great accomplishment for the store. It shows what a great customer service team we have here as [Read more]
SNL – Adult Learning Centre in Nipigon from SNCFDC Regional Economic Update Feb2010 The Adult Learning Centre is located at 177 Railway Street in Nipigon. The Program Coordinator is Bonnie Cordone who can be reached at 887-3654 or by email at bcordone@shaw.ca. The Centre serves the are [Read more]
