The Mobile Breast Screening Van is Coming…. The Northwestern Ontario Breast Screening Program will be coming to Pic River First Nation, August 10th, 2010 and will be located at the Pic River Health Centre Did you Know? Ø 7800 Ontario women will develop breast cancer [Read more]
Happy Canada Day! Canada Day 2010 was a great day on the Northshore as communities celebrated our nation’s birthday at a plethorah of events held accross Northwestern Ontario, including fireworks in many communities. Did your festivities stretch the budget? Replace the bucks you spent on [Read more]
Note From the Editor of OntarioNewsNorth.com… Here I would’ve liked to let you all know how municipalities from Dorion to Dubreuilville, the towns of the Northshore, would be celebrating THEIR Canada Days this year so you could make plans to attend your local events (if there are any). [Read more]
Pic River Aboriginal Day Celebrations by Karina Hunter PIC RIVER, ON – Saturday, June 19th Pic River First Nations residents welcomed their Northshore neighbours for a full day of family oriented fun. Activities began at 10am with Cultural Teachings in the Tipi at the Mouth of the Pic River; [Read more]
McGuinty Government Encourages Ontarians To Experience Aboriginal Culture June 21 is National Aboriginal Day. This provides a unique opportunity to enjoy the numerous Aboriginal cultural events taking place across the province and learn about the rich heritage of Aboriginal peoples in Ontario and [Read more]
The Ojibways of the Pic River First Nations welcome you to join them in celebrating Aboriginal Day, this Saturday, June 19th. Family oriented events will be ongoing during the day, ending with a huge fireworks display in the evening at the Powwow grounds. This event is open and free to the [Read more]
Pic River to Welcome Canadian Idol Judge for Motivational Presentation by Karina Hunter Next Friday, June 25th, Pic River is expecting a very special visitor. Farley Flex will be making a special presentation at the community’s Powwow Grounds and anticipation is growing. Farley Flex is best [Read more]
IMPAIRED OPERATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE (MARATHON, ON.) –On June 05, 2010 Marathon OPP responded to a call regarding a possible impaired driver. Police located the vehicle driving on Highway 17 just east of the junction of Peninsula Road. The vehicle was stopped and after investigation it was [Read more]
May 17, 2010 2:15 PM McGuinty Government’s Proposed Act Will Deliver Results For Business As part of Open Ontario, the province is taking steps to support economic growth and foster simpler, better and faster interaction between government and business. Today the province introduced the Open [Read more]
Diabetes: In the Aboriginal Community by Karina Hunter Pic River residents living with diabetes have a new tool at their disposal, the ‘Diabetes: In the Aboriginal Community’ information pamphlet. Since January 2010, the Pic River Health Centre, has conducted extensive research to [Read more]
Dreams Come True as Nipigon Opens Paddle to the Sea Park (Nipigon, ON) Despite a bit of chilly weather, the opening of the Paddle-to-the-Sea Park was well attended and enjoyed international participation with a wooden Paddle-to-the-Sea carving sent all the way to Northwestern Ontario from [Read more]
Northshore Relay for Life in need of Sponsors by Karina Hunter The Northshore Relay for Life committee, 14 volunteers chaired by Suzanne Matheson, met in Manitouwadge at the boardroom of the General Hospital Tuesday evening to discuss progress and identify tasks yet to be assigned to a specific [Read more]
McGuinty Government Reducing Time Paramedics Spend In Hospitals, Creating Jobs Ontario is helping hospitals create more nursing positions dedicated to assisting patients who arrive in emergency rooms (ERs) by ambulance. The province is providing $9.6 million for municipalities to create over 90 [Read more]
MMHA Season Ends by April Robinson and Karina Hunter Saturday May 1st, Manitouwadge Minor Hockey Association (MMHA) hosted their annual year-end banquet at the Recreation Centre auditorium. Parents, aunts, uncles, grandparents and most especially hockey players of all shapes and sizes [Read more]
May 13, 2010 2:20 PM McGuinty Government Enforcement Blitz Helping Reduce Falls Hazards Ontario is taking additional action to improve the safety of workers on construction sites by increasing enforcement of violations and enhancing awareness of safety measures. The province is implementing new [Read more]
