MANITOUWADGE, ON – What a perfect day to hit the slopes! Plenty of fresh snow fell through the night and as of 11am it’s just -13 in Manitouwadge! Both the grip-tow and t-bar will be running from 12-5pm today, February 6, 2022. The Pine Run and Girls’ Run are being left un-groomed [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Februrary 10th, a small group of youth (12yrs of age and up) and adults, led by Northern Trails Ski Club volunteer Debbie Aurola, enjoyed a morning of cross-country skiing as part of the Get Active Program. Conditions were great, the trails well-groomed, though perhaps [Read more]
DUBREUILVILLE, ON – Fresh snow fall was thoroughly enjoyed by The Groomer Guy, Luc Levesque recently as he hit the D Trail for his first ride of 2016. No doubt many in the region our dreaming of doing the same though, as shared by the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC) in their [Read more]
From OFSC OFSC Issues Caution Advisory for Southern Ontario BARRIE, ON – Northeastern and North Central Ontario are the best places to go snowmobiling during Spring Break and until the end of the sledding season. Cold temperatures and good snow have kept snowmobile trails in great shape there [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Manitouwadge Public School’s littlest students just can’t understand why grownups grumble about snow, because once the plow has piled up enough of it they have a grand old time. These future luge Olympians discovered the snow hills behind our school and took [Read more]
Submitted by Marathon Cross-Country Ski & Snowshoe Club President David Giuliano MARATHON, ON – Saturday, The Marathon Cross Country Ski and Snowshoe Club celebrated receiving a grant from the Trillium Foundation. The club received a $50,000 grant to assist with a rebuild of their snow [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – Marathon Sno-Kickers lent their groomer to the Longlac Snow Club as their machine is needing a costly repair for which no funding was available from the OFSC. Thanks to the collaboration between Northwestern Ontario clubs Longlac will now have a groomed snowmobile trail for [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – The three ‘R’s’ of education will always be a vital part of our lives but another very important aspect of the growing years is the physical part. At Manitouwadge Public School, our students enjoy a very extensive education in the classroom, outdoors and in [Read more]
DUBREUILVILLE, ON – The Dubreuilville Minor Hockey Association’s 18th annual Out of Breath Hockey Tournament is being held this weekend at the Dubreuilville Community Centre Arena. The 4 on 4 tournament includes a Men’s Open Division, Men’s Rec Division and Women’s [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE PUBLIC SCHOOL CURLS! MANITOUWADGE, ON – This week our grade 7 /8 students teamed up with the grade 7 / 8 students from OLOL and ‘sacrificed’ a day of books and school work to spend the day at the curling rink. This was the fourth annual bonspiel for students from both schools [Read more]
WILL THE SNOW BE YOUR LUCKY CHARM? MANITOUWADGE, ON – Township of Manitouwadge Community Services is doing it again… Director Dan Deschamps has, since beginning in his role with the ‘rec department’ in December, been earning a reputation for thinking ‘outside the [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Friday, February 18th, Junior and Senior Kindergarten students, and their teachers, from Our Lady of Lourdes travelled, with the help of parent drivers, to Kiwissa Ski Centre for an afternoon of sliding and fun. Teachers had brought along crazy carpets while several [Read more]
Photos and video by Photographer Doug Gibbons MARATHON, ON – Recently, Photographer Doub Gibbons and his wife Liz were adventuring via snowshoes on the outskirts of Marathon on Hawks’ Ridge Trail. Luckily for OntarioNewsNorth.com readers, Gibbons’ cameras are always close at [Read more]
MANITOU SNO-DRIFTERS AGM Summary by Ron Jung All member clubs of the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC) are Not for Profit Corporations, funded with revenue from trail permit sales that is administered by the Ministry of Transportation, therefore they are accountable to the public. [Read more]
Manitou Sno Drifters Annual General Meeting by Ron Jung As an Incorporated business, not-for-profit clubs, such as the Manitou Sno Drifters must not only hold regular meetings with the Executive members but also must hold an Annual General Meeting open to all members of the club. We are [Read more]
