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LCBO employees Sue Bagacki and Majel Usiski brace for a hot day on the picket line. The crown corporation began a province-wide strike on Friday, citing hours and job security as two of many workplace concerns, as the province rolls out increased access to alcohol in private retail outlets.
Town Council were treated to an update on capital projects underway across the municipality during the regular meeting on Monday, July 8. Here’s what’s going on with ongoing infrastructure upgrades: Pool: The pool was filled on July 1st/2nd and the process is underway to balance the chemicals, get the Dry-O-Tron […]
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
KENORA – For the past couple of months, Steve Woolrich has been traversing downtown streets and meeting with local businesses to get the lowdown on community safety issues. It’s all been part of a three-month project for the City of Kenora to apply methodologies under the category of CPTED – […]
Press release
(RAINY RIVER DISTRICT, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in the Rainy River District laid two impaired charges last weekend. On June 29, 2024, at approximately 12:30 p.m. Atikokan OPP officers were responding to a call for service when they observed an individual operating a motorized scooter who appeared […]
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TimminsToday.com
A Northern Ontario health unit has issued an alert in response to a recent spike in suspected overdoses. The Porcupine Health Unit (PHU) and community partners on the Opioid Emergency Response Task Force have mobilized a red alert due to “concerning” increases in suspected opioid-related overdoses in the health unit’s […]
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Leaf
Residents at Westminster Housing Co-op are experiencing the challenges of maintaining affordable housing first hand as their rent-geared-to-income (RGI) agreement is slated to come to an end early next year. This means that individuals looking for rental assistance will have to apply on their own and may not get the […]
Local Journalism Initiative
Reporter
While the province continues to take steps to keep electric vehicles on the road through an expanded network of public EV charging stations, the level of enthusiasm for the technology in rural Thunder Bay remains less than electrifying. “We live in a part of the country where people drive gasoline […]
