Local News from Across the Rainy River District
While welcoming the removal of federal and provincial taxes on newly built homes, Stouffville Mayor Iain Lovatt says significant questions remain around a new push from Ottawa and Queen’s Park to reduce municipal development charges (DCs) across Ontario. Announced March 30 by Prime Minister Mark Carney and Premier Doug Ford, […]
THUNDER BAY – The city’s finance and administration standing committee unanimously endorsed city staff’s recommendation to lower the large industrial tax ratio from 2.73 to 2.61, while the commercial ratio remains at the provincial threshold of 1.98, and the multi-residential ratio remains at 1.99. “I’m happy to see a phased-in […]
Nearly 300 members of the new Toronto Tenant Union gathered this weekend to finalize the vision for its work in the city and to bring in new leadership. The York South-Weston Tenant Union and Climate Justice TO recently merged to form TTU, which provides city-wide resources and advocates for all […]
A North End warehouse has been converted into a multi-purpose design studio where students can sew ribbon skirts, print 3D models and launch businesses. The Winnipeg School Division celebrated the grand opening of its Waabishkaa-Makwa Lab last week. The first-of-its-kind “cultural learning lab” embeds Indigenous teachings into project-based learning activities. […]
THUNDER BAY- The city’s road manager says crews are working on filling potholes, but the weather is imposing some challenges. “We do have crews out, four to six each day, along with the Python trying to fill those holes best we can right now. It is a challenge because there […]
That’s the view of George Pirie, Timmins MPP and Minister of Northern Economic Development and Growth, who is excited about the economic boom in his part of the province. “Northern Ontario’s got everything the world needs right here,” he said in an interview with the Temiskaming Speaker while attending the […]
Murillo’s long-time meat-processing plant is staying open, contrary to recent speculation that it is set to close, the operator said on Wednesday. “We’re booked right through to (next) January,” Paul Vellinga said from the Oliver Road plant. Vellinga, who operates the business with his wife, Eleanora, confirmed the operation remains […]
With the rising cost of living, food security remains a problem for many in Waterloo Region. To help support community members in need, the Woolwich Community Services (WCS) launched its spring food drive this month. Community members can drop off non-perishable items at Foodland Elmira, Food Basics Elmira or Woolwich […]
TORONTO — Ending a year of speculation as the province took over direct administration of several school boards, Education Minister Paul Calandra announced sweeping changes to the education system Monday (April 13). The legislation announced, if passed, will restructure school board senior administration and strip financial accountability duties from trustees. […]
As the last remnants of winter fade, the Alzheimer’s Society of Manitoba (ASM) is encouraging everyone to get outside and walk—more specifically, to walk in the IG Wealth Management Walk for Alzheimer’s. Since 1993, the ASM has been inviting people to join their annual fundraising campaign and assist them in […]
Eeyou (Cree) writer Margaret Sam-Cromarty’s work captured in James Bay Memoirs and Other Stories is the eighth and newest offering in the First Voices, First Texts series from the University of Manitoba Press. Seeing her work collected and printed 30 years after publishing her first book is a “good feeling,” […]
Goodleaf Farms is Canada’s only network of indoor vertical farms, and they are showcasing their revolutionary farming practices like rock stars during their current Good for Life Tour. In collaboration with Sobeys, Goodleaf has a 53-foot trailer featuring a replica vertical-farming demonstration that offers a behind-the-scenes look at how the […]
