Press Release Strike action that was supposed to take place at midnight last night has been postponed for up to 48 hours pending the outcome of renewed talks with Ainsworth Engineered LP scheduled for tomorrow morning here. “We met with the 130 members of Local 324-99 on Friday to inform […]
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Staff The Ministry of Natural Resources deployed a total of 140 Type 1 initial attack FireRangers and two agency reps to British Columbia yesterday from Thunder Bay and Dryden. As well, 60 Type 1 initial attack FireRangers and two agency reps were deployed to B.C. from Sudbury. These 204 staff […]
Staff An Indiana man was killed Saturday in a single-vehicle accident that occurred on Highway 17 about 20 km east of Terrace Bay. Nipigon OPP said a Dodge pickup truck with three occupants from Indiana was eastbound when it left the paved portion of the roadway and struck a rock […]
Press Release Mary Casanova of Ranier, Mn. is an award-winning author of children’s novels and picture books. Many of her works stem from her life on the Minnesota-Ontario border; yet some of her stories have taken her as far away as France, Norway, and Belize for research. Whatever the setting […]
Staff Fifth Street residents should be happy to know they’ll have a smooth surface to drive on before the end of the month. The grinding of the road surface will begin next Tuesday (Aug. 17) and probably continue through part of Wednesday, the town’s transportation superintendent said late yesterday. Public […]
Duane Hicks The Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre is planning to run weekly “Lunch and Learn” programs dealing with specific technologies starting next month—and now wants the public’s input as to what they would like to learn about. Technology co-ordinator Raj Sritharan, who started the job last month, said […]
Staff A 22-year-old Onigaming First Nation man has been charged with one count of second-degree murder. Thomas Ryan Indian was arrested Tuesday by members of the OPP and is scheduled to appear in court tomorrow (Aug. 13) in Kenora, police reported yesterday. The charge stems from a stabbing at an […]
Press Release The province recently learned of misuse of the Online Driver’s Licence Address Change service. As a result, the government temporarily has disabled the online address change function and has launched an investigation. Ontarians who need to change their driver’s licence address still may go to their nearest ServiceOntario […]
Press Release U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Warroad, Mn. port of entry seized one pound of marijuana on July 25. The seizure occurred when a CBP officer referred a 2008 Mitsubishi Outlander being driven by a 33-year-old Canadian citizen from Alberta. Officers conducted an intensive vehicle […]
the NDP NDP leader Andrea Horwath has called for a moratorium on hospital restructuring until a full-scale review of the province’s Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) following a new damning report by Ontario’s Ombudsman. “I’m calling for a moratorium on all hospital restructuring until the full-scale review of LHINs has […]
Press Release During the month of August, people may notice new signs at local municipal beaches. The Northwestern Health Unit is installing permanent metal signs at beaches to inform the public that heavy rainfall and/or strong winds can cause a spike in the level of bacteria in the water for […]
Press Release Following an overwhelming community response to our inaugural ride, the Caribou Charity Ride is ramping up for another great day in the saddle on Sunday, Sept. 12 in Thunder Bay. The ride was created to motivate all kinds of people—mothers, fathers, grandparents, teens, friends, and cancer survivors—to set […]
