by Caitlin SnowOther retailers are not out of the question for a new provincial program that encourages buying local. NS Loyal kicked off this week and at the moment, is only in Sobeys and the NSLC. Minister Susan Corkum-Greek says they are actively talking to other retail giants like Loblaw, Costco and...
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by Tim DavidsonAnother busy weekend in Kenora. There are two one-day music festivals and a sporting event. Lucien Stratton with Lakeside Live says they will be presenting their second Electronic Dance Music Festival on Saturday under the Jarnel Contracting Pavilion. “This year, our production levels are just...
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by Tim DavidsonAnother special event this weekend. The Kenora Chiefs Advisory (Ogimaawabiitong) is hosting the Healing Your Spirit Pow Wow. Karen Foster is helping to organize it and says it will be held on Pow Wow Island starting Friday night and running until Sunday. “Pow wows are more than just gatherings,...
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by Tim DavidsonNational Indigenous Collaborative Housing Incorporated has provided more details surrounds housing projects being funding in the Kenora area. John Gordon is the Chief Executive Officer of NICHI and some of the funding will go to the Seven Generations Education Institute. “I can tell you the...
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by Tim DavidsonThe City of Dryden is getting $240,000 from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation for renovations at the Memorial Arena. CAO of the city Roger Nesbitt, after having to seek a new tender late last year, work is finally coming to an end. “Things are going well with the expansion project...
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Some people may be running late after a power outage in parts of the Halifax Regional Municipality. About 10,000 customers woke up Friday morning with no electricity mostly in the Dartmouth area and on the Eastern Shore according to the outage map. Nova Scotia Power’s website indicated there was...
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by Tim DavidsonThe Kenora U15 AA baseball team will be heading to the Manitoba Championships this weekend. The team advanced by defeating the Red River Valley Pioneers earlier this week. Kenora team three runs in the last inning to punch their ticket to provincials. Their first game is at 9 this morning in...
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Great timing for your vacation road trip! Pump prices in Nova Scotia have dipped. Self-serve regular gas is down about 2 cents per litre to a minimum of $1.71 on Friday morning. Diesel dropped at midnight by nearly 3 cents to about $1.73.
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Ten athletes from Nova Scotia are in Paris for the Olympic Summer games. Sarah Mitton from just outside Liverpool might be our province’s best hope for a gold. She won silver in shotput during last year’s world championships, as she heads to her second Summer games. Four-time Olympian Ellie...
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by Tara ClowMotorists will notice decreases when they fill up their fuel this week. The Energy and Utilities Board made its weekly price adjustments overnight. The maximum cost for regular self-serve dropped by 1.4 cents a litre to around $1.72. Diesel and furnace oil users will also notice dips of 1.9...
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