by Brad PerryOttawa has confirmed renewed funding for National Acadian Day celebrations across the country. The Liberals announced Tuesday they will invest $1.5 million over the next three years, starting in 2024. Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe MP Ginette Petitpas Taylor and Beauséjour MP Dominic LeBlanc made the...
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by Evan TaylorBridgewater Mayor David Mitchell has announced he will seek reelection during the fall municipal elections. In a post on his social media, Mitchell said that after a discussion with his family, in which they gave their blessing, he determined he would run for his third term as mayor. In...
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by Chloe HannanThe city is expanding its digital building and planning services by launching online appointment booking. Development Services staff are now available digitally to help those pursue residential or commercial building projects. This also includes pre-consultation or planning applications. The new...
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by Evan TaylorThe RCMP have filed additional drug charges against a pair of robbers caught at a cottage near East Berlin. A 37-year-old man and a 34-year-old woman, both from Brooklyn, were arrested on April 23 when police arrived at a robbery in progress at a cottage on East Berlin Road. As part of the...
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by Brad PerryA North Atlantic right whale detection program in the Gulf of St. Lawrence is expanding. Officials announced that a third underwater robot called a glider will be added this summer. The Robots4Whales program monitors right whales in near real-time in the gulf’s shipping lanes. It is a...
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by CJ GoaterThe parking lot at Churchill Pool is temporarily closed for sidewalk repairs. The pool is still open and available to the public while the work takes place. On-street parking is available by the pool, and there is also a nearby transit stop. Pick-up and drop-off for Chippewa Summer Camps...
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by CJ GoaterThunder Bay’s north core renewal is advancing to its next phase. The closure of Red River Road is extending to Court Street starting on Tuesday. Red River Road will be closed to vehicular traffic between Court Street and Cumberland Street. Pedestrian access to businesses on both sides of Red...
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by Chloe HannanA new Friends of Oliver Paipoonge Heritage Park group have made an online survey to gather community interest in the park. They are inviting the public to take the survey to determine its future and how to improve. The Highway 61 heritage park, just west of Thunder Bay, features historical...
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by Tim DavidsonBoth the Nishnawbe Aski Nation and Grand Council Treaty #3 have released a joint statement about the death at Anicinabe Park in Kenora last week. Bruce Frogg was shot by an OPP officer last Tuesday afternoon and the matter is now in the hands of the Special Investigation Unit. NAN and Treaty #3...
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by Tim DavidsonDespite all the rain this weekend, there were two new forest fires reported. Sioux Lookout Fire #6 is about 73 kilometers northeast of the Cat Lake First Nation. The 3 hectare forest fire is listed as not under control. The other blaze is Dryden #9. It’s was a small 0.1 hectare wild fire located...
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