by Randy ThomsOrganizers for this year’s Canada Day fireworks display will receive a little extra money from the town of Fort Frances. They requested $5,000. Council agreed to $2,000. The money will come from council’s public relations account. Councillor Mike Behan was okay with the unbudgeted expense. “You...
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by Randy ThomsA Thunder Bay firm has been selected to replace an aging pedestrian bridge in Atikokan. Town council awarded the contract to replace the bridge at Maple Crescent to Pete’s Backhoe Service. The all-steel bridge will cost the town just over $233,000. Public Works Director Tyler Dziarmaga says the...
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by Jacob MooreA teacher from Tatamagouche faces sex charges for allegedly assaulting a student several times. The teacher was placed on leave on June 18, while the administration for the Tatamagouche Regional Academy investigated, according to a news release from RCMP. The administration notified police on...
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by Randy ThomsMore than 70-thousand air travellers could have their travel plans interrupted this weekend. The union representing Westjet’s aircraft maintenance engineers has issued another strike notice that could take effect as early as this Friday evening. It comes just days after a previous strike notice...
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by Brad PerryThe City of Saint John could soon have its first comprehensive road safety strategy. City staff are recommending that council include funding for a strategy in the 2025 budget. It comes as some councillors have said they want to see more resources to improve road safety. “It is important to have...
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An arrest has been made after a two-year homicide investigation in Digby County. Thirty-three-year-old Tyler Colbert Andrew Langford of Weymouth has been charged with second degree murder. It’s for the death of 64-year-old Vernon Doucet in February, 2022 in Concession. Doucet died in hospital...
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Tourism operators in Atlantic Canada are battling high costs. According to a recent survey from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, eight in 10 businesses expect little growth this season. Senior policy analyst for Nova Scotia Duncan Robertson says it’s concerning. “When we’re...
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by Brad PerryManitoba’s newest premier continues to have the highest approval ratings among Canadian leaders. That is according to the latest quarterly survey conducted by the non-profit Angus Reid Institute. NDP Premier Wab Kinew has approval from 66 per cent of Manitoba residents, up three percentage...
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by Brad PerryAtlantic Ballet of Canada has launched a first-in-Canada program for emerging Indigenous dance artists in New Brunswick. Ottawa and the Ulnooweg Indigenous Communities Foundation have announced $450,000 in funding for the ballet group. The Indigenous-led program will help emerging Mi’kmaq and...
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by CJ GoaterThunder Bay is set to receive a boost to sport and recreation with the approval of a new indoor turf facility. City council approved the new facility at the May 27, council meeting. Soccer Northwest Ontario has been a major voice calling for the new facility, but all sports user groups played a...
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