by Tim DavidsonNot one, but two public meetings are taking place this week on the proposal for a deep geological nuclear repository. The first session is being held tonight in Winnipeg by We The Nuclear Free North. It says the site near Ignace is downstream from Lake of the Woods and the Winnipeg River. It is...
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by Tim DavidsonThe All-Ontario soccer championships take place on two fronts starting Thursday. Beaver Brae’s boys team is in North Bay for the “AA” championships. The Broncos play their first game tomorrow morning at 8:00 am. The St. Thomas Aquinas boys and girls teams are in Lincoln near St. Catharines for...
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by Caitlin SnowThe Community Park restrooms in the town of Port Hawkesbury are closed until further notice. The town says it’s due to instances of vandalism over a two-week period. The closure is so the town can assess and fully repair the damages. The town says they are disheartened by this and apologize...
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by Evan TaylorThe Bank of Canada (BoC) has lowered its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point, marking the first rate decrease since March 2020. The benchmark rate is now 4.75 per cent, which is one of the primary factors banks and other money lenders consider when offering rates to the public....
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by Caitlin SnowA legendary Canadian singer was honoured Tuesday, through a sizeable donation to the Cape Breton Regional Hospital Foundation’s, Cancer Care Here at Home campaign. In a tribute to the late Bruce Guthro, Casino Nova Scotia donated a ‘heartfelt’, $10,000. They say the singer/songwriter was known...
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by Caitlin SnowBlack Nova Scotians now have more options in HRM for supportive housing. The province says there are units available for 35 people in the Westphal area of Dartmouth called the Akwaaba Reverend Wallace Smith Sr. Campus. It provides culturally responsive programming and supports to prepare...
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by Tim DavidsonThe Experimental Lakes Area east of Kenora has relaunched its artist-in-residence program. This year, Manitoba children’s author and artist Audrey Lute has been selected. She expects the experience will generate a lot of artistic opportunities. “I’m actually spending two weeks there,” explains...
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by Tim DavidsonAbout 100 people braved the rain and took part in the Pride flag raising at city hall. Co-chair of Kenora Pride Andrea Campbell says the Pride movement has really grown over the past couple of years in Kenora. “The smaller town Pride’s are really nice because it’s like for members of the...
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by Tim DavidsonAbout 350 Hydro One customers are without electricity this morning north of Kenora. The outage affects customers on the Highway 658 corridor all the way from the by-pass all the way up to Redditt including the Dalles. Power went out early this morning, but no reason has been given for the...
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by Tim DavidsonBoth the provincial and federal governments have been named in a lawsuit by the Grassy Narrows First Nation. It says they did not protect the treaty rights of it’s residents from mercury poisoning. NDP leader Marit Stiles is asking the provincial government to do the right thing. “The lawsuit...
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