by CJ GoaterEcoSuperior has received a $45,000 grant from the provincial government to lead a project that will help keep plastic pollution out of local waterways and Lake Superior. The organization has partnered with the City of Thunder Bay to install LittaTraps a net or trap that catches plastic out of...
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Hundreds gathered at the Halifax Convention Centre for Mayor Mike Savage’s last State of The Municipality address. Sixty-three-year-old Savage, who has served for three terms, announced he would not be reoffering in February. At Thursday’s event, he reflected on his 12 years at the helm of the...
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by Randy ThomsAbout 40 businesses and organizations are on display at the Fort Frances Curling Club this weekend. The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce Business and Community Expo gets underway later this afternoon and continues tomorrow. Several booths will have giveaways and activities. Chamber Director...
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by Randy ThomsOntario’s Natural Resources Minister says the province will have the resources necessary to fight this year’s forest fires. The opposition says the province is 50 crews short of what it normally has in place. Graydon Smith says they will spare no expense to make sure that communities are safe....
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by Tara ClowNeed to fill up? It’ll cost you less this week in New Brunswick. The Energy and Utilities Board made its weekly price adjustments overnight. The maximum cost for regular self serve dropped 3.7 cents a litre to 181.5. Diesel is also down 4.6 cents to a maximum 181.5. Furnace oil prices fell 4.2...
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by Randy ThomsSeveral provincial cabinet ministers are in Thunder Bay today. They are in the city to participate in the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association’s question and answer sessions. Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Paul Calandra, Education Minister Stephen Lecce and Northern Development...
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by Randy ThomsThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says Lake Sturgeon does not need to be listed in the Endangered Species Act. It cites ongoing conservation efforts to protect existing populations or return them to areas where they had disappeared. “The fact that we’re seeing more and more lake sturgeon...
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Changes at the pumps – in both directions. The Utility and Review board adjusted fuel prices at midnight in Nova Scotia. Self-serve regular gas is up about 2 cents to a minimum of $1.87. Diesel is down though, nearly 5 cents to about $1.82.
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by Randy ThomsWeather forecasters are suggesting normal to below-normal precipitation for the next few months. The agency overseeing lake levels in the Rainy Lake basin hopes it will be a wet spring. The International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Board’s Water Levels Committee directed dam operators to...
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by Brad PerryMoncton is seeing a strong start to the year when it comes to building permits. City officials said a staggering 183 permits were issued during the first quarter. Those permits were valued at $56.5 million, more than double what we saw during the same time last year. “The substantial increase in...
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