by CJ GoaterA new pumper fire truck is set to hit the streets of Thunder Bay in 2025. City council approved taking $438,000 from the Fire Rescue Apparatus/Equipment Reserve Fund to finance the remaining cost of the $1,271,856.79 truck. The 2022 and 2023 Capital Budgets included $500,000 and $400,000...
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by Adam RileyA search warrant executed at a Fort Frances residence has resulted in a number of charges. Ontario Provincial Police, working alongside the Treaty Three Police Service, entered the home on Palmcrest Drive just after 1:30 p.m. Friday where they took one person into custody and seized a...
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by Caitlin SnowThe town and county of Antigonish are about to merge into one. Housing Minister John Lohr says he agrees with consolidation, as it allows the historic municipalities “to work together in new and innovative ways” for long-term growth. The town and county voted 5-4 last month to consolidate, after...
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by Randy ThomsThe search for employees continues in Fort Frances. United Native Friendship Centre is holding a job fair this Thursday with several local employers on hand. Jay McFarlane, an employment counsellor with UNFC Apatisiwin Employment & Training Program, says it puts potential employees in direct...
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by Evan TaylorVoters in Queens County are edging closer to being able to cast their ballots online or via phone in the upcoming municipal election scheduled for October. Following a request made by councilors in January, Cody Joudry, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), was tasked with assessing the...
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by Tim DavidsonOrganizers of the Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser say they met their target. With donations still trickling in, early estimates suggest $32,435 was raised from the walk on Saturday evening. 66 walkers took part this year with 17 teams involved. The Kenora Legal Clinic and their team All is...
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by Caitlin SnowThe Serious Incident Response Team is investigating after a man died during an attempted traffic stop. RCMP say it was around 7 p.m. Tuesday night, on Hammonds Plains Rd. A pick-up truck, sped onto Glen Arbour Way, hit a power pole near Skye Cres and ended up in the ditch. A 22-year-old Bedford...
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RCMP have charged a man with attempted murder and other offenses after multiple assaults on Paqtnkek First Nation. On Friday morning, police arrested a 41-year-old man after five people were injured inside a home on Treaty Lane Extension. The victims were transported to the hospital with...
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The Canada Games Aquatic Centre has a new innovative initiative with Simonds High School (SHS) that lets students attend a new lifeguard certification program. Aquatics Manager Ben Tremblay said students have an opportunity to earn certifications in bronze medallion, bronze cross and emergency...
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by Caitlin SnowThe eviction deadline has now come and gone for the tent encampments in Halifax and several tents remain. Councillor Pam Lovelace says, despite this, the municipality can’t force people out, if they are not able to get into the better options available. “We need the Department of Community...
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