by Tim DavidsonThe Kenora District Municipal Association has approved 13 resolutions to wrap up it’s a conference in Kenora. The only one that will have monetary implications for local municipalities is an increase in the levy for local municipalities for the KDMA. It will be raised to 30 cents per person, up...
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by Tim DavidsonThe president and CEO of Lake of the Woods Hospital is retiring. Ray Racette will be stepped down from the position in June. It didn’t take long to find his replacement. Cheryl O’flaherty, the hospital’s vice-president of operations and Chief fincial officer. She becomes the first female CEO of...
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by Tim DavidsonA report on the merger of the two health unit in the region has to be submitted to the province by the end of March. Medical officer of health for the Northwestern Health Unit Dr. Kit Youg Hoon says this is potentially just the first part of the project. “If there was a decision to move the next...
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by CJ GoaterThe Ontario government is stopping the estimated 4.6 per cent increase to the beer basic tax and LCBO mark-up rates that was scheduled for March 1, 2024. This increase would have resulted from rates being indexed to inflation, which the government has consistently stopped over the last six...
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The emergency department at Guysborough Memorial Hospital is closed. Nova Scotia Health says it will reopen at 7 p.m. Monday. Anyone with urgent medical needs should call 911. For non-urgent care, please call your family doctor or primary care provider. The provincial Mental Health and...
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by CJ GoaterThe Thunder Bay District Health Unit’s suspension orders for high school students with missing vaccine records are now in effect. The health unit began mailing out suspension orders in January for high school students who have incomplete vaccine records. Each suspension order came with a...
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Ermen Plumbing & Heating in Moncton is celebrating 90 years in business, but those nine decades have not come without some hardship and determination. The business was founded during the height of the Great Depression, and like most communities, the Moncton area wasn’t spared. Sam Ermen Sr....
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by Brad PerryThe Francophone South District Education Council is looking to fill a vacant seat. It has launched a call for applications to elect a person to represent Subdistrict 4. They will be responsible for representing the Shediac community of schools until June 2026. The council meets monthly and...
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by Brad PerryA financial fraud phone scam making its rounds in New Brunswick has police issuing a warning to residents. RCMP have received reports of people claiming to be a police officer calling victims to say they are holding a family member in custody. According to police, the suspected scammer then...
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by Brad PerryHalifax will now be home to the first French international school in Atlantic Canada. LIFPA Don Bosco said it finalized a lease for the project within the Bayers Road Centre on Thursday. The private not-for-profit school, initially slated to launch for the 2025 school year, will now be open this...
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