by CJ Goater2 Thunder Bay companies have received a total of $513,701 through a loan from FedNor leading to business expansion and job creation. $368,201 of the total is assisting Venshore Mechanical with shop expansion and equipment upgrades including the purchase of a metalworking brake and shear, and a...
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The RCMP is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a 43-year-old Eskasoni man. Pierro Michael Johnson (Jr) was reported missing February 10th in Eskasoni. Johnson, also known as “Itch”, is described as 5-foot-11, 180 lbs. He has brown hair and brown eyes. Johnson is known to wear glasses...
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by Brad PerryOne person was airlifted to the hospital on Sunday after their four-wheeler went through the ice on the Kennebecasis River. The Kennebecasis Valley Fire Department received a call from Kennebecasis Park in Rothesay shortly after 3:30 p.m. Sunday. Deputy Chief Shawn White said the caller saw a...
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by Brad PerryStudents at one Moncton school are getting an extra long weekend. Queen Elizabeth School will be closed on Monday, according to the Anglophone East School District. A notification from the district said the closure is “due to building operations.” The school was closed for a similar reason on...
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by Tim DavidsonA section of Airport Road has been closed. The City of Kenora’s roads department says the lower portion of the road is flooded. There is also ice build up making the road impassable. No word on when the road might reopen again.
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by Caitlin SnowA 27-year-old man is facing a list of firearms charges after a man and a woman were shot at it in the valley. RCMP say it was Saturday morning when the two victims when to a home on Torbrook Rd to drop off food to a man they knew. When they arrived the man left the house and other man in the...
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by Caitlin SnowAnother Nor’easter could be on its way. Environment Canada has issued a province-wide special weather statement as they monitor a potential development passing south of Nova Scotia Tuesday into Wednesday. The national forecaster says it is still too early to predict snowfall amounts because the...
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by Caitlin SnowA beautiful, sunny Saturday with lots of snow on the ground, has brought many skiers out to the hill and clogged up the highway. Ski Wentworth warned residents just before 11 a.m. Saturday, on their social media page, they were packed. Not only did they already run out of rental equipment, but...
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by Brad PerryIt could become more expensive to send a letter starting this spring. Canada Post announced it is seeking approval to increase prices by seven cents per stamp. If approved, stamps purchased in a booklet, coil, or pane will cost 99 cents, up from 92 cents. The price of a single stamp will...
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by Brad PerryHalifax, not Saint John, will 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...
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