Some active living funding in our region. The Municipality of the District of St. Mary’s is getting over 18-thousand dollars to support physical acticity. Another 9,100 dollars will go to the Town of Mulgrave. Guysborough-Tracadie MLA Greg Morrow says it’s about building a healthier, more...
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by Brad PerryTwo New Brunswick men convicted in the 1983 murder of a man in Saint John have been exonerated. Robert Mailman and Walter Gillespie were formally declared not guilty of murder on Thursday in the death of George Leeman. “Mr. Mailman and Mr. Gillespie entered this courtroom today innocent in the...
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by Evan TaylorThe community well project in Shelburne, , backed by celebrity support, is making progress after four years of research and planning. Originally aimed at drilling a well in town, the project shifted to using a large abandoned well at Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) Shelburne, just south of...
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by CJ GoaterThere are currently 2 active COVID-19 outbreaks in the Thunder Bay District Health Unit. The first is at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences in unit 1A – Acute Oncology and the second is at Wilkes Terrace in Terrace Bay. There are restrictions on admissions, transfers, discharges, social...
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by Randy ThomsA new method to monitor inmates on a work release program is being implemented at the Koochiching County jail in International Falls. They will be outfitted with ankle monitors before they leave. Sheriff Perryn Hedlund says it is the first time they will have used the monitors but feels it will...
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by CJ GoaterSynergy North has launched a survey for anyone who utilizes its services in Thunder Bay and Kenora. The purpose of the survey is to receive feedback on sustainability with a focus on environmental, social, and governance (ESG). The survey is supposed to take approximately 15 minutes to complete...
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by Randy ThomsAn impaired driving charge has been laid in connection with a collision in Fort Frances. OPP says a vehicle came into contact with a parked vehicle in the 300 block of First Street East Wednesday evening. A 24-year-old woman was charged. She was also taken to hospital for treatment of injuries...
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Charities in the Saint John region have the chance to receive funding from the Entrepreneurs Who Care (EWC) Foundation. Local entrepreneur Terri-Ann Richards came up with the idea of EWC with two things in mind: the chance to create a meaningful impact within the Saint John region and networking...
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by Tara ClowConcerts, hockey games and other events at the Avenir Centre have drawn hundreds of thousands into Moncton’s downtown since its 2018 opening. In a year-end interview, Mayor Dawn Arnold says there’s no question it was a great addition, “Our goal back when it opened in 2019, was to achieve $108...
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by Caitlin SnowA 37-year-old man from Dutch Settlement is dead after a head-on collision in Elmsdale this morning. RCMP say it was around 9:30 a.m. on Hwy 214, between a Black Ford F-350 and a semi-tractor trailer. The driver and only one in the Ford, died on scene. The 34-year-old driver of the semi, from...
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