by Evan TaylorAn unwelcome intruder from the southern United States, the red swamp crayfish, locally referred to as crawdad in Louisiana, has been officially identified in a local lake near Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia, located just outside Halifax. This marks the initial verified detection of the red swamp...
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by CJ GoaterThe Thunder Bay District Health Unit and St. Joseph’s Care Group, located at 35 Algoma St. N, have confirmed that a COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at St. Joseph’s Hospital – 5 North – Geriatric Assessment & Rehabilitative Care, as of October 22, 2023. There are restrictions on...
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The government is prepared to spend more than $1 billion to create more than 40,000 new housing units across the province. The PC’s housing plan comes as rent is skyrocketing as our population grows while pushing down a vacancy rate that sits well below one per cent. Housing Minister John Lohr...
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by Tim DavidsonAnother road closure on Valley Drive today. The section between Amethyst Street and Cambrian Drive will be affected. That’s to allow crews to do repairs to manholes. The work started at 8 am.
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by Tara ClowVandalism in Memramcook has shocked Village officials and residents. The rainbow crosswalks were damaged last week. Police were immediately notified and an investigation is underway. “The Village de Memramcook deeply deplores the damage caused to the crosswalks in front of Abbey-Landry School...
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by Adam RileyThe proponent of a lithium processing facility to be built in Thunder Bay has expanded its partnership with a Finnish firm which will include the recycling of used batteries. In a release dated on October 19th Avalon Advanced Materials and its its partner Metso have agreed to co-develop a...
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by Adam RileyA Terrace Bay man faces a number of charges after a vehicle left Highway 17 in Terrace Bay and plunged into the Aguasabon River. The incident occurred just after 1:00 p.m. Saturday and resulted in the partial closure of the highway for several hours. First responders descended into the river and...
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by Brad PerryCanada’s premiers are calling on Ottawa to give small businesses more time to pay back their COVID-19 loans. In a joint to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the premiers are calling for a one-year extension to repay Canadian Emergency Business Account (CEBA) loans. They also want to see the...
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by Caitlin SnowIf you work in healthcare, or in a field that is linked to healthcare and at least 18 years of age, you could win up to $1000 cash for giving your input on how to improve the system. In a new contest that starts October 23, the province encourages participants to submit one or more common sense...
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by Tim DavidsonWork on the Railway Street Rehabilitation project in Kenora continues. Today, Titan Contracting will be ditching along the street and the road will be reduced to one lane of traffic. In the meantime, Director of Infrastructure and Engineering Greg Breen says they won’t be able to complete work...
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