by CJ GoaterThunder Bay’s fall curbside collection of leaf and yard waste begins next week. Collection will take place between October 24, and November 3, on your regular recycling day. Leaf and yard waste set out for curbside pickup must be placed in kraft paper yard waste bags with each bag weighing less...
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by Tim DavidsonThe Town of Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls has officially opened it’s newest recreational facility. It’s a four-season covered multi-purpose complex behind the municipal office. Heather Gropp is the town’s Economic Development Officer and says it can be used for a number of different things. “The...
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by Tim DavidsonTwo local athletes are competing at the Pan Am Games in Chile. The games open on Friday and Gabe Mastromatteo will be on the Canadian Swim team. He is competing in the breaststroke and is hoping his times are good enough to be included on Canada’s relay teams. Gabe is a fourth year student at...
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by Adam RileyCanada’s third largest bank has announced it will be cutting back on its workforce in an effort to restructure. Approximately 2,700 people or three percent of Scotiabank’s workforce will be laid off as the financial institution attempts to navigate the economic challenges Canadian banks...
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by Tim DavidsonThe local chapter of Canadian Royal Purple is doing the rounds at Saakate House and the Fellowship Center. Spokesperson Judy Morgan says they are dropping off packages in support of people who are victims of interpersonal violence. “What we’re doing is for brain injury, and we’re delivering bags...
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by Brad PerryIt looks like we will see a break at the fuel pumps in New Brunswick this week. A source tells us that gasoline prices will fall nearly three cents per litre on Thursday night. For those who use diesel, the maximum price is expected to drop by around half a cent. Currently, New Brunswickers are...
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by Tim DavidsonLocal municipalities are trying to kick start the Kenora District Municipal Association. KDMA president, Ear Falls mayor Kevin Kahoot, says mayors and councillor met last week in Dryden to discuss plans for the new year including the Annual General Meeting. “We have a lot of new faces around the...
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by Brad PerryCanada’s annual pace of housing starts rose eight per cent in September compared with August. That is according to new figures released this week by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. September’s seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts was 270,466 units, up from 250,383 units...
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by Caitlin SnowThe Prime Minister says he will do everything possible to make sure Alberta does not withdraw from Canada’s Pension Plan. The Premier of Alberta, Danielle Smith, made the proposal for the province to create an Alberta Pension Plan to send a message to Ottawa to stop taking the province’s...
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by Randy ThomsA promotion for a long-time employee with the Rainy River Future Development Corporation. Angela Halverson-Smith becomes the Corporation’s new executive director on November 1. She replaces Geoff Gillion, who plans to retire by the end of next March but will stay on until then to assist with the...
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