by CJ GoaterDryden’s Regional Health Centre’s set an important first with two spinal fusions and three lumbar decompressions. The DRHC has a regional spine program, that aligns with their surgical model of care that states that medical service should be provided closer to home whenever possible. Dr. David...
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Are you ready for Lee? We’ll begin to feel the effects of the storm on Saturday. Shane Strong is the Regional Emergency Management Coordinator for Yarmouth County. He says it’s important to have enough supplies to last 3 days. “It’s always about being prepared, for at least 72 hours. If we’re...
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The provincial opposition is worried about the upcoming ‘CAT’ ferry study. Public Works Minister Kim Masland announced new firm ’21 FSP’ were awarded the contract for $180,000. The firm was formed in July, and is co-founded by former Conservative Deputy Minister Ron L’Esperance. Liberal leader...
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by Tim DavidsonThe Dryden Regional Health Center is getting $834,000 in funding from the provincial government. The hospital is purchasing two pieces of equipment with the funding. One is for the final stage of the medical vacuum replacement and the other is for a new chiller unit. The money is part of the...
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by Tim DavidsonFor the second time this week, the Ignace OPP have stopped a stolen vehicle. The incident started in Dryden Tuesday morning after a man questioned an employee about whether the Automated Licence Plate Recognition System, which the OPP use, could detect the stolen vehicle he was driving. The...
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by Caitlin SnowSeptember 14 marks 6 years since the murder of a 22-year-old from Lake Loon. Josiah Kaelin Sparks was found dead on Cherry Brook Rd September 14, 2022, just after 8pm. Police ask anyone with information on the whereabouts of Sparks between Monday September 11 and 14, 2017 to contact them....
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A 66-year-old man has died after a single-vehicle collision in South Greenwood. RCMP say crews responded to Hall Road Wednesday afternoon where a car had landed in a ditch. The driver and lone occupant was pronounced dead at the scene. Hall Road was closed for several hours but has since...
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by NewsAn emergency operation has shut down the Causeway bridge connecting Moncton and Riverview. Members from the Moncton, Riverview and Dieppe fire departments are among those on the scene. There also appears to be a fire department rescue boat in the water. The bridge is closed to all traffic and...
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by Adam RileyOntario Provincial Police in Fort Frances are crediting a vigilant employee at a Kings Highway business for spotting a shoplifter. Officers were called to the business around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday after the accused, a 45 year old Bowsman Manitoba man, was seen by the employee pocketing merchandise...
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by Joe ThomsonThe school year just started and teachers in New Brunswick have a new deal after they voted in favour of ratifying the latest tentative agreement with the province. Over 86 percent of the nearly 8,000 teachers who voted were in favour of the agreement. The New Brunswick Teachers Federation...
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