by Tim DavidsonThe Indigenous Rookie League Program in the Kenora area has received $426,000 for three years to help grow the program. The grant comes from the Ontario Trillium Foundation. Terry Parisien is the Sports and Recreation Manager with the Kenora Chief Advisory and says the funding has been...
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by Tara ClowTwenty tiny homes for high-acuity individuals who are homeless or with addiction issues will be built on a farm run by the Humanity Project. Moncton City Council unanimously approved $310,000 to support the Josh Project (Just Organization Serving Humanity Project). Phase one features...
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by Evan TaylorThe historic town of Lunenburg is calling upon its community members to step up and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of their picturesque town. With an eye towards bolstering local democracy and ensuring the voices of its residents are heard, Lunenburg Town Council is actively seeking...
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by Tim DavidsonThe Sioux-Hudson Literacy Council is $20,000 richer. The council was singled out for it’s Good Learning Anywhere program. Linda Wright is the of distance projects and says they work with federal inmates to improve their life skills. “This particular program is the first of it’s kind in a federal...
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by Brad PerryThe Saint John region’s growth agency has appointed its interim CEO. Andrew Beckett will serve in the role at Envision Saint John for the next year. Beckett brings a lot of experience to the position, according to board chair Al Walker. “Andrew is very much the candidate that you can imagine is...
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by Evan TaylorBridgewater, Nova Scotia – In a startling development that has sent shockwaves through the Nova Scotian financial community, the Lahave River Credit Union, a longstanding institution with deep community roots, is now the target of a takeover bid by the largest Atlantic Canada credit union, East...
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The Nova Scotia Department of Public Works is hiring people who enjoy winter conditions to drive snow-removal equipment. Job fairs are scheduled throughout the province this month, according to the provincial government’s Facebook page. Locally, a Winter Equipment Operators job fair will be held...
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by Brad PerryForecasters are keeping an eye on yet another storm in the Atlantic Ocean. Tropical storm Lee is the 13th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season. Lee is expected to become a hurricane later on Wednesday and rapidly intensify into an “extremely dangerous major” storm by Saturday, according...
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by Joe ThomsonProceedings for the Desmond Fatality inquiry will reopen for the first time in over a year, allowing counsel to make submissions before newly appointed judge leading the inquiry. Judge Paul Scovil took over the role as lead judge back in July, when presiding judge Warren Simmer’s status as a...
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by Tim DavidsonKenora now has seven certified therapy dogs and one therapy cat. The eight pets were part of a four hour training session. Tammy Hanstead says she brought in Therapeutic Paws of Canada to help out. “My dog Havoc was a certified therapy dog and when we moved back home to Kenora in 2013, there was...
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