by Randy ThomsClasses are resuming at Seven Generations Education Institute. Orientation took place last week. Chief Executive Officer Brent Tookenay is happy to start a new year. “It’s always the best time of year for us at Seven Gens, seeing all the new students and people and different things that are...
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by Brad PerryVoters in Manitoba are heading to the polls in a provincial election. Premier Heather Stefanson officially launched the campaign on Tuesday. “I just came from the lieutenant governor’s house and I’m happy to say that the writ has officially been dropped,” Stefanson said during a news conference....
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by Adam RileyMore than 70 fire fighters from the Dryden area were able to get live fire training through the Ontario Fire College’s mobile training unit. Dryden Fire Chief Chris Wood calls it a unique and beneficial training opportunity. “We bring the training to our backdoor, and it allows us to train on so...
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by Evan TaylorNova Scotia has made history by becoming the first province in Canada to cease detaining migrants for administrative reasons in its provincial jails. The Nova Scotia Department of Justice officially terminated this practice on August 8, 2023, marking a significant shift in the province’s...
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by Randy ThomsThe U.S. Department of Transportation notes a decline in the movement of goods by rail through the Fort Frances-International Falls border. Just over one billion dollars worth of goods were moved in June. That is off about $200 million from May’s numbers. Chemicals, minerals and wood and wood...
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by Adam RileyConcerning, that is the word the Ontario Provincial Police is using to describe driving behavior from the Labour Day long weekend here in the Northwest. More than 1300 charges were laid with 365 warnings being issued. The most egregious was 935 speeding charges, accompanied by 12 stunt driving...
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by Randy ThomsCrews are expected to begin mobilizing equipment and materials at Kabetogama Lake today. They are replacing a boat launch within Voyageurs National Park. The original launch was built in the 1980s and has deteriorated. The new launch ramp will replace the current footprint of forty-foot wide,...
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by Joe ThomsonA Windsor man is facing a number of charges after he was arrested last week for operating an unlicensed vape shop that was allegedly targeting minors. On August 31, members of the West Hants District RCMP executed a search warrant on ‘The Half Pipe,’ located in the mall on Empire Lane. They...
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by Brad PerryTwo men from Sussex have been arrested following a break-in at a business in the community. RCMP responded to a break-and-enter in progress on Main Street around 3 a.m. on Aug. 29. “When police arrived, they observed that two men had broken a window to gain entry to the business, and were...
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The federal and provincial governments have announced the 16 people who have been appointed to ensure the Mass Casualty Commission’s findings are addressed. Former justice Linda Oland was appointed Founding Chair of the Progress Monitoring Committee last spring following the commission’s final...
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