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Community agencies receive funding for facility repairs
Posted 18 August 2023

Community agencies receive funding for facility repairs

Community agencies in the Kenora and Rainy River areas are getting provincial help fixing up facilities. Over $580 thousand is being issued through the Partner Facility Renewal Program. Northern Development Minister Greg Rickford says it is a necessary investment. “Our government is investing in...

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OPP still searching for missing cyclist
Posted 18 August 2023

OPP still searching for missing cyclist

The search is continuing for a cyclist missing in the Thunder Bay area for the past 10 days. The OPP are looking for Andrew, who is described as 6 feet, 2 inches tall, muscular build, with hazel eyes, short brown hair and a short beard. He was reported missing in the Upsala area but there are...

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Ride for Memories ready to roll Saturday
Posted 18 August 2023

Ride for Memories ready to roll Saturday

Motorcycle enthusiasts from across the region will take to the highway tomorrow to support the Alzheimer Society for Kenora-Rainy River District. The Alzheimer Society for Kenora-Rainy River Districts stages its annual Ride for Memories. Riders will leave Kenora, Fort Frances, and Dryden for a...

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Sydney man arrested for assault with a weapon
Posted 18 August 2023

Sydney man arrested for assault with a weapon

A man was arrested in earlier this week for assaulting somebody outside of a Sobeys in Sydney. Cape Breton Regional Police responded to reports of an altercation outside of the Prince Street Plaza on August 15th. They learned that a 43-year-old man had attacked somebody with what looked like a...

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Glace Bay man arrested for breaking into Lingan Power Plant
Posted 18 August 2023

Glace Bay man arrested for breaking into Lingan Power Plant

The Lingan Power Plant was broken into and now a Glace Bay man is facing charges. It was Thursday, August 17 around 5pm, when a security guard spotted the 42-year-old man in a secure area of the plant and called the Cape Breton Regional Police to the scene. They ended up finding that a fence had...

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Ontario unveils new Caribou Conservation Program
Posted 18 August 2023

Ontario unveils new Caribou Conservation Program

The province is launching a new program to protect caribou. The Caribou Conservation Program makes available $20 million for projects focusing on habitat protection and research projects. This can include habitat management/restoration, monitoring, reducing threats, and gathering, sharing, or...

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Temporary bridge on Route 333
Posted 18 August 2023

Temporary bridge on Route 333

A temporary bridge with a single lane, is opening up on Route 333 in Blind Bay. Department of Public Works says it will be controlled by temporary traffic signals. They ask residents to use caution in the area. Good News! Crews were about to open a single-lane temporary bridge on Route 333 in...

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Zachery Lefave added to provincial Rewards Program after going missing nearly three years ago
Posted 18 August 2023

Zachery Lefave added to provincial Rewards Program after going missing nearly three years ago

The RCMP have added a missing Yarmouth man’s case to the provincial rewards program. Zachery Lefave was 20 years old when he went missing from Plymouth in Yarmouth County in the early morning hours of January 1, 2021. He was last seen walking on Highway 334 in Plymouth. He is described as white,...

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Search continues 2 years later for missing Saint John man
Posted 18 August 2023

Search continues 2 years later for missing Saint John man

Two years after his disappearance, Saint John police continue to ask for help to find Curtis William Thorne. The 27-year-old man was last seen in the Michael Crescent area of the east side on Aug. 6, 2021. “Saint John Police have been investigating numerous tips from the public, but Curtis...

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Rainfall warnings issued as tropical moisture system arrives in NS
Posted 18 August 2023

Rainfall warnings issued as tropical moisture system arrives in NS

Following a recurring pattern witnessed throughout this summer, Nova Scotia is set to experience the effects of a tropical moisture system moving in from the southern regions. This atmospheric phenomenon is expected to bring periods of rain accompanied by heavy downpours and a chance of...

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