by Jacob MooreYou might run into slower traffic Wednesday in Bridgewater. Crews are laying new asphalt on High Street in the morning, followed by Dublin Avenue. If they have time, they will also put new pavement down on Sunset Drive. Drive carefully in those areas and expect some traffic delays. The town also...
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by Randy ThomsAnother school year is upon us. Students across the Rainy River District School Board return to classes today. Rainy River District School Board’s Education Director Heather Campbell is excited about their return. “It’s always wonderful to welcome back staff and students to a new school year,”...
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by Jacob MooreMore Canadians visited national parks and museums this summer compared to last year. The government implemented the Canada Strong Pass from June through Sept. 2nd. It offered discounts to visit national parks and museums. Early results show about 15 per cent more people visited national museums,...
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by Jacob MooreA massive music artist has pulled out of Sommo music festival in P.E.I. Alex Warren was set to play on Sunday Sept. 14 ahead of headliner Hozier. The festival says he backed out because of a recently booked schedule conflict. The organizers say it is tough news for everyone when the festival is...
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by Randy ThomsCatholic school students in the area will enjoy new facilities this school year. Makerspace rooms have been set up in each of the schools operated by the Northwest Catholic District School Board. Education Director Jackie Robinson says it allows students to explore their imaginations by building...
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by Randy ThomsHydro One is rewarding 28 organizations and communities across the province with $25,000 grants. The funding comes from the utility’s Energizing Life Community Fund, established to support local community projects. Several projects in northwestern Ontario will benefit. The Northwestern Ontario...
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by Randy ThomsThe NDP’s Education Critic find it disturbing. That is Chandra Pasma’s reaction to the talk from Premier Doug Ford and his Minister of Education Paul Calandra about the potential of eliminating school board trustees. Pasma says it is another move by the Ford government to dismantle democracy....
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by Randy ThomsWorkers in certain professions, trained elsewhere in Canada, will soon have the ability to work in Ontario without having to first wait for approval from regulatory bodies as part of new “As of Right” rules. Non-health-related professions governed by more than 50 authorities and 300 certificates...
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by Tim DavidsonOne person has been charged following a drug trafficking investigation in Sioux Lookout. This past Saturday around 2 pm, the Sioux Lookout OPP were dispatched to a local hotel to investigate a report of suspected drug paraphernalia. Police say they seized some methamphetamine and cocaine and...
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by Caitlin SnowIt’s the news hundreds of families have been waiting for, some evacuees from the Long Lake wildfire in Annapolis County can go home, Wednesday, September 3. In a statement Tuesday afternoon, the province says it will be a phased approach: – beginning at 9 a.m. – all roads around Trout Lake –...
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