by Randy ThomsAir quality advisories have been issued for much of northwestern Ontario. It is because of smoke that is drifting in from nearby fires and others burning across western Canada. The advisories cover almost all of the remote north, south to some areas in the west end of the Rainy River District,...
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by Randy ThomsAn unexpected hazard for boaters using Golf Course Bay near Anicinabe Park in Kenora The city of Kenora says a water services line has come to the surface. Boaters are being advised to stay clear of the line and adhere to the 10 kilometre an hour speed limit that is posted for the bay. There is...
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by Randy ThomsThe water level of Lake of the Woods is expected to rise a bit. The Lake of the Woods Secretariat is forecasting a one to five centimetre increase over the next week. Severe thunderstorms in the northern part of the lake brought heavy, localized rainfall, but only a temporary rise in the lake...
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by Randy ThomsThe water levels on Rainy and Namakan Lakes are being kept within the ranges they are now. Conditions were abnormally dry this spring. Recent rainfall improved conditions, but the International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Board’s Water Levels Committee says it is making no immediate change...
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It’s one of Yarmouth’s signature events. Thousands are expected to take in the Roaring 20s Antique Auto Club’s Classic Car Show and Cruise. The show shuts down Main Street from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m Saturday, with the cruise happening Friday night at 7 downtown. Dwayne Deveau with the club says up to...
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by Brad PerryMounties are investigating a break-in and theft at a commercial storage facility in Grand Bay-Westfield. Three people and a vehicle were seen on video surveillance at the Highland Road site around 2:45 a.m. on July 8. “The suspects gained entry by driving through the chain-link fence and cutting...
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Our next generation of engineers and innovators have a chance to learn about renewable energy this weekend in Richmond County. COVE and a Belgium-based non-profit will hold Offshore Wind 4 Kids at Point Michaud Beach on Saturday. Children will get to build mini turbines and test them on the...
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A festival is set to bring lots of people to Shelburne. The fourth annual ‘Dock Street Days’ are happening Friday and Saturday. Robin Smith with the Shelburne Events Committee says it’s huge for the area. “It’s a small town, and to see this many people on a weekend here is amazing. We love that...
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by NewsA man from the HRM died in a crash in Lunenburg County. The 34-year-old driver from Middle Sackville was pronounced dead at the scene late Thursday morning in Petite Riviere on Italy Cross Road. It was a single-vehicle crash, the passenger, a 32-year-old Burlington, Ontario woman suffered...
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by Alex AllanThe province has signed a new four-year deal with CUPE Local 1253, the union that represents more than 3,300 employees in school districts. Wages will go up by five dollars per hour over the course of the agreement, retroactive to April 1, 2024, according to a government news release. The raises...
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