by Randy ThomsThe town of Fort Frances has a new policy that paves the way for sponsorship names to be added to town facilities. The Memorial Sports Centre will be the first to be considered. Chief Administrative Officer Marcel Michaels says the policy mirrors what other communities are doing to generate new...
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by Tim DavidsonThe Ontario Special Investigations Unit has found no wrongdoing on behalf of staff at the Sioux Lookout Detachment of the OPP in an incident last November. An 18 year old woman had used a razor blade to harm herself. She was picked up on November 24th for breaching the peace and was held under...
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by CJ GoaterThunder Bay is looking for an artist or artists to design the new Arts and Heritage Awards for the city. The awards celebrate local individuals, groups, and businesses involved with arts and heritage. Award categories include music, film, stage performance, literature, visual arts, photography,...
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by Randy ThomsThe Ford government intends to implement a new tax specifically for families that utilize publicly funded fertility treatment programs. Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy says eligible families could receive a credit of up to $5,000 a year. “This credit covers 25% of eligible expenses up to...
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by Randy ThomsScaffolding now surrounds the water tower in Fort Frances. The scaffolding was recently around the water tower in preparation for a major rehabilitation. The town is spending almost $4.5 million for work crews to redo the tank’s interior and exterior coating. Some structural repairs are also...
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by Evan TaylorNova Scotians are being invited to help name the province’s four new helicopters that will support wildfire response and emergency operations. The Department of Natural Resources launched a public naming campaign, encouraging residents to suggest names that reflect Nova Scotia’s identity. The...
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by Caitlin SnowRCMP are continuing their intense investigation into the case of two missing children in rural Nova Scotia. Lilly and Jack Sullivan, six and four years old, have been gone for more than a month after they reportedly wandered away from home on Gairloch Road in Pictou County, May 2. They were last...
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by Brad PerryThere will be no senior baseball action in Saint John on Thursday night. The Alpines had been scheduled to play the Moncton Mets at Memorial Field. However, the game has been postponed due to unexpected field maintenance. No word yet on when the game will be rescheduled for.
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by Brad PerryA once-in-a-decade chance for Moncton residents to help shape development. City officials have officially launched a review of their municipal plan and zoning bylaw. The plan guide growth and development over the next decade, while the bylaw implements the policies that make up the plan. “Every...
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by Brad PerryMounties are investigating after a bullet holes were found throughout the outside of a home in Riverview. Officers responded to a call from the home on Munroe Street on the evening of April 28. Police said the homeowner had returned from vacation to find several suspected bullet holes....
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