by CJ GoaterPower to Play, the fundraising campaign for Thunder Bay’s PRO Kids program is back. The fundraiser is seeking to raise $30,000. White Pine Electric kicked things off with a $5,000 donation. “We encourage everyone to give the gift of play to children in our community,” says PRO Kids Coordinator...
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by Randy ThomsProvincial Police have charged a Fort Frances man with impaired driving and driving while suspended. The charges stem from a single-vehicle collision that occurred on Frog Creek Road in Alberton Township. OPP say the driver fled after a vehicle hit the ditch but was located a short time later....
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by Randy ThomsThe provincial Liberals are renewing calls for a cut in the tax rate imposed on small businesses. They want the rate cut in half. Attempts to include the tax break in a motion introduced at Queen’s Park on Monday failed to find support from Progressive Conservatives. Finance critic Stephanie...
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by Tim DavidsonNot a bad start to the season for the KBL Selects U11 and U15 AA baseball teams. They hosted a pair of teams from Winnipeg on Sunday. Both split their games. The U11’s dropped their first game 6-1 despite solid pitching performances from Wahly Carlson and Hudson Spencer, as the bats couldn’t get...
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by CJ GoaterThe provincial police detachment in Nipigon has implemented the CAMSafe Program. The initiative’s goal is to create a database of residential and commercial security cameras in a community that can be used as a police resource when they are investigating crimes. Officers can access the database,...
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by Tara ClowA 2024 Université de Moncton students’ survey examined their impressions of Codiac Transpo services. The responses of 378 students were received, but Mark Leblanc of the Active Transportation Committee says the poll found that three out of four do not use public transit. Almost 70 per cent said...
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by Evan TaylorResearchers from McGill University have returned to Bridgewater to follow up on a major study examining how energy use, housing, and well-being have changed over the last few years. Their return marks the second phase of a community-wide study that began in 2022, conducted in partnership with...
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by Tara ClowA 66-year-old man lost in the woods was located safely thanks to help from a specialized RCMP service. Richibucto RCMP received a report on April 29 of a man who had gone for a walk in Saint-Anne-de-Kent but did not return. The remotely piloted aircraft system was deployed, and within minutes,...
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by Caitlin SnowThe first case of measles in 2025 has been found in Nova Scotia. The province says it was an adult in HRM who travelled outside of Canada. The individual who was infected had one dose of vaccine, but the province says, people generally need two doses to be fully vaccinated. The province says...
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by Tim DavidsonHospitals across northern Ontario are getting funding from the RBC Foundation. That includes the Dryden Regional Health Center and Lake of the Woods District Hospital in Kenora. They are both getting $10,000 for training. In Dryden, the money is being used to provide advance wound care training...
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