by CJ GoaterThe Thunder Bay Public Library’s Library Giving Day campaign is back. The one-day fundraising event is running for the second year and it is taking place on Tuesday. “Charitable donations enable TBPL to innovate and introduce new programs and collections for free community access,” said CEO...
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by Tim DavidsonThe City of Kenora has opted for a new operator of Anicinabe Park this summer. Dewar Dynamics was selected from three bids, including the previous operator of the campground, Middle Lake Enterprises. Four people make up the Dewar Dynamics team and they say they bring unmatched energy, passion...
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by Tim DavidsonThe Municipality of Sioux Lookout is giving its website a makeover. Not out of want, but of necessity. The vendor that was hosting the website says the platform said it was being discontinued. The quote for the replacement was higher than they wanted to pay, so a new platform was chosen. It...
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Nova Scotia is getting more child-care spaces on the South Shore and in the Annapolis Valley. On Friday, Lunenburg West MLA Becky Druhan announced an investment of $5.3 million to support three child-care operators and add more than 200 spaces in the province. Among them, 86 new spaces in...
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by CJ GoaterTwo home searches in the Nipigon area have led to the seizure of suspected drugs and three arrests. On March 24, officers performed a search in Lake Helen First Nation (Red Rock Indian Band). The investigation led to the seizure of suspected cocaine, methamphetamine, hydromorphone, and cash. As...
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by Brad PerryWe should see gasoline and diesel prices drop dramatically on Monday night. The carbon price paid by consumers will be set at zero as of Tuesday, April 1. It was a move announced by the Liberal government just two days before the election. The carbon tax adds more than 17 cents to a litre of...
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by CJ GoaterThe construction of a new cardiovascular surgery facility continues at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre. On Monday, the hospital’s main entrance (at the revolving doors) and renal entrance were closed. The entrances will remain closed for the rest of the construction. The west...
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by Tara ClowCodiac RCMP will hold community engagement sessions next month for the public. Inspector Jonathan White says the first will be held later this week “The first one is going to be April 2 at the Moncton Coliseum between 6 pm and 8 pm. We have two more sessions that are going to follow in Riverview...
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by Alex AllanHalifax firefighters responded to another fire at the abandoned St. Patrick’s-Alexandra School on Sunday morning, according to the Halifax Professional Fire Fighters Association. Fire officials said on a social media post that this marks the second blaze at the site within a week. Crews arrived...
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by Alex AllanEnvironment Canada has issued warnings for New Brunswick, with freezing rain and heavy rainfall expected to affect the province on Monday and continuing into Tuesday afternoon. School Closures and Bus Delays Schools in the Anglophone East and Francophone South districts are closed today....
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