It’s back to school for students in the Tri Counties. All TCRCE and CSAP schools are OPEN on Thursday, February 20th. With two storms in a week, classes were first cancelled in the region February 13th due to weather. They were then cancelled after the long weekend due to icy conditions....
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by Brad PerryThe Economic and Social Inclusion Corporation has released its fourth poverty reduction plan. Officials gathered in Campbellton on Wednesday to unveil the new five-year roadmap for addressing poverty. Stéphane Leclair, CEO of the corporation, said the plan includes more than a dozen priority...
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by Caitlin SnowNova Scotia has increased the number of paid leave days you get when experiencing domestic violence. The province says it’s to give employees more time to gain access to any medical, legal and social support services needed. As it stands now, if you have been working for at least three months...
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It’s being called the biggest hockey game in years. It’s Canada versus the United States in Boston in the final of the 4-Nations Face-Off Thursday night. The Americans took a fight-filled affair in Montreal 3-1 on Saturday between the teams. Three fights were recorded in the first nine seconds...
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by Tara ClowIf you have students at Wabanaki School or Beaverbrook School, take note. The two Moncton facilities are both closed on Thursday due to building operations. We have a message out to Anglophone East School District for more details.
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by Brad PerryA collision has shut down a portion of Highway 11 northeast of Thunder Bay. The road is closed between Highway 17 in Nipigon and Longlac Cemetery Road in Longlac. The closure was posted to Ontario 511 shortly after 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. No word yet on when the highway will reopen.
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by Jacob MooreInstead of fracking, an environmental group says the province should expand onshore wind energy to boost economic development. A new bill by the PC government is turning back the clock on environmental policies, says Thomas Arnason McNeil, the senior energy coordinator with the Ecology Action...
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by Randy ThomsFort Frances council is poised to give final approval to this year’s municipal budget. An increase in the tax rate of 1.97% to the municipal rate (1.83% with the education rate included) is being considered. Treasurer Dawn Galusha says some changes were made to the numbers since their last...
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by Randy ThomsFort Frances voters should not go to the Memorial Sports Centre if they are heading to the advance polls. Voter Information Cards may indicate the wrong location. The advance poll is next door at the Fort Frances Library and Technology Centre. A spokesperson at the Sports Centre says signs were...
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by Brad PerryAn end could be in sight to a nearly two-week boil water order affecting the Municipal District of St. Stephen. The order went into effect on Saturday, Feb. 8 following a pump failure at the Maxwell Crossing facility. Officials later said the failure was caused by an air leak disrupting the...
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