Two candidates will vye for a seat on Yarmouth municipal council. A by-election is taking place to fill the District 7 seat, vacated by Yarmouth MLA Nick Hilton. The two candidates are Trevor Perry and Charles MacIsaac. The by-election will be held on Saturday, March 1. It’s being conducted...
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by Brad PerryA heads up if you were planning a trip to the Mill Creek Nature Park in Riverview this weekend. Sections of the park will be closed on Sunday for the the inaugural Fat & Flurious Fatbike Race. The closures, which run from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m., will include: Robertson parking lot Operations...
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by Tim DavidsonA member of the Dryden Eagles Football Club has signed on to play for a college team. Jamieson Gonske has committed to play for the Sault College Cougars. Gonske is a 6 foot 5 inch left tackle. The Cougars will play in the Canadian Junior Football League for the first time this year.
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by Randy ThomsMore candidates have registered their intent to run in the provincial election. The New Blue Party is running candidates in three of four northwestern Ontario ridings. Katherine Suutari is running in Thunder Bay-Superior North. She also ran for the New Blue Party in 2022. Martin Templeman is...
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by Evan TaylorPremier Tim Houston will travel to Washington, D.C., next week as part of a delegation of Canadian premiers attending a trade mission organized by the Council of the Federation of Premiers. The premiers and territorial leaders will meet with U.S. political and business leaders on February 11 and...
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by NewsAll 295 public schools in New Brunswick will soon have a free breakfast program for students, officials announced on Friday. The province has secured more than $11 million over three years through the federal government’s national school food program. “A school food program doesn’t just fill...
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by Evan TaylorThe Thomas H. Raddall Library in Liverpool is close to reopening, but a few final steps remain before the public can fully access the new location on Harley Umphrey Drive. Starting today, visitors can pick up pre-ordered books at the library, though browsing is not yet allowed as the branch is...
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by Tim DavidsonThe Kenora Youth Wellness Hub is open again after undergoing renovations for the past year. The Hub is located on Main Street with access on Bernier Drive. Austin Tittlemier is a peer support worker and says the downstairs now has a kitchen and a food bank for anyone who attends. “Opportunities...
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by Brad PerryThe country’s unemployment rate ticked down to 6.6 per cent in January, according to Statistics Canada. New figures released on Friday show employment across the country rose by 76,000 last month. StatCan said that follows increases of 91,000 recorded in December and 44,000 in November. Gains...
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by Brad PerryMounties are investigating a break-in and theft at a storage facility in Saint Andrews earlier this week. The incident happened at the Augustus Street business between 4:15 and 4:45 a.m. on Tuesday. “An individual used his vehicle to force open a security fence to gain access to a storage...
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