by adminThe National Non-Smoking Week takes place Sunday, January 18 to Saturday, January 24 across Canada. The Canadian Cancer Society says this annual campaign since 1977, educates Canadians on the health effects of smoking and supports them to quit. The Society says tobacco is the leading...
READ MORE by adminA stretch of Highway 17 near Marathon is closed in both directions following a collision early this morning. The closure is in place between Peninsula Road — the former Highway 626 — and Marathon, with all lanes currently blocked. Officials listed the incident at approximately 7:02 a.m.,...
READ MORE by adminYou can watch this week’s round up below. Thunder Bay city council approved several administrative and infrastructure-related items Tuesday night, including steps toward residential development on four city-owned properties, the appointment of an acting fire chief and funding for...
READ MORE by adminHydro One and the union representing more than two thousand employees have reached a tentative agreement. The Society of United Professionals, which covers engineering, supervisory and other professional roles across Ontario, confirmed the proposed contract is now headed to a ratification...
READ MORE by adminHow’s 2026 going so far? Made any resolutions? Kept any? Statistically speaking, by the second Friday of January — often called “Quit Day” — most people have already abandoned their New Year’s resolutions. Maybe you’re like me and prefer the “new year, new goals” approach. It gives me...
READ MORE by adminA call for an extension for public comment on the Deep Geological Repository proposal by the Nuclear Waste Management Organization. Plans for the nuclear waste site between Ignace and Wabigoon have been submitted to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada. This is a 1,200-page document and...
READ MORE by adminBy Matt Prokopchuk, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Source: TBnewswatch.com The Nishnawbe Aski Police Service has over a dozen new constables. The First Nations-led police service, which operates in 34 First Nations across Nishnawbe Aski Nation territory in Ontario’s far north,...
READ MORE by adminIgnace will be partnering with Bruno’s Contracting of Thunder Bay to build the township’s first subdivision. The township Council approved the recommendation to select Bruno’s at a meeting on Monday. With plans to establish a nuclear waste disposal site in Ignace, the town expects to...
READ MORE by adminThe city’s good Samaritans will soon have their chance to be recognized through the city’s Official Recognition Awards. The awards, which have been given out annually for 48 years, are meant to recognize locals who participate extensively in volunteerism to contribute to their city....
READ MORE by adminThe provincial NDP is disputing claims by the Health Minister that the Primary Care Action Plan is working. Health Minister Sylvia Jones announced on Monday that 245,000 people had been connected to a family doctor or nurse practitioner in the plan’s first year. She says it puts the...
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