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Posted 1 August 2023

Thunder Bay mill sale closes

Atlas Holdings has announced the closing of its deal to purchase Resolute’s pulp and paper operations in Thunder Bay. The acquisition by Atlas was first revealed at the end of May, at a cost of USD $218.6 million in cash. This comes as a requirement from Canada’s Competition Bureau, over...

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Posted 1 August 2023

GM issues recall of 10-year-old vehicles

A problem with the driver’s side airbag is forcing GM to recall certain vehicles sold a decade ago. GM says the airbag could rupture and fail to inflate in a crash. It could also cause fragments of the airbag to strike the driver and other occupants. Vehicles that were not built with an airbag...

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Posted 1 August 2023

GM issues recall of 10-year-old vehicles

A problem with the driver’s side airbag is forcing GM to recall certain vehicles sold a decade ago. GM says the airbag could rupture and fail to inflate in a crash. It could also cause fragments of the airbag to strike the driver and other occupants. Vehicles that were not built with an airbag...

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Posted 1 August 2023

Happy Birthday….WORLD WIDE WEB!

August 1, 1991…..marks the 32nd birthday / anniversary of the invention of the WORLD WIDE WEB.  Think about it, in order to read this…YOU ARE USING THE INTERNET.  You’re on the WORLD WIDE WEB.  Today is a day dedicated to commemorating the birth of the internet age.  And who invented it?  Tim...

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Posted 1 August 2023

New funding for residential school survivors

The provincial government is making $7.1 million available under it’s Indian Residential School Community Engagement Fund. This is a new fund and is for communities and organizations to support residential school survivors. The money can be used for mental health and addiction supports,...

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Posted 1 August 2023

New funding for residential school survivors

The provincial government is making $7.1 million available under it’s Indian Residential School Community Engagement Fund. This is a new fund and is for communities and organizations to support residential school survivors. The money can be used for mental health and addiction supports,...

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Posted 1 August 2023

Waasigan approval request goes to provincial energy board

After years of development, Hydro One has now filed an application with the Ontario Energy Board to construct and operate the Waasigan Transmission Line. Valued at $1.2 billion the line, if approved would be built in two phases. The first consists of a  double circuit 230-kilovolt line from the...

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Posted 1 August 2023

Waasigan approval request goes to provincial energy board

After years of development, Hydro One has now filed an application with the Ontario Energy Board to construct and operate the Waasigan Transmission Line. Valued at $1.2 billion the line, if approved would be built in two phases. The first consists of a  double circuit 230-kilovolt line from the...

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Posted 31 July 2023

Smoke causes poor air quality

Much of northwestern Ontario is swathed in smoke today. Special air quality statements for Kenora and Dryden have been issued because of the smoke. Geoff Coulson from Environment Canada says most of the smoke is from fires that are located in the northern parts of the western provinces. “A lot...

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Posted 31 July 2023

Smoke causes poor air quality

Much of northwestern Ontario is swathed in smoke today. Special air quality statements for Kenora and Dryden have been issued because of the smoke. Geoff Coulson from Environment Canada says most of the smoke is from fires that are located in the northern parts of the western provinces. “A lot...

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