by adminThe union representing Canada Post (CUPW) employees says two years of tough negotiations have led to tentative agreements that protect key provisions and deliver improvements for workers. The National Executive Board has voted to accept the deals for both postal bargaining units and is...
READ MORE by adminNorth Star Air is ready to start it’s new service from Kenora to Thunder Bay in the new year. Jeff Stout is Chief Operating Officer and president of North Star and says they are ready to offer this new service between the two cities. “Like, we’re all in on it…we’re extremely excited,”...
READ MORE by adminThe City of Thunder Bay has completed the second phase of the Centennial Botanical Conservatory’s renewal project. With phase two complete, the Conservatory is officially ready for free public use and will fully reopen in January. “It’s been a marathon of a project,” says Manager of...
READ MORE by adminA search of the Thunder Bay Solid Waste and Recycling Facility has not turned up any new evidence in connection to a homicide investigation. Thunder Bay Police began their search on September 22nd and concluded it on November 21st. The Nishnawbe Aski Police, along with the OPP, and Lac...
READ MORE by adminThe Dryden GM Ice Dogs hold down first place in the Superior International Junior Hockey League with 43 points. That’s after play over the weekend, and teams getting ready to take a two-week break for the holidays. The Ice Dogs won their only game, a 7-1 victory Friday night against the...
READ MORE by adminAfter more than two years of negotiating Canada Post has reached a tentative agreement with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) for both urban and rural mail carriers. The Crown Corporation says in a news release Monday, it includes high wages, better benefits and a model for weekend...
READ MORE by adminIt’s been a deadly week on Highway 11 in northern Ontario. A total of 7 people have been killed in two separate collisions. The Greenstone OPP say four people were killed last Wednesday near Longlac. The includes a 54-year-old woman from Longlac, a 22-year-old man from Etobicoke, a...
READ MORE by adminBy Carl Clutchey, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Source: The Chronicle-Journal Hydro One customers could face “more equipment failures and higher emergency repair costs” if the utility doesn’t invest in upgrades sooner than later, the utility warns. But critics say the highly...
READ MORE by adminThe grocery code of conduct is set to kick in this week, but it doesn’t mean lower prices – at least not for now, according to Sylvain Charlbois, Director of the Agri Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University. He says it is about putting grocers on an evening paying field when they...
READ MORE by adminThunder Bay Solid Waste & Recycling Services is changing its waste collection dates over the holiday season, with many collection days planned to occur one day earlier. Waste collection in Area 1, which would normally be scheduled for collection on Tuesdays (December 23 and 30), is...
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