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Posted 11 May 2023

Northwest municipalities struggle to keep taxes down

2023 has been a tough year for municipal taxes. At least three municipalities including Thunder Bay, Kenora and Fort Frances had tax increases of 5 percent or more. President of the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association Wendy Landry says inflation was just part of the problem. “It’s always...

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Posted 11 May 2023

Smoke from Alberta fires expected to hit NWO

Much of northwestern Ontario will see smoke pour in from the prairies over the next few days. Over 80 wildfires continue to burn as thousands of Albertans have been forced to evacuate their homes and leave everything behind. Premier Danielle Smith declared a provincial State of Emergency over...

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Posted 11 May 2023

Smoke from Alberta fires expected to hit NWO

Much of northwestern Ontario will see smoke pour in from the prairies over the next few days. Over 80 wildfires continue to burn as thousands of Albertans have been forced to evacuate their homes and leave everything behind. Premier Danielle Smith declared a provincial State of Emergency over...

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Posted 11 May 2023

Supports sought for person with chronic fatigue syndrome/fibromyalgia

A provincial advocacy group is calling on the Ford government to support a care system for people with environmentally linked conditions like chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia and chemical sensitivities. Care Now Ontario says it put a business case to the Ministry of Health a decade ago....

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Posted 11 May 2023

Supports sought for person with chronic fatigue syndrome/fibromyalgia

A provincial advocacy group is calling on the Ford government to support a care system for people with environmentally linked conditions like chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia and chemical sensitivities. Care Now Ontario says it put a business case to the Ministry of Health a decade ago....

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Posted 11 May 2023

Customer satisfaction down with airlines like WestJet and Air Canada: survey

Many Canadians are now taking to the skies, but, according to a new poll by J.D. Power, customer satisfaction is down with major North American airlines. The main factor seems to be the price of tickets. Travel intelligence lead Michael Taylor says if the current pattern of price hikes, staffing...

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Posted 11 May 2023

Customer satisfaction down with airlines like WestJet and Air Canada: survey

Many Canadians are now taking to the skies, but, according to a new poll by J.D. Power, customer satisfaction is down with major North American airlines. The main factor seems to be the price of tickets. Travel intelligence lead Michael Taylor says if the current pattern of price hikes, staffing...

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Posted 10 May 2023

MNRF reinforcing Alberta

More fire fighters and support staff are being loaned to Alberta where the province struggles to get a handle on the nearly seven dozen wildfires in that province. With just two active forest fires in Northwestern Ontario, and the entire province for that matter, the Ministry of Natural...

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Posted 10 May 2023

MNRF reinforcing Alberta

More fire fighters and support staff are being loaned to Alberta where the province struggles to get a handle on the nearly seven dozen wildfires in that province. With just two active forest fires in Northwestern Ontario, and the entire province for that matter, the Ministry of Natural...

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Posted 10 May 2023

City man arrested for sexual assaults on youth

Thunder Bay Police have a 27 year old city man in custody following an investigation into a sexual assault involving a youth. Police were notified late last month that the victim had been assaulted at a residence in the city by the male, a second incident involving the same parties had occurred...

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