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Conservation Authority nixing Hazelwood Lake Centre

Conservation Authority nixing Hazelwood Lake Centre

THUNDER BAY -- The local conservation authority is cutting a centre that it says has been a financial drain for decades. The Hazelwood Lake Centre was built in 1994 with the understanding that provincial funding would be available for maintenance.

Minister responds to Auditor General's winter maintenance report

Statement by the Minister of Transportation on Winter Maintenance NEWS April 29, 2015 Minister of Transportation Steven Del Duca released the following statement in response to the Auditor General’s report on winter highway maintenance: “
Despite reports, Bombardier says rail division is not for sale

Despite reports, Bombardier says rail division is not for sale

Despite rumours, Bombardier says its rail division is not for sale. The company won't comment on a Bloomberg news article that says China's CSR Corp. and CNR Corp.
Province slammed for risking winter highway safety to save money in AG report

Province slammed for risking winter highway safety to save money in AG report

Trying to save money led to unsafe winter road conditions on Ontario highways. That’s the conclusion of a new report from the province’s Auditor General.

Kenora police follow driver through several residential blocks before making impaired driving arrest

OPP News Release (KENORA, ON) – On Monday April 27, 2015 shortly before 9:00 pm, members of the Kenora Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a complaint of a possible impaired driver in the downtown area of Kenora.

Dashboard camera footage leads to careless driving charge

OPP News Release (GREENSTONE, ON) – On April 28, 2015 the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Greenstone Detachment received a report of a Fail to Remain Motor Vehicle Collision (MVC) on Highway 11 at the intersection of Highway 11 and Road 801 in
International Day of Mourning about remembering the past, helping the future organizers say

International Day of Mourning about remembering the past, helping the future organizers say

THUNDER BAY -- For more than 30 years people have been gathering every Apr. 28 to mourn workers killed on the job.
Former Thunder Bay woman now living in North Bay celebrates 110th birthday

Former Thunder Bay woman now living in North Bay celebrates 110th birthday

One of the oldest people in Canada, Ellen "Dolly" Gibb spent more than half her life in Thunder Bay. Gibb, born in Winnipeg in 1905 and now living in North Bay, celebrated her 110 th birthday Sunday afternoon.

Little backlash for local school boards following sex-ed curriculum changes

THUNDER BAY -- Local school board officials say they’ve had little to no backlash about provincially mandated changes to Ontario’s sex-education curriculum.
Complaints against local police ‘exceptionally low’ for first quarter 2015

Complaints against local police ‘exceptionally low’ for first quarter 2015

THUNDER BAY – The city’s police chief is pleased his force has received a relatively low number of formal complaints through the first three months of the year.
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