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Blockade could end soon

The Chiefs of the two First Nations near the mining exploration zone known as the Ring of Fire are getting close to lifting the blockade at the site's access point. Marten Falls Chief Elijah Moonias and Webequie Chief Cornelius Wabasse.

Province ignoring region says NDP leader

Provincial NDP Leader Andrea Horwath says mayors from Northwestern Ontario are expressing concerns about Queen's Park ignoring Northerners.
Housing issues

Housing issues

For remote First Nation communities, access can be a major roadblock when it comes to building housing.
Housing issues

Housing issues

For remote First Nation communities, access can be a major roadblock when it comes to building housing.
Planning for retirement

Planning for retirement

The best thing seniors can do to make their retirement savings last is to have a plan, says a local financial adviser.

Viral video director gets more web attention

Just weeks after local rapper Jordan Burnell’s My Home Town video went viral, director Matt Popowich received international attention with an America’s Funniest Videos-like YouTube clip.
OPP meets potential communication employees

OPP meets potential communication employees

Communications is key in the policing business. Without it officers on patrol would be travelling blindly, hoping to run into crimes in progress and Northwestern Ontario probably wouldn’t be nearly as safe as it is today.
Sentencing delayed

Sentencing delayed

A Waterloo man charged for the assisted suicide of his wife will wait until May to learn his fate. Peter Fonteece, 47, appeared in Superior Court Wednesday where it was expected he would be sentenced for criminal negligence causing death.

College offer accepted

The faculty at Ontario’s 24 community colleges accepted what their employer had called its final offer. A spokesman for the colleges told the Canadian Press Wednesday that the Ontario Labour Relations Board confirmed that a 51.

Former hospital coming down

The fate of the former Port Arthur General Hospital has been decided and the vacant building is coming down. Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre issued requests for proposals from demolition companies last week.
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