Local News

Joan Esquega was honoured to be in the first class to graduate from Lakehead University’s Aboriginal education program.

Murillo’s industrial park is about to get bigger. MPP Bill Mauro (Lib., Thunder Bay-Atikokan) announced $534,000 for the Municipality of Oliver Paipoonge to expand Rubin Business Park in Murillo by 40 acres.

Moviegoers will have to wait another week before they can sit down at the waterfront and watch Jaws on the big screen.

Police officers in Fort Frances are looking into the cause of a fatal house fire Friday morning. Fort Frances OPP, firefighters and emergency services arrived to a house fire at 3634 Highway 11/17 in the Township of Devlin around 4:45 a.m.

Kenora-Rainy River’s MPP is upset with changes to fishing limits for non-Ontario residents in her riding.

Ontario’s energy minister admits the site selection process for renewable energy projects was flawed, but new legislation to fix that won’t impact the proposed Big Thunder wind park.

Police are looking for a man and woman after the floatplane they were on went down near Red Lake.

There has been another setback at the new condominium and clubhouse project at the Thunder Bay Country Club. The parent company for their contractor, Dowland Construction, has gone into receivership.

New provincial legislation is giving communities and municipalities a stronger voice when it comes to the location of wind and solar projects.

Forest fire activity in the North West region has been significantly lower than this time last year.