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Gary Rinne

Gary Rinne

Born and raised in Thunder Bay, Gary started part-time at Tbnewswatch in 2016 after retiring from the CBC where he worked as news producer. Prior to the CBC he spent more than 30 years in radio and television news at Dougall Media. He enjoys researching and writing stories on just about any subject. Gary likes travelling and spending time at camp.

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gary.rinne@dougallmedia.com

Recent Work by Gary

Matawa First Nations celebrate Yorkton Film Festival award

Matawa First Nations celebrate Yorkton Film Festival award

ShebaFilms' documentary Journey To Our Homeland was produced by the late Tommy Yellowhead
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Tbaytel's last payphone gets removed from service

Tbaytel's last payphone gets removed from service

At one time Tbaytel maintained as many as 800 payphones around the city
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Miniscule billing error costs Synergy North $26K

Miniscule billing error costs Synergy North $26K

Bills for some customers were tallied using a 30-day period instead of 31, which resulted in a small overcharge
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Union worries about long-term fibre access for Thunder Bay mill

Union worries about long-term fibre access for Thunder Bay mill

Unifor says it wants a meeting with the U.S.-based purchaser of the Resolute pulp and paper mill
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City's insurance adjuster works through 'backlog' of pothole damage claims

City's insurance adjuster works through 'backlog' of pothole damage claims

215 claims for vehicle repairs have been made since last year, but city says claims are usually unsuccessful
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<b>Update</b>: U.S. company Atlas Holdings to acquire Resolute's Thunder Bay mill

Update: U.S. company Atlas Holdings to acquire Resolute's Thunder Bay mill

Resolute will continue to supply the mill with chips and biomass from its other operations
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New chief of Fort William First Nation looks to set priorities

New chief of Fort William First Nation looks to set priorities

Michele Solomon says next to being a mother and grandmother, it's the most important role she'll have in her life
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<b>Update:</b> Thunder Bay hospital board meetings stay behind closed doors

Update: Thunder Bay hospital board meetings stay behind closed doors

The hospital says it is doing a post-COVID inventory of how it shares information
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WestJet's new focus brings big benefits, airport CEO says

WestJet's new focus brings big benefits, airport CEO says

Ed Schmidtke says connectivity to Western Canada and key U.S. destinations hasn't been this good in 25-30 years
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Cruise ship visits ramp up starting with Viking Octantis this week

Cruise ship visits ramp up starting with Viking Octantis this week

Nine cruise ship visits to Thunder Bay last year will grow to 24 by next year
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