Author Archives: Adam Riley
Food bank usage up with almost 2 million visits in March
A new report from Food Banks Canada shows inflation continues to drop the purchasing power of Canadians. The latest data shows 18.4 percent of people in the country live in food-insecure households. I...
Adam Riley Oct 25, 2023
Parties called for Friday mediation
Officials with Unifor say they will comply with a call by the federal government to attend mediation talks between the union and management of the St. Lawrence Seaway. In a statement Unifor says it wi...
Adam Riley Oct 25, 2023
Killing second cow moose nets Ayton man $8K in fines
A Southern Ontario man has pleaded guilty to a pair of offences while on a hunting trip in the region last year. On October 17th 2022 a conservation officer inspected a group who had been hunting and ...
Adam Riley Oct 24, 2023
One charged after vehicle plunges into Aguasabon River
A Terrace Bay man faces a number of charges after a vehicle left Highway 17 in Terrace Bay and plunged into the Aguasabon River. The incident occurred just after 1:00 p.m. Saturday and resulted in the...
Adam Riley Oct 23, 2023
Battery recycling planned for lithium facility
The proponent of a lithium processing facility to be built in Thunder Bay has expanded its partnership with a Finnish firm which will include the recycling of used batteries. In a release dated on Oct...
Adam Riley Oct 23, 2023
Firefighters graduate
A special ceremony Friday marked the graduation of 10 new firefighter recruits for Thunder Bay Fire Rescue. The ceremony culminated 14 weeks of more than 500 training hours Recruits received training ...
Adam Riley Oct 23, 2023
City council look ahead: Dryden
Several reports will be presented to council in Dryden tonight. Administration will be presenting its wish list of ministerial meetings for the next Rural Ontario Municipal Association Conference. The...
Adam Riley Oct 23, 2023
St. Lawrence Seaway workers hit the picket lines
Strike action has begun by Unifor on the St. Lawrence Seaway. 256 members with five locals, 4211,4212, and 4323 in Ontario, and 4211 and 4319 Quebec hit the picket lines at midnight on Saturday after ...
Adam Riley Oct 23, 2023
Police investigate damage to gas pump on Fort William First Nation
The Anishinabek Police Service is seeking the assistance of the public in identifying the owner of a vehicle which damaged a gas station on the Fort William First Nation Saturday. On October 14th arou...
Adam Riley Oct 20, 2023
UPDATED-- Collision closes Highway 11
***UPDATE*** Highway has since been reopened as of 11:57 a.m. Eastern _____________________________ A collision near the Kashabowie River Bridge on Highway 11 has fully closed the roadway in both dire...
Adam Riley Oct 20, 2023
