The Province is providing more than $6 million to support the expansion and improvement of public transit services to Greater Sudbury, North Bay, Sault St. Marie and Timmins.
Sudbury Mayor Brian Bigger will take part in a round table on Housing in Northern Ontario, this Sunday.
Manitoulin Island is working on creating a comprehensive strategic plan to explore and outline post-pandemic tourism.
You may want to warm the car up this morning as the cold temperatures continue, with environment Canada indicating Timmins could have windchills, once again nearing -40
Sault Ste Marie firefighters could be seen completing a training exercise this week at Pine Street Marina.
West Nipissing town council has adopted a municipal vaccination policy for all staff, contractors, volunteers, and council members.
The Porcupine Health Unit is completing contact tracing following the possible COVID-19 exposure on a Polar Bear express train that left Cochrane last Friday morning.
East Algoma OPP has arrested two people following a break and enter, at a business on Paris Drive.
In a recent survey, the majority of North Bay residents say they want to see a police presence increased in patrol cruisers.
The Porcupine Health Unit is completing contact tracing following a potential high-risk public exposure to COVID-19 related to a Jan. 13th Air Creebec flight from Timmins to Moosonee.
From the good news file, thirteen-year-old Mia Therrien from Matheson, who has been growing her hair since June of 2020, is making headlines by getting it chopped, donating it to a charity for children.
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Here’s what else is making news:
As of January 31st, Ontario will allow indoor dining, gyms to reopen with capacity limits, and will increase gathering limits from 5 – 10 indoors and 10 – 25 outdoors, as well as move businesses to 50% capacity.
Ward 8 Coun. Al Sizer has taken the role of Greater Sudbury Police Services board chair.
Canadore College is creating a stand-alone nursing program.
A crash is affecting traffic on Highway 101 in Porcupine, at the intersection of Highway 101 and Bristol Road.
The Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board schools are planning capital and maintenance projects, in ventilation upgrades, pegged at an estimated $5.7-million for 2021-2022.
There were thankfully no injuries this morning in an accident on Municipal Road 55 in the Copper Cliff area involving two vehicles and a bus.
Nipissing University and Canadore College say a shared outdoor rink between Founder’s House and Chancellor’s House is getting plenty of use.
A trio of candidates for this year’s Bonhomme Carnaval mascot is now in the running ahead of the February event.
The Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board grad rate has topped the provincial average
