Parking prices have gone up at HSN. This is a first in 8 years and is needed to help cover costs.
Calvin Township is turning up the heat on the federal government to get better prepared for forest fires. Councilors recently passed a motion to encourage the feds to give more money to help offset the costs of firefighting to municipalities when the warmer months arrive.
Meanwhile, it’s still winter, the South Porcupine Winter Carnival is this coming weekend with many of the old favourite including fireworks.
The winter access road that connects the Moose Factory to Highway 11 via Smooth Rock Falls is now open for the season with some daytime closures.
Algoma Steel says it has restarted its #7 blast furnace, which has been idle since a Jan. 20 collapse of utility piping.
The discussion continues in Elliot Lake as to whether removing the Kiwanis ballpark to create a location for a proposed pump track is the right move.
Cambrian College has hosted a career fair that saw hundreds of people looking for jobs and soon-to-be graduates connecting with more than 120 companies and 250 employment representatives.
The inaugural meeting of North Bay’s Community Centennial Committee has wrapped up with representatives from local school boards, indigenous groups and others in efforts to plan for the City’s 100th anniversary celebrations in 2025.
The city of Timmins is calling it a season for city-operated outdoor rinks. That includes the Hollinger Skate Path. They are instead covering the cost of skating at area arenas.
Algoma Steel has announced a net loss of $84.8 million during its fiscal third quarter ended Dec. 31. That compares to a $69.8 million loss in the same quarter last year.
And it’s official… one of the Elliot Lake city plows has been named Kevin. The winners of the recent naming contest were decided by the public. The names get painted on the side of the plows as we continue to plow our way into 2024.
A judge has granted Greater Sudbury’s motion to have financial institutions produce the paper trail left behind after it was confirmed the city was defrauded of $1.5 million in December. Fraudsters hacked the email of a city contractor tricking city staff into sending the money to the fraudsters.
The social services board in the Nipissing District is using its reserves to keep the tax levy down to less than three per cent after passing its 2024 budget. The total budget will be at just under $95 million dollars, up $4.5 million from 2023.
Meanwhile the Town of Kirkland Lake staff and council is starting the work of laying the groundwork for the municipality’s 2024 budget.
The Timmins Police Service is asking for the public’s assistance to locate 30-year-old Christina Tapas.
A crash and inclement weather conditions this morning prompted provincial police to close Highway 144 between Timmins and Gogama.
The Ontario government is putting $60,000 toward accessibility upgrades at Point Des Chenes Day Park and Beach in Sault Ste Marie.
