Critical mineral processing facilities at Cambrian College are receiving funding. Across the province, $262,000 has been announced for the School’s Chemical Analysis and Scientific Services lab.
Fruit trees are being planted at St. Alexander School in North Bay. All to promote sustainability, it’s part of the Clean Green Beautiful (CGB) North Bay initiative.
Airbnb owners in Timmins are being reminded to register with the city. In short, by registering short-term rental properties now, owners can avoid the set fine for failure to do so.
New Liskeard is getting a new OPP building. One of two, a new regional headquarters is also being built in Thunder Bay.
A few hundred French-speaking students from across Ontario are in West Nipissing for a three-day provincial chess tournament. Students are battling on the board for the right to compete at the national competition this summer.
A small community near Cochrane is fighting to save its cable ferry that takes motorists across the Abitibi River and cuts through a provincial highway. The Gardiner Ferry crossing is about a half-hour drive north of Cochrane. For almost six decades, the ferry has taken motorists across the waterway to their homes, camps, hunting and trapping grounds.
Live outdoor piano music has returned to the Sault’s downtown. The upright piano, which has been around the Algoma District for decades, will be made available for use by the public sporadically throughout the summer.
In Elliot Lake. Landfill tipping fees waived almost every day next week. Regular tipping fees will apply to commercial construction and demolition waste.
Residents in Greater Sudbury are heading out as patio season has officially kicked off in the city. Organizers with Downtown Sudbury say this year is the biggest yet, with 16 patios participating – the highest number to date.
The well-being of North Bay Police Service officers and employees is the focus of a new initiative. Four part-time volunteer police chaplains, have been sworn in.
Cochrane is using just over 22k ($22,008.00) it’s shares of a provincial emergency preparedness fund to buy a drone camera as well as cots and sleeping bags for evacuees. It’s all part of emergency preparedness.
One new wildfire was reported in the Northeast Region on Saturday. Sudbury 12 is a 0.2-hectare fire located on the southern peninsula of Conway Lake. It is under control.
Plants are being presented as an alternative to No Mow May. Clean North in Sault Ste. Marie by planting native species instead, it supports pollinators year-round.
