Timmins Transit staff have given the city notice they are on strike. The job action means that city buses are not running starting today. It impacts conventional bus service, paratransit service, and the Northern College Express.
OPP closed a portion of Algonquin Avenue in North Bay between McKeown Avenue/Airport Road and Shirreff Avenue late yesterday, following a pedestrian collision. Police and emergency crews responded. Drivers were asked to avoid the area.
Two new wildland fires were confirmed in the Northeast fire region on Sunday. Among them, Sudbury 51, measuring 0.3 hectares, is being held north of Capreol. Officials are asking the public to stay away from the area as aircraft, vehicles and ATVs may be working at the site.
Sault Ste. Marie Fire Services carried out a confined-space training exercise at Fire Hall No. 4 this weekend, where firefighters trained inside a mobile live-fire training unit provided by the Ontario Fire College. As a specialized skill, familiarity with these types of scenarios can evidently prove vital when firefighters encounter confined spaces.
Timmins Transit staff have given the city notice they are on strike. The job action means that city buses are not running starting today. It impacts conventional bus service, paratransit service, and the Northern College Express.
With the college support worker strike ongoing, Cambrian College is reminding motorists to take care around picket lines. They have been set up at the various entrances to the college’s Barry Downe Road main campus.
Roadwork at the intersection of Lakeshore and Marshall Park Drive begins today in North Bay. Crews will break ground on a months-long construction project aimed at improving traffic flow and pedestrian safety in a key part of the city.
The Arts on the Trail 2025 event has once again proven to be a resounding success. drawing hundreds of attendees across all four locations. Over 40 artisans from various places, such as Elliot Lake and Sault Ste. Marie took part in the event.
Ontario-based Algoma Steel Group Inc. will receive $500 million in federal and provincial loan assistance to help deal with the impact of U.S. tariffs. Ottawa says its $400 million in financial assistance, while Queen’s Park will provide $100 million to the Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.-based company. The goal is to help continue operations, limit disruption to its workforce and move to a business model that isn’t as reliant on the U.S.
Public Health Sudbury & Districts says residents of the Falconbridge community can resume normal activities. This is after a dust discharge from a local smelter last week tied to Glencore Sudbury Integrated Nickel Operations Smelter. That said it has recommended some simple cleaning precautions.
The Canadian Air force brought a CF-18 to Canadore College to recruit trades students
Members of the Royal Canadian Air Force’s Air Maintenance Branch. The Hornet was in town Friday, promoting technical trades to students, highlighting paid training plans for in-demand careers.
All Timmins Transit bus services remain suspended as of Monday. This follows the launch of a strike by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1544, leaving residents without public transportation options.
In Blind River, the 696 Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron is no more. The 696 Air Cadet 10has already held their final meeting, along with the active Royal Canadian Artillery 2407 Army Cadet Corps. For the past couple of years, they have been holding joint meetings.
