Aquatech Dewatering, a mining related company plans to set up shop in Thunder Bay this spring.
The Leader of the NDP is weighing in on the findings of Auditor General Jim McCarter. McCarter released his annual report on Wednesday and showed that the waiting lists for long-term care homes have tripled since 2005 and that last year 15 per cent of patients on a waiting list died before getting into a home. Andrea Horwath says that's not surprising. Horwath says having the report in black and white will help the opposition push the Provincial Government to make changes to alleviate long term care waiting lists. Meanwhile, Thunder Bay Atikokan MPP Bill Mauro says it's now important to make sure the government takes actions on the suggestions from McCarter.
A multiple vehicle accident has closed Highway 17 West of
Kenora. O.P.P say the accident occurred before noon today at Highway 17
and Inglis Road. Constable Dave Cain wants to warn drivers about
conditions in the area and to avoid the highway if possible.
Thunder Bay's Urban Aboriginal Strategy is looking to the future. They held a brainstorming session Thursday and discussed what issues will affect First Nations people in the City in the coming years. Spokesperson Frances Wesley says they want more services for youth. Wesley says they also want to provide more welcoming services to First Nation families relocating in Thunder Bay.
The Salvation Army Christmas Kettle campaign needs your continued support. Major Merv Halvorsen says so far they've raised just over 80-thousand dollars. Another 80-thousand dollars needs to be raised to reach their 160 thousand dollar goal. You can donate to the Christmas Kettle campaign up until Christmas Eve.
The United Way only has 2 more weeks left to reach its fundraising goal of 2.6 million dollars. So far they've raised just over 1.6 million and there's another 955 thousand more that needs to come in. Several donation ceremonies are taking place Thursday which should help bring the fundraising total up.
Two people are survivors of a traffic accident near Nipigon yesterday that had them trapped in their vehicle for a time. OPP say the driver lost control on an icy stretch of Highway 17 and then rolled over a steep embankment. After two hours the 40 year old male passenger managed to free himself and helped the 65 year old woman who was the driver get out as well. A couple of road clearing workers managed to find the couple and take them to McCausland Hospital in Terrace Bay where they are recovering.
It seems the Provincial Government has changed its mind when it comes to the funding of the Police Bail Safety program. The program was set to expire at the end of this March, but now will run until the end of March 2014. Police Chief JP Levesque says it's music to his ears. The bail safety program allows an officer to alert domestic abuse victims when their abuser is being let out of jail.
More accolades for Atikokan blues and jazz artist Sunday Wilde. A radio station out of the U.K. has Wilde among its nominees for best female blue acts in its year end awards. Area residents can vote by email your choice to studio@severnfm.com with a subject: blues awards.
The mayor of Fort Frances says the town is working diligently to minimize the impact felt by the indefinite idling of the kraft mill and a paper machine at Resolute Forest Products. Roy Avis says it includes forming a council sub-committee that look at the town's economic future under his direction. Avis says council's also had talks already with Natural Resources Minister Michael Gravelle; Northern Development Parliamentary Assistant Bill Mauro and company officials.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources wants to add moose to the state's endangered species list. The moose population is declining in Minnesota, so the DNR wants to list the animal as a `species of concern.' The status wouldn't limit hunting. That would happen only if moose moved to threatened or endangered status.
Thunder Bay's Kelseys Restaurant is donating money from it's Movember campaign. They raised over 23-hundred dollars which will be used towards local organizations.
