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First Nation receives $360K for quality-of-life enhancements
1+ hour, 55+ min ago (474+ words) ANIMAKEE WA ZHING #37 " Animakee Wa Zhing #37 is getting $360,000 to fund two projects to create outdoor venues for people to congregate, share food, traditional knowledge, language and culture. The Northern Ontario Heritage Fund is providing the money to the community, formerly…...
Province to name contractor for OPP station builds later this year
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (340+ words) IGNACE " Provincial officials say they expect to know before the end of 2026 who will build several planned new OPP detachments and a new headquarters in Thunder Bay. Bay. The force's "modernization phase three project" calls for 11 new detachments to replace…...
Economy and affordability among Hajdu's current priorities
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (806+ words) THUNDER BAY " Heading into a new session of parliament Thunder Bay"Superior North MP Patty Hajdu says she's focused on grocery prices and the strength of the economy. "Thunder Bay" was the first actual announcement on our Buy Canada Policy…...
Anti-nuclear advocates ‘really pleased’ about waste site feedback
1+ week, 3+ day ago (545+ words) IGNACE " With about 48 hours left for initial comments on a proposed nuclear waste site, regional environmental advocates say they're pleased with what they're seeing. The first public comment period to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada is scheduled to close…...
Latest homelessness numbers to help with advocacy: KDSB
2+ week, 2+ day ago (758+ words) KENORA " The Kenora District Services Board's latest homelessness report counted fewer people without permanent housing than last year, but says the issue continues to "reflect a concerning crisis." The 2025 point in time count identified 344 people without a place to live…...
Authorities say they can’t extend 1st nuclear site comment period
3+ week, 1+ day ago (621+ words) IGNACE " It's not up to federal officials whether to extend a month-long public comment period for the proposed deep geological repository near Ignace. That's according to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada. It, along with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission,…...
Federal regulators to visit Ignace during nuclear site review
4+ week, 1+ day ago (416+ words) IGNACE " Ignace residents will have the chance to speak with the federal regulators who will decide whether the proposed nuclear waste storage site goes ahead or not. Representatives from the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada and the Canadian Nuclear Safety…...
NDP calls for more time for public comment on nuclear waste site
4+ week, 2+ day ago (333+ words) IGNACE " The public needs more time to have its say about the proposed nuclear waste storage site near Ignace. That's according to the federal NDP. "The scope of this project is huge, as is the chance of risk for residents…...
Ignace mayor ‘excited’ over latest step in nuclear waste site process
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (493+ words) IGNACE " The latest major step in the Nuclear Waste Management Organization's push for a massive underground storage site for spent nuclear fuel is "fantastic news" to Ignace's mayor. The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada publicly posted the initial project description…...
‘Bombarded’: Number of large projects worries First Nations group chair
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (576+ words) GRASSY NARROWS " The chair of a group of six First Nations says the latest step for a proposed nuclear waste site is yet another cause for concern. Rudy Turtle, with the'Land Defence Alliance, says it's the newest bit of news…...