OTTAWA – LETTERS – The failure to move the yardsticks on the Keystone XL pipeline falls squarely on the shoulders of Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Mr. Harper’s refusal to implement credible environmental policy over the past nine years has deeply damaged Canada’s economic interests and international reputation. His diplomatic miscues on the Keystone file have made […]

WEENUSK FN – Letters – There is a plan that would see Mushkegowuk Grand Chief Lawrence Martin joining the chiefs of Matawa Tribal Council at the annual Prospector’s and Developers Convention (PDAC) in Toronto next week to outline his plans for a new railway line running from Moosonee to the Ring Of Fire mining project. […]

TORONTO – BUSINESS – Anishinabek Nation Lake Huron Regional Chief Isadore Day says that First Nation issues and interests will be more defined this year at the 15th Annual Prospectors and Developers Association (PDAC) meeting being held this week in Toronto. “Major issues affecting Ontario’s resource sector will be discussed,” says Chief Day whose community […]

TORONTO – MINING – Minister Michael Gravelle states, “Ontario is seeking input to renew the province’s Mineral Development Strategy to attract further investment to maintain Ontario’s place as a world leader in mining”. Minister Gravelle says that the future in Ontario for mining is bright. “I believe the sector is poised for growth,” said the […]

THUNDER BAY – CRIME – On February 27, 2015, Thunder Bay Police report that TBPS Gang Unit officers spoke to a male at the Greyhound Bus Station on Fort William Road. The man had just arrived in town on the bus. Officers located 58 grams of crack cocaine and 113 Percocet pills in his luggage. The […]

THUNDER BAY – CRIME – Thunder Bay Police Service report, “On March 1, 2015, Officers were called to the TD Bank on Dawson Road to take a report of a robbery that had just occurred”. At approximately 4:45PM pm Sunday, March 1st, a twenty-year-old female victim was withdrawing cash from the ATM machine when she […]

THUNDER BAY – CRIME NEWS – Thunder Bay Police are currently investigating a report of a suspicious male in the area of Algonquin Street and John Street. Three children between the ages of 8 and 13 years old were walking to school on Friday, February 27th, 2015 when they noticed that a dirty black Toyota […]

THUNDER BAY – Living – “Canadians with at-risk drinking and alcohol use disorders rarely receive any of these effective interventions,” writes Dr. Sheryl Spithoff, a family physician at Women’s College Hospital, with Dr. Suzanne Turner, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario. A new review in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) provides tips for physicians to help patients […]