FORT FRANCES – The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) announced today the seizure of a sizeable amount of prohibited drugs at the Fort Frances port of entry. On September 19, 2016, Li Hua Lin, 51, a resident of Alberta, approached the CBSA’s primary inspection lane. She told the

Thunder Bay, ON -EDUCATION – Dr. Brian Stevenson, Lakehead University’s President and Vice-Chancellor, honoured Dr. John Naysmith on Friday, Sept. 30 by announcing the creation of the Naysmith Scholar. A student who has completed their third-year of an Honours Bachelor of Science in Forestry or Honours Bachelor of Environmental Management will be named annually as the

BERLIN – TRANSPORTATION – Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation has signed a three year extension to its current Train Service Agreement (TSA) with Arriva CrossCountry Trains (XC), extending service until October 2019. The contract covers full maintenance services for XC’s fleet of 57 Voyager and Super Voyager trainsets, based out of Bombardier’s Central Rivers maintenance

THUNDER BAY – Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Deputy Grand Chief Anna Betty Achneepineskum was joined by First Nation leaders, municipal officials and educators for the Every Child Matters “Walk for Healing” Indian Residential School Awareness Walk to the site of St. Joseph’s Indian Residential School during NAN’s third-annual Orange Shirt Day. “This walk is to honour