Author Archives: Adam Riley

Northern pre-budget consultation dates announced
Residents in Northwestern Ontario will be able to have their say on the next provincial budget. Two in-person sessions are slated to take place, the first in Thunder Bay on January 31st, the second th...
Adam Riley Nov 08, 2023 File photo

Partial road closure on Highway 102
Ontario511 is reporting a lane and shoulder closure on Highway 102 due to a collision. The incident occurred just before 8:30 a.m. west of Mud Lake Road. Motorists are asked to use caution in the area...
Adam Riley Nov 08, 2023 Screen Capture from Ontario511
Kenora to post budget surplus
The City of Kenora looks to be in the black. Initial figures show the city will have a budget surplus this year of over $875,000, with the biggest surpluses is expected in the Solid Waste department a...
Adam Riley Nov 08, 2023

Police seek assistance in 2021 homicide
Investigators with the Thunder Bay Police Service continue to investigate the murder of 31 year old Conrad Bannon, who was killed in a shooting in 2021, and are seeking the public's assistance to help...
Adam Riley Nov 07, 2023 Detective Inspector Jeremy Pearson speaks to media requesting help from the public as police continue to investigate the 2021 murder of Conrad Bannon (Adam Riley / Acadia Broadcasting)

Road closure for city's north side
Repairs to the water lines in North Dryden will result in a closure of a pair of streets Wednesday morning. The work is being carried out at the intersection of Second Street and Myrtle Avenue. This w...
Adam Riley Nov 07, 2023 Image: Staff photo

Purchase agreement for Separation Rapids lithium project
A new Tripartite Purchase and Sale Agreement has been put in place in connection to a lithium project north of Kenora. Avalon Advanced Materials has entered into the agreement with SCR-Sibelco NV and ...
Adam Riley Nov 07, 2023 (Supplied Image)

Province observes Treaties Recognition Week 2023
The first week of November marks Treaties Recognition Week in Ontario. "An annual opportunity to reflect on the importance of the more than 40 treaties and other agreements covering this province," sa...
Adam Riley Nov 07, 2023

Road closures: Tuesday Nov 7, 2023
A pair of road closures in the city today. On the north side a section of Oliver Road from Winnipeg Avenue to the intersection of High Street South is closed due to several large potholes in both of t...
Adam Riley Nov 07, 2023 (File Photo/Acadia Broadcasting)

Airport seeking new CEO
After 35 years Thunder Bay International Airport Chief Executive Officer Ed Schmidtke has decided to call it a career. His time with the airport saw it through improvements and expansions, such as the...
Adam Riley Nov 06, 2023 Thunder Bay International Airport CEO Ed Schmidtke has announced his retirement (Adam Riley / Acadia Broadcasting)

Proposals being requested for Cecilia Jeffery site investigation
A request for proposals has been put out to investigate the grounds of the former Cecilia Jeffery Residential School. In a post to social media Grand Council Treaty Number Three states the selected pa...
Adam Riley Nov 06, 2023 A memorial sits at the site of the former Cecilia Jeffery Residential School in Kenora to honour the children who attended but never made it home (Tim Davidson / Acadia Broadcasting)
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