Author Archives: Adam Riley
One charged after vehicle plunges into Aguasabon River
A Terrace Bay man faces a number of charges after a vehicle left Highway 17 in Terrace Bay and plunged into the Aguasabon River. The incident occurred just after 1:00 p.m. Saturday and resulted in the...
Oct 23, 2023 Firefighters secure a pickup truck which entered the Aguasabon River near Terrace Bay on October 21st 2023 Photo Courtesy - Facebook: Schreiber Fire Dept.
Battery recycling planned for lithium facility
The proponent of a lithium processing facility to be built in Thunder Bay has expanded its partnership with a Finnish firm which will include the recycling of used batteries. In a release dated on Oct...
Oct 23, 2023
Firefighters graduate
A special ceremony Friday marked the graduation of 10 new firefighter recruits for Thunder Bay Fire Rescue. The ceremony culminated 14 weeks of more than 500 training hours Recruits received training ...
Oct 23, 2023
City council look ahead: Dryden
Several reports will be presented to council in Dryden tonight. Administration will be presenting its wish list of ministerial meetings for the next Rural Ontario Municipal Association Conference. The...
Oct 23, 2023 Dryden City Hall, September 2023, Acadia News photo
St. Lawrence Seaway workers hit the picket lines
Strike action has begun by Unifor on the St. Lawrence Seaway. 256 members with five locals, 4211,4212, and 4323 in Ontario, and 4211 and 4319 Quebec hit the picket lines at midnight on Saturday after ...
Oct 23, 2023 Picket lines have been set up at two locations in Ontario and Quebec Source: Unifor
Police investigate damage to gas pump on Fort William First Nation
The Anishinabek Police Service is seeking the assistance of the public in identifying the owner of a vehicle which damaged a gas station on the Fort William First Nation Saturday. On October 14th arou...
Oct 20, 2023 Courtesy - Twitter: @APScops
UPDATED-- Collision closes Highway 11
***UPDATE*** Highway has since been reopened as of 11:57 a.m. Eastern _____________________________ A collision near the Kashabowie River Bridge on Highway 11 has fully closed the roadway in both dire...
Oct 20, 2023 Thunder Bay- road closure - (Acadia Broadcasting File Photo)
Webequie issues statement on custody death
A Webequie First Nation man has been identified as the man who died during an interaction with police in Winnipeg earlier this month. It occurred while he was being taken into custody by the Winnipeg ...
Oct 20, 2023 File Photo
Quebec tuition hike 'Doesn't make any sense'
Starting the fall of 2024 students attending post secondary education in Quebec who are not from the province will see their tuition double. The province claims the move is not about money but about p...
Oct 19, 2023 Quebec Higher Education Minister Pascale Déry - CPAC Image Capture
Police provide update on Ogden homicide
City police continue to investigate a murder at an Ogden Street home this past weekend. First responders were called to the home just before 2:00 p.m. Sunday after a body was discovered, but were call...
Oct 19, 2023 Ogden St, police investigation - CJ Goater