Author Archives: Adam Riley

Sawed off shotgun seized in Red Lake
The execution of a search warrant at a Red Lake home has resulted in the seizure of weapons and drugs. Ontario Provincial Police searched the home on September 9th after receiving information the owne...
Adam Riley Sep 20, 2023 File Photo

SIU probe into custody injury underway
Ontario's Police watchdog has launched an investigation into city police following a custody injury earlier this month. Officers with the Thunder Bay Police Service were called to a River Terrace area...
Adam Riley Sep 20, 2023 Courtesy - SIU

End is in sight for River Street work
In a little over a week drivers can expect to be able to use the full run of River Street once again. Project Engineer Mike Vogrig says the end is in sight despite some delays. "We ran into some slow ...
Adam Riley Sep 19, 2023 Crews work to complete the reconstruction of a section of River Street more than 500 days after a culvert failure resulted in the formation of a sinkhole. (Adam Riley / Acadia Broadcasting)

Court house fills decade long vacancy
The Ontario Court of Justice in Fort Frances finally has a new judge. The appointment of Justice Terry Peter Waltenbury fills a vacancy which has been around for 11 years. That vacancy was created whe...
Adam Riley Sep 19, 2023 File Photo: Fort Frances Courthouse (Randy Thoms / Acadia Broadcasting)

Work begins on Memorial Avenue today
A section of Memorial Avenue between the Harbour Expressway and Central Avenue will see intermittent closures this week as work crews resurface the roadway. The project consists of several phases. Pha...
Adam Riley Sep 19, 2023 Image: Staff photo

Outbreak declared at Bethammi Nursing Home
A facility wide outbreak of Covid-19 has been declared at St. Joseph's Heritage Bethammi Nursing Home. In a release issued Monday the Thunder Bay District Health Unit says the outbreak dates back to S...
Adam Riley Sep 19, 2023 File Photo

Housing starts flat in August
Housing starts were flat across the country in August, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. The seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts came in at 252,787 units in Augus...
Adam Riley Sep 18, 2023 Home construction in Thunder Bay April 2023 (Adam Riley/Acadia Broadcasting)

Council set to discuss "Strong Mayor Powers"
An update to the Municipal Act will be before council Monday night, broken into two parts. The first will be a report from staff on the amendments to the act regarding "Strong Mayor Powers" which will...
Adam Riley Sep 18, 2023 Thunder Bay City Hall (File Photo/Acadia Broadcasting)

Dine with Doc returns
Time is running out to purchase tickets for Dine with Doc an evening of fun, food and heart health discussions taking place at The Chanterelle this Friday. Chair Cathy Eady says this is just one of ma...
Adam Riley Sep 18, 2023 Supplied Photo

2 dead in collision; Highway reopens
Two people are dead and two others have been taken to hospital with undisclosed injuries following a collision on Highway 11/17 near Shabaqua early Sunday morning. The incident occurred near Finmark R...
Adam Riley Sep 18, 2023
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