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Some forest fire activity in northwestern Ontario this week. Crews with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry's Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services were called to four fires. The most recent was a small blaze, five kilometres northwest of Gameland at the west end of the Rainy River District. It was sp...

The MPP for Kiiwetinoong is tempering the enthusiasm about new electric vehicle plants in southern Ontario. Honda is the latest to announce plans. Sol Mamakwa says the province still needs to have agreements with First Nations to access the required minerals. He does not think the Ford government is doing a good enough...

The Northwestern Ontario Prospectors Association (NWOPA) is honouring some of its own. It handed out its annual awards during the Ontario Prospectors Association's (OPA) Exploration Showcase in Thunder Bay. Pam Coles, the Chief Geophysicist at Abitibi Geophysics, has been presented with the Association's Dan Calvert Di...

Ontario's Natural Resources Minister says the province will have the resources necessary to fight this year's forest fires. The opposition says the province is 50 crews short of what it normally has in place. Graydon Smith says they will spare no expense to make sure that communities are safe. "The reality is that...

Several provincial cabinet ministers are in Thunder Bay today. They are in the city to participate in the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association's question and answer sessions. Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Paul Calandra, Education Minister Stephen Lecce and Northern Development Minister Greg Rickford head...

The province has announced the recipients of the Ontario Junior Mining Exploration Program. $4.4 million is being made available to junior mining companies. Mines Minister George Pirie made the announcement at the Ontario Prospectors Exploration Showcase in Thunder Bay. A total of 35 projects have been funded, and 24 o...

War Amps of Canada says key tags should start showing up in local mailboxes this week in northwestern Ontario. Bob Maguire is a spokesperson for the War Amps and says the key tags are a completely free service. "These key tags safeguard your keys," explains McGuire. "Car keys are expensive. Fobs can cos...

The Ontario Provincial Police and Ministry of Transportation checked over 350 vehicles during a recent three-day commercial truck blitz around the new MTO Commercial Vehicle Inspection Facility in Shuniah. 130 commercial vehicles were taken out of service due to hours of service and equipment violations. 216 commercial...

A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for a 30 year old man. Troy Foltz is wanted for a breach of his statutory release. The Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement Squad (ROPE) is requesting the public's assistance in locating him. The OPP say Foltz is known to frequent Barrie, Midland and Thunder Bay. He is described as a...

Area hockey players will be in the spotlight this coming weekend. The Fort Frances Lakers and the Red Lake Miners are partnering to host a Northwestern Ontario Junior Hockey Showcase. It is the first of its kind for this region. It is designed to showcase junior-eligible players to junior teams across North America. Pl...