The MPP for Mushkegowuk–James Bay has presented his private members bill on highway safety at Queen’s Park. New Democrat Guy Bourgouin’s proposed legislation calls on inspection stations on Highways 11 and 17 to be open at least 12 hours daily, sufficient enforcement of the Highway Traffic Act, mandatory testing...

Our entire region is under a special air quality statement from Environment Canada and could be for several days due to smoke. It’s from wildfires burning in Western Canada, being blown into Northern Ontario. Currently, there are no fires in the forests of our coverage area. DEALING WITH THE SMOKE As smoke levels...

The Town of Kap’s original plan to fix the Connecting Link from Government Road  at Riverside Drive to Bonnieview Road will now proceed. Mayor Dave Plourde says the town notified the Ontario Ministry of Transportation that the project had been scaled back due to the lack of funding and needed...

An eight-month long joint drug operation between Nishnawbe Aski Police, Timmins Police and the OPP has wrapped up with 22 people being charged with a total of 130 offences. Nishnawbe Aski Police Acting Detective Inspector Chris Eisenbach says six search warrants in Attawapiskat and 14 in Timmins turned up property...

The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League’s Hearst Lumberjacks are looking for a new Head Coach. The team announced that Marc Alain Begin has stepped down to pursue the new opportunity as Director of Parks and Recreation for the town of Hearst. Begin spent five seasons behind the bench where he...

We’re still at the radar base in Lowther this week, for our local history feature. Last week, we told you about the changeover from American to Canadian command coming up on July 1st, 1963, as reported by the Northern Times. In that same issue, an editorial paid tribute to the United...