Print Shop in Terrace Bay to Close July 18
The Terrace Bay Print Shop, in operation for almost 75 years, will shut its doors on July 18 amid a local mill idling that affected over 400 jobs. Editor Glenn Hart notes the closure reflects challenges for small-town businesses facing standardized quotes by large organizations and urges community support to sustain local services.
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Glenn Hart
Nipigon Red Rock Gazette
Terrace Bay AV
Hart
Toronto
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Nipigon
Senior woman allegedly target of confinement assault
Thunder Bay resident faces elder abuse charges after a six month investigation. Robert Kamstra, 50, is charged with forcible confinement, assault, and failure to provide necessities of life. DetConst. Kevin Middleton urge tips at 807 684 1039 or Crime Stoppers 1 800 222 8477. None proven in court.
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Thunder Bay
Robert Kamstra
Comed
Kevin Middleton
Beadwork in radical travelling exhibit at Gallery
Fort William First Nation artists Justine Gustafson and Jean Marshall have works in the Radical Stitch show at the National Gallery of Canada, a traveling Indigenous bead and quill exhibit that started in Hamilton, then Thunder Bay, now Ottawa. The pair describe awe and healing through beadwork, with Marshall noting pieces Mushki ki Mooz and Waboose reflect medicine, moose, and rabbit while Gustafson prepares a beaded bag for her parents. The exhibition runs in Ottawa until September 30.
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Justine Gustafson
Jean Marshall
Fort William First Nation
National Gallery of Canada
Canada
Hamilton
Thunder Bay
Ottawa
Gustafson
Marshall
Walsh Street Closure for Five Days Next Week
A section of Walsh Street will be closed to through traffic from Monday until July 19 due to maintenance on Hydro One electrical towers. Drivers should detour via James Street and Kingsway, follow posted signs, and driveway access will be available for Walsh Street residents.
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Walsh Street
Hydro One
James Street
Kingsway
North area of Northwest receives Heritage Fund grants
Data show nearly 2 million from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund will aid Wauzhushk Onigum Nation with a 9600 square foot education facility and funding for a new radio station accessible washroom at the Round House and Devil's Gap site remediation. Other grants support Kenora projects and multiple First Nations infrastructure efforts.
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Northern Ontario Heritage Fund
Chris Skead
Greg Rickford
Kenora
Rainy River
Heritage Fund
Skead
Rickford
Devil’s Gap
Wauzhushk Onigum Nation
Ontario
Jeffrey Copenace
Copenace
Moncrief Construction
Iskatewizaa
Shoal Lake Lodge
Lake of the Woods Timber Corp
Kenora Veterinary
Minaki Foundation
Minaki
Naotkamegwanning First Nation
TLC Construction Limited
Grand Council
Lake of the Woods Aviation
Ingolf Campers Association
Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation
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