Inspiring Inclusivity at Sold-Out Women in Business Event
Two day celebration for International Women's Day hosted by Maelyn Hurley and Romy Marlo at Goods and Co Market includes Friday lunch at Woodside Restaurant and Saturday showcase from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Proceeds support Isthmus feeding impoverished children. Keynote includes Amina Abu-Bakare, Michelle Murdoch-Gibson, and Sara Kae. Ninety one registrants this year.
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Goods and Co
Maelyn Hurley
Goods & Co. Market
Romy Marlo
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Woodside
Goods & Co
Marlo
Amina Abu-Bakare
Isthmus
Michelle Murdoch-Gibson
Rowan Tree Collective
Sara Kae
Thunder Bay
Dryden Snowmobile Season Pushed Back by Severe Winter
Dryden grapples with a snowmobile drought as heavy February snow falls late and trails remain closed. Hotel managers report near zero sledder traffic this winter and events like Sled for Eternity cancelled. Mayor Harrison notes few out of town sledders passing through and slow ice fishing and ski activity.
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Dryden
Mike Readman
Best Western Plus
Readman
Jack Harrison
Kenora
Sioux Lookout
Ignace
Harrison
Dryden exhibit revisits Air Ontario Flight 1363 tragedy
The Dryden and District Museum opens a week long exhibit on Air Ontario Flight 1363, which crashed near Dryden on March 10 1989 killing 21 passengers and 3 crew. Curator Michelle Walter notes national aviation impact and safety rule changes while engaging survivors and local experts for accuracy.
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Air Ontario
Dryden
Dryden and District
Michelle Walter
Museum and Heritage
Walter
Fokker
Garth Twitch
Ell
Ontario
Twichell
Garth
Greg Wilson
Jack Harrison
Shed Fire Under Investigation In Fort Frances
Ontario police seek public help after a small shed fire found Tuesday at the Portage Avenue and Church Street corner in Fort Frances near a vacant building once Nor-West Animal Clinic. Call OPP or Crime Stoppers with tips.
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Rainy River
Fort Frances
Portage Avenue
Church Street
Nor-West Animal Clinic
Propane Heating Seen As Less Regulated Option
A local report notes propane remains unregulated in Ontario while oil prices vary. Kakabeka Falls and Slate River homeowners could save on fuel, but switching requires costly heating system upgrades and new propane prices negotiated annually. Canadian Propane Association lobbied Queens Park for homeowner subsidies.
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Jackson
Kakabeka Falls
Slate River
Canadian Propane Association
Queen’s Park
Maxwell
Region shifts to orange bag tags amid punch card rollout
Neebing residents will keep using orange bag tags at two landfills while a new punch-card system is rolled out. Technical difficulties delay the January start with a likely fix by April 1. Tags remain available at landfills and are included in property taxes. Indigenous youth are sought to illustrate a children's book on traditional wild rice led by Morningstar Derosier with 10 paid artists. profits fund wild rice revitalization. Contact migisimancomin gmail.com.
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Northwestern
Ontario
Morningstar Derosier
Fort First William First Nation
Derosier
Eagle Lake First Nation
Migisimancomin
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