Province pledges effort to revive Terrace Bay mill
Ontario ministers outline steps to save the Terrace Bay pulp mill as discussions with Aditya Birla Group continue. Minister Graydon Smith cites an $80 million, four year forestry strategy and says the government will facilitate talks among Birla, potential buyers, Indigenous leaders, and communities to restore mill operation. Local officials express cautious optimism while noting linked chip backlogs and regional impacts.
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Terrace Bay
Ontario
Smith
Aditya Birla Group
Heritage Park invites barn quilt competition in Northwestern Ontario
Heritage Park in Oliver Paipoonge launches Quilts in the Village a barn quilt contest inviting businesses schools churches and individuals to create wooden quilt squares. Entries due May 30 with a 100 entry fee includes wood sheet judging June 8 with prizes and options to donate or display finished works contact 807-475-7424 or opmuse2 at tbaytel dot net for details
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Oliver Paipoonge
Heritage Park
Ontario
Nancy Tillberg
Friends of Heritage Park
COVID
Tillberg
Tbaytel
Berens River bridge seen as game changer for North
Red Lake Mayor Fred Mota calls the federal budget plan to fund a Berens River bridge a game changer for thousands in the North. He cites improved all weather access for over 14 000 people including Pikangikum and Sandy Lake, plus a road link for Frontier Lithium transport. The budget omits exact amounts and awaits federal details.
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Red Lake
Fred Mota
Northwestern Ontario
Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association
Pikangikum First Nation
Pikangikum
Sandy Lake
Shirley
Mota
House of Commons
Saskatchewan
Ottawa
Kenora-Rainy River
Greg Rickford
Ontario
Hydro One brushes clear vegetation using non chemical options
Hydro One plans brush clearing with non chemical methods and will notify affected property owners until May 31. The utility says care will leave compatible low growing vegetation to reduce future maintenance, while critics warn cancer risks from sprayed herbicides. Sudbury MPP France Gelinas cites petitions to ban forest herbicides. contact Hydro One at 1 877 345 6799 or community.relations hydroneone.com for details.
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Hydro One
Hydroneone.com
Northern Ontario to boost logging road funding by 6 million
The region will add 6 million this year to maintain logging roads used by rural residents and visitors, bringing 2024 2025 funding to 53 million. The move is touted as supporting safe travel and regional resilience by Mayor Wendy Landry and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. A separate incident reports a 38 year old Thunder Bay area woman charged with impaired driving after a collision on Auto Road West. Ashley Yoller faces additional charges and will appear in Thunder Bay court on June 12. Fort William First Nation hosts an animal hide tanning camp from May 9 over four days to revitalize cultural traditions with eight instructors guiding hands on learning. registration via 807 622 6791.
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Ontario
Smith
Shaniah
Wendy Landry
Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
Thunder Bay
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