By: Sheri Leviski
2009-04-28
09:55:28
The Northwestern Health Unit has decided to move its vaccine depot from Fort Frances to Kenora.
Currently, all vaccines are delivered to Fort by air and are then shipped around the region.
The move helps lower the total amount of vaccines being shipped.
The cost will be minimal and a plan is in place to avoid job loss through attrition.
Kenora consumes about a third of all the health unit's vaccines.
By: Canadian Press
2009-04-28
09:54:37
There is some good news for Thunder Bay, coming out of the city of Toronto.
Toronto's transit commissioners unanimously approved the choice of Bombardier as the supplier of the city's new light rail vehicles.
The 204 new low-floor cars are to be built in Thunder Bay and expected to cost about 1.2-billion dollars.
By: Canadian Press
2009-04-28
09:23:51
A group of University students from Thunder Bay won't be attending a course in Mexico City.
The swine flu outbreak in Mexico has led Confederation College to postpone the course for the 11 business students.
College spokeswoman Miriam Wall says it's hoped something can be salvaged for the summer.
Wall says Mexican university officials were quite worried and were relieved the Confederation College students have postponed their visit.
By: Mike Ebbeling
2009-04-28
09:22:41
The Canadian Forces is trying to increase its presence in Northwestern Ontario.
Speaking in Dryden, Lieutenant-Colonel Steve Hill noted the Military is now making a concentrated effort to form domestic partners.
Hill says one option is helping the Ministry of Natural Resources during hectic forest fire seasons.
Hill says they were hoping to conduct some work locally last year, but a quiet season changed plans quickly.
By: Randy Thoms and Sheri Leviski
2009-04-28
07:49:31
Ontario's tourism Minister Monique Smith admits its going to be a challenging time for tourist operators in northwestern Ontario.
Some operators have already stated they won't be opening this year.
Smith says the province is trying to help the industry as best it can.
Smith says the operators should also be able to take advantage of tax cuts to small businesses introduced earlier in the provincial budget.
Ministry representatives will be in Kenora on Wednesday to discuss proposed tourism regions.
A larger tourism region for all of Northern Ontario is being pitched by the Minister's office.
By: Mike Ebbeling
2009-04-28
07:48:08
Ministry of Natural Resources Fire Crews were called to 5-fires over the weekend.
3 in the Kenora area, 1 near Sioux Narrows and a grass fire near Oxdrift.
The Eaton Rugby area fire required air and ground support.
The cause is under investigation.
Residents are reminded burning restrictions are in place.
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