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Northwestern Ontario

Province funds Dryden arena upgrades

Province funds Dryden arena upgrades

Heritage Funds drops $240,000 to extend Rec Centre's operating life
Worker killed at Rainy River mine

Worker killed at Rainy River mine

Employee was operating equipment in the open pit
Steelworkers union wants an audience with Ford over idled Terrace Bay mill

Steelworkers union wants an audience with Ford over idled Terrace Bay mill

Mill shutdown has caused negative regional economic impact, created wood chip pileup, says union bosses
Still no date set for northwestern First Nation to vote on nuclear waste storage facility

Still no date set for northwestern First Nation to vote on nuclear waste storage facility

Wabigoon Lake’s traditional territory includes a site under consideration for proposed multi-billion-dollar repository
Province funds Sudbury film projects, business expansions

Province funds Sudbury film projects, business expansions

More than $4.3 million dispensed across the region
Terrace Bay print shop announces closure

Terrace Bay print shop announces closure

Seventy-five-year-old business closing is a casualty of local pulp mill idling
Grassy Narrows sues Ontario, seeking to nullify all mining claims

Grassy Narrows sues Ontario, seeking to nullify all mining claims

If the court sides with the northwestern First Nation, it would 'undermine the Mining Act throughout the province': lawyer
Indigenous Leaders: Ojibwe community eyes biomass as ticket to emissions-free future

Indigenous Leaders: Ojibwe community eyes biomass as ticket to emissions-free future

Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek's trio of biomass projects aims to reduce emissions, creating jobs and revenue
Ignace on board with hosting a nuclear waste repository

Ignace on board with hosting a nuclear waste repository

Northwestern township council sides with residents' committee to accept deep nuclear waste storage facility
Heritage Fund aids Northwest Indigenous, community, small business projects

Heritage Fund aids Northwest Indigenous, community, small business projects

Wauzhushk Onigum Nation is getting $1.5 million for a new 9,600-square-foot education facility.