Sawmill closures leaves northern Ontario community bracing for job losses
The Township of Nairn and Hyman is preparing for significant economic fallout after Interfor announced it would indefinitely curtail operations at its sawmills in Nairn Centre and Gogama.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/sawmill-closure-nairn-centre-gogama-interfor-northern-ontario-tariffs-9.7175460?cmp=rss

How northern Ontario could benefit from Canada’s new national defence purchasing strategy
Canada’s new defence industrial strategy is aiming for70 per cent of federal defence contracts to be awarded to Canadian firms within the next decade. Politicians and corporate leaders in northern Ontario see an opportunity in that change.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/defence-purchasing-northern-ontawrio-9.7173397?cmp=rss

Royal Winnipeg Ballet tours rural Manitoba
The Royal Winnipeg Ballet's On the Edge tour is bringing classic ballet performances to communities in rural Manitoba and northern Ontario. Dancers from the RWB's student program are performing a wide range of styles while also setting up each show.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7171238?cmp=rss

Additional trains between Cochrane & Moosonee during the summer
#PolarBearExpress #OntarioNorthland #passengerrail #northernontario

Kashechewan First Nation begins another evacuation ahead of flood risk
Kashechewan First Nation is now evacuating people who remain in the northern Ontario community as a precaution due to the risk of flooding.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/kashechewan-flooding-risk-9.7168460?cmp=rss

Reintegration from corrections a 'critical juncture' in northern Ontario's drug crisis
A new report from the John Howard Society of Ontario highlights the growing severity of the toxic drug crisis and the effects on those involved in northern Ontario’s criminal justice system. The report, released Tuesday, explores the link between incarceration and drug-related deaths in the region, an...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/northern-toll-john-howard-society-of-ontario-9.7165048?cmp=rss

Reintegration from corrections a 'critical juncture' in northern Ontario's drug crisis
A new report from the John Howard Society of Ontario highlights the growing severity of the toxic drug crisis and the effects on those involved in northern Ontario’s criminal justice system. The report, released Tuesday, explores the link between incarceration and drug-related deaths in the region, an...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/northern-toll-john-howard-society-of-ontario-9.7165048?cmp=rss

Bélanger advocating for Via Rail Budd Car improvements
#viarailcanada #sudburywhiteriver #passengerrail #northernontario #buddcar
https://www.sudbury.com/local-news/belanger-advocating-for-via-rail-budd-car-improvements-12134211