Local leaders and community members gathered at Rotary Park on Thursday evening for an OLG Community Recognition Event, highlighting the impact of casino revenues on area programs. More than $1.8 million was provided this year from Shorelines Casino Gananoque to support organizations and activities across the Town of Gananoque and the Township of Leeds and […]
Month: September 2025
Local leaders push back on Via Rail changes
Eastern Ontario leaders are speaking out against Via Rail’s plans to cut passenger service stops in communities between Toronto and Montreal, calling the move “boneheaded,” “unacceptable” and a potential precursor of more cuts to come. Beginning Sept. 29, Via is launching a three-month direct service pilot project on select Montreal-to-Toronto trains. Trains 60, 61, 68, […]
Above-seasonal temperatures and sunshine to start the week
Cooler temperatures are in the forecast for the Thompson-Okanagan after record-setting heat last week. Still, mainly sunny conditions will dominate the final full week of September, with highs in the low 20s.“We are expecting a ridge is going to build a little bit south of us,” said …
UBCO leads creation of sustainability database to help Canadian companies
UBCO researchers and The National Research Council of Canada have teamed up to create a sustainability database that is specific to Canadian industry.UBCO associate science professor Dr. Nathan Pelletier led the project, which created a shared database that provides companies, industry groups an…
Kelowna’s Luckhurst Farm & Distillery hosts Okanagan Feast of Fields
he best of the Okanagan harvest was on display at a Kelowna farm on Sunday.Luckhurst Farm & Distillery played host to the 2025 edition of the Okanagan Fest of Fields, a three-hour gourmet festival paying tribute to farmers and chefs and the field-to-table movement.The annual event is org…
Intel-Nvidia Deal Extends Stock Markets’ Good News Rally. Why There’s More to Come. – Barron’s
Intel-Nvidia Deal Extends Stock Markets’ Good News Rally. Why There’s More to Come. Barron’sNVIDIA and Intel to Develop AI Infrastructure and Personal Computing Products NVIDIA NewsroomNvidia and Intel’s Massive Collaboration: What You Need to Know The Globe and MailIntel says blockbuster Nvidia deal doesn’t change its own roadmap pcworld.comIt’s time for Intel to go private, former board members say Yahoo
Kelowna activists join nationwide Draw The Line protests
Waving signs and banners, a group of local activists gathered on the lawn of Kelowna City Hall as part of nationwide protests.The Draw The Line Rallies were organized to voice opposition to elements of the Liberal government’s agenda, including Prime Minister Mark Carney’s support for new fossil…
Culture Days on the Trails offered a view of artists performing
Brantford’s 3rd annual Culture Days on the Trails featured musicians, painters, and dancers pereforming along a 2.6 kilometre stretch of the SC Johnson Trail.
Panhandler struck by pick-up truck at North Bay intersection
A person begging for money was struck in a collision at the intersection of Highway 11 and Trout Lake Road Saturday morning. Members of the North Bay Ontario Provincial Police, along with North Bay Fire and North Bay Ambulance, responded to a report of a collision involving a pickup truck and a pedestrian. An individual […]
Did Brantford-area Conservative MP Larry Brock stage a Justice Committee meeting?
Conservative MP Larry Brock took to social media to blast his colleagues for failing to show up at a committee meeting last week. But it appears there was no meeting scheduled at all.