Colonization Avenue in Dryden, Ont., will soon be renamed.
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Posted: Apr 16, 2021 8:00 AM ET | Last Updated: April 16
Dryden city council is expected to vote on renaming Colonization Avenue later this month.(Dryden Working Circle)
Dryden s Colonization Avenue will soon have a new name.
Two new names, to be specific.
After a long process that involved public consultation, Dryden city council is slated to vote on new names for Colonization Avenue North and Colonization Avenue South at its meeting on April 26. This was important to the Indigenous population, said Cheryl Edwards, executive director of the Dryden Native Friendship Centre and member of the working circle, a committee that helped choose the short-listed names.
Nuclear Waste Management Organization gives $194,000 to address food insecurity
NWMO says the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a surge in demand at food banks
Dec 22, 2020 4:45 PM By: TbNewsWatch.com Staff
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TORONTO The Nuclear Waste Management Organization has donated almost $200,000 to support communities and food banks across Ontario, including to numerous recipients in the Northwest.
The contributions are aimed at providing emergency food access during the COVID-19 pandemic for families with children, seniors, and people who use emergency meal programs.
In Northwestern Ontario, recipients include:
$5,000 each for the Regional Food Distribution Association, the Rural Cupboard Food Bank (Thunder Bay area), food banks in Ignace, Dryden, Kenora and Red Lake
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