Clint Fleury

Dec 31, 2023 | nwonewswatch.com | Clint Fleury

I best advice I’ve ever gotten was from one of my university professors. She told me, and I am paraphrasing here, that she doesn’t like to put favourites according to rank. “It places them in a hierarchy,” she said.   I’ve always loved that because who’s to say that one story, for example, should be ranked higher than another?    Out of the 511 stories I have written this year, they all have their merit and stand side by side as the voice of Northwestern Ontario.

Dec 29, 2023 | nwonewswatch.com | Clint Fleury

NWO Northwest stated that impaired driving is on the rise in the region. “NWROPP continues to conduct Festive R.I.D.E. programs across the region and impaired numbers continue to rise. There are no excuses for driving while impaired,” stated OPP Northwest Region. Currently, there have been 2,311 Festive R.I.D.E events. Officers have issued 128 impaired driving charges and 17 Warn-Range Suspensions. Last year's campaign saw 2,294 Festive R.I.D.E events.

Dec 22, 2023 | nwonewswatch.com | Clint Fleury

DRYDEN – In a Facebook post, Fire Chief Chris Wood has provided an update on an apartment fire that started on December 19. According to Wood, when fire crews first arrived, they “encountered heavy smoke on the second floor, located the affected apartment, and extinguished a kitchen fire.” Meanwhile, OPP Northwest, Dryden Fire Services, and EMS evaluated the building while additional fire crews ventilated the smoke from the building.

Dec 21, 2023 | nwonewswatch.com | Clint Fleury

DRYDEN – Dryden Fire Services is investigating a fire that started Tuesday evening at an apartment on Van Horne Avenue. In a Facebook post from OPP Northwest, the force stated that Fire Services had to evaluate and ventilate the building. Emergency services were on the scene assisting with ensuring that all displaced residents were able to stay warm. Residents were eventually allowed to return to their homes once the building was deemed safe.

Dec 20, 2023 | nwonewswatch.com | Clint Fleury

NWHU has issued a statement advising the public that cases of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the region are at a much higher rate than the average rate in Ontario. Local rates of many STIs, including chlamydia, syphilis, gonorrhea, and HIV, are among the highest categories affecting the region. According to an NWHU release, those in the age group of 15–34 are most likely to get an STI if they are not using a condom while having sex.