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Gary Rinne

Gary Rinne

Born and raised in Thunder Bay, Gary started part-time at Tbnewswatch in 2016 after retiring from the CBC where he worked as news producer. Prior to the CBC he spent more than 30 years in radio and television news at Dougall Media. He enjoys researching and writing stories on just about any subject. Gary likes travelling and spending time at camp.

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Recent Work by Gary

Woman gets overwhelming response to effort to rehome nine goats

Woman gets overwhelming response to effort to rehome nine goats

A Thunder Bay-area resident promised her late friend she would find good caretakers for her beloved animals
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New bishop appointed for Thunder Bay diocese

New bishop appointed for Thunder Bay diocese

Father Alan Campeau, currently the pastor at three parishes in the Dryden area, will succeed Bishop Fred Colli
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First Nations get federal funding for green fuel project

First Nations get federal funding for green fuel project

A corporation owned by 10 First Nations is looking to build a biorefinery in Fort Frances.
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Strike averted at Ontario's public colleges

Strike averted at Ontario's public colleges

Colleges and OPSEU have agreed to send outstanding issues to binding arbitration.
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U.S. company offers its Northwestern Ontario timberlands for carbon removal project

U.S. company offers its Northwestern Ontario timberlands for carbon removal project

480,000 acres of forest formerly owned by Abitibi Consolidated could be developed into a nature-based carbon removal project
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Northwestern Ontario gold mine set to resume production this year

Northwestern Ontario gold mine set to resume production this year

The Madsen Mine in the Red Lake area has been idled since 2022
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UPDATED: MNR will rehabilitate a dam built for former Steep Rock iron mines

UPDATED: MNR will rehabilitate a dam built for former Steep Rock iron mines

The life of the Wagita dam near Atikokan will be extended by up to 100 years.
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UPDATED: Hajdu pressured to implement First Nations Procurement Authority

UPDATED: Hajdu pressured to implement First Nations Procurement Authority

First Nations organizations want to eliminate Indigenous identity fraud in the awarding of federal contracts
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Dog that survived fatal Highway 17 collision will be returned to family

Dog that survived fatal Highway 17 collision will be returned to family

'I'm emotional right now. It's so sad,' says woman who found deceased trucker's dog
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Two people killed in transport truck collision on Highway 17

Two people killed in transport truck collision on Highway 17

Three tractor-trailers were involved in a collision near Kenora on Monday
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