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At this time of year, most of us are usually in the middle of our Christmas shopping, celebrating with friends and family, and enjoying the spirit of the holiday season in the community. This year, however, in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, most of our holiday plans look very different. For Tbaytel, this was all the more reason to continue the 12 Days of Christmas program for the sixth consecutive year, while respecting social distancing and COVID-19 protocols. “After a difficult year, we felt it was important to continue our tradition of giving back and spreading Christmas cheer in the...

Federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu speaks in Ottawa alongside other federal officials, March 16, 2020. (CPAC) Healthier people will need to have patience when it comes to receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. Health Minister Patty Hajdu told Acadia Broadcasting with about 6,000,000 doses expected for the first quarter of 2021, it could be as late as May before most people get the shot. People in long-term care homes and frontline workers are going to be the first in line for the vaccine. Even though the vaccine is on its way, the health minister is continuing her warning not to let your guard down. ...

Federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu speaks in Ottawa alongside other federal officials, March 16, 2020. (CPAC) Healthier people will need to have patience when it comes to receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. Health Minister Patty Hajdu told Acadia Broadcasting with about 6,000,000 doses expected for the first quarter of 2021, it could be as late as May before most people get the shot. People in long-term care homes and frontline workers are going to be the first in line for the vaccine. Even though the vaccine is on its way, the health minister is continuing her warning not to let your guard down. ...

Thunder Bay, ON, Canada / Country 105 | Thunder Bay's Country Dec 11, 2020 6:09 PM In spite of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Acadia Broadcasting’s 36 hours of Christmas Cheer campaign set a new bar for fundraising. When 99.9 The Bay and Country 105 went off the air Friday night at 6:00 the total raised sat at over $260,983 with the final number set to be determined in the next few days. Christmas Cheer campaign chair Joleene Kemp is ecstatic about the generosity of Thunder Bay “They have opened their hearts, they’ve opened their purse strings and have done things that probably unde...

Acadia Broadcasting is lending a hand to the Christmas Cheer fundraiser. 36 Hours of Cheer gets going this morning, on air from 6:00 a.m. and running until 6:00 p.m. tomorrow. At the Canadian Lakehead Exhibition you can drop off donations both days from 8:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. outside the Coliseum. Campaign Chair Joleene Kemp says the event is critical in 2020. “This is going to be novel and we’re going to really enjoy the opportunity to be able to share Christmas Cheer with everyone” says Kemp. “We’re here, we’re ready and we’re just only to grateful to be able to give you th...