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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

CBC series gets help from Northern bird-trainer

CBC series gets help from Northern bird-trainer

Thunder Bay's Jenn Salo took a call from the star of the show that led to a week-long stay this summer on the set in Alberta
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Hajdu pressured to fix lax oversight of program to support Indigenous-owned firms

Hajdu pressured to fix lax oversight of program to support Indigenous-owned firms

First Nations organizations want to eliminate Indigenous identity fraud in the awarding of federal contracts
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Newmont's northwestern Ontario gold mine changing hands

Newmont's northwestern Ontario gold mine changing hands

Canadian firm Orla Mining says it will work to extend the life of the 28-year-old mine
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Northern trucking company ceases operations

Northern trucking company ceases operations

McKevitt had facilities in Timmins
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Ontario wants more moose hunters in the bush

Ontario wants more moose hunters in the bush

The MNR is looking 'to get more tags into the hands of hunters who want them'
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Transport trucks were 'inches away from a devastating crash,' driver says

Transport trucks were 'inches away from a devastating crash,' driver says

A trucker shared the experience he had on Highway 17 between Ignace and Thunder Bay
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'Comet of the century' excites skywatchers

'Comet of the century' excites skywatchers

The celestial phenomenon won't be back until 80,000 years from now
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DNA match leads to revelation of a huge extended family

DNA match leads to revelation of a huge extended family

'It changed my world 1,000 per cent,' a Thunder Bay woman says
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'Very rare' red shows up in Northern Lights

'Very rare' red shows up in Northern Lights

An 'epic' display predicted for the weekend finally showed up on Sunday night
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Northern school board wins damages for copyright infringement

Northern school board wins damages for copyright infringement

The board took a local entrepreneur to court for selling sweatshirts and t-shirts with the names, logos and colours of six former high schools
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