Press Release Ontario is reminding consumers of their rights to make sure their hard-earned travel investment is well spent. Under Ontario law, all travel agencies registered in this province are required to disclose certain information to consumers before and after selling travel services. For instance, agencies are required to give […]
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Press Release A ban on recruitment fees is among a series of new protections for foreign live-in caregivers in Ontario that came into effect Monday. Under the Employment Protection for Foreign Nationals Act, the province is providing expanded protections for some of Ontario’s most vulnerable workers. New protections for workers […]
Dave Ogilvie The Emo & District Hospital Auxiliary held its annual Shamrock Tea on Friday, March 12, with just under 100 people attending. Those on hand enjoyed a pleasant afternoon of tea, dainties, and socializing with friends. The money raised at the tea and bake sale, which totalled $911, will […]
Staff Families from across the district are invited to head out to the Barwick Gun & Hobby Show as it returns for its third year May 1 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. “I think it will be even better than the first two years,” organizer Scott Stafford said about the show, […]
Press Release In March, 1981, Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. established a Quarter-Century Club to honour employees of the corporation and auxiliary members with 25 years or more of service. In 2001, physicians who have had 25 or more years with hospital privileges at Riverside were included in the Quarter-Century […]
Press Release The Ontario government will join the world in celebrating “Earth Hour” by turning off its lights. “Earth Hour” this year will occur on Saturday (March 27) from 8:30-9:30 p.m. The event was launched by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in Sydney, Australia back in 2007. Since then, “Earth […]
Press Release More Ontario high school students are graduating. Last year, 79 percent of Ontario students graduated with a high school diploma. Since 2003-04, increases in the graduation rate have resulted in some 52,500 more young Ontarians earning a high school diploma. The Ontario government has been working hard since […]
Press Release Carl Fontaine and Ashley Fontaine, both of Fort Alexander, Man., were each fined $59,780 for possession of 160,000 unmarked cigarettes. They were convicted March 10 in Marathon for possession of unmarked cigarettes for the purpose of sale. Carl Fontaine also was sentenced to six months in jail. The […]
Robin McCormick A reminder that burning permits are required as of next Thursday (April 1). The permits cost $2, and the rules stated on them must be followed. • • • Although summer seems like a long way off, the Municipality of La Vallee does hire students every year. Just […]
the MNR An Illinois hunter and his guide have been fined a total of $2,500 for charges related to illegal wolf hunting. John Shott, of Genoa, Ill., was convicted under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act and fined $1,500 for wolf hunting without a licence and $500 for abandoning the […]
Press Release Ontario Power Generation (OPG) last week issued a call to potential suppliers of wood-based biomass fuel for the Atikokan Generating Station. OPG will continue to use costs of fuels, required plant modifications, and construction of fuel storage and handling facilities to develop the business case for safe and […]
Press Release Mrs. Beckett’s Grade 4 class at Robert Moore School snowshoed through the mixed forest on the Fort Frances Sportsmen’s Club property last month. This is just one of the classes which participated in outdoor education during February. Several topics on their course of studies were covered. The fourth-graders, […]
