Press Release Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean presented Fort Frances OPP Cst. Dan Bailey with the Medal of Bravery this morning at a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa. The bravery decorations were created in 1972 to recognize people who risked their lives to try to save or protect the lives […]
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Duane Hicks Council continued working its way through the 2010 capital budget during a special budget meeting yesterday—this time focusing on $6.8 million in projects under the Operations and Facilities division. Some projects that made it through the first round of cuts include a new pumphouse foundation, storm sewer forcemain, […]
Duane Hicks Fort Frances ratepayers likely will be paying more on their sewer and water bills in 2010, with residents to see a two percent increase and the industrial, commercial, and institutional (ICI) sector a 17 percent hike. During a committee of the whole budget meeting yesterday, Operations and Facilities […]
Press Release NDP forestry critic John Rafferty (Thunder Bay-Rainy River) and NDP deputy leader Thomas Mulcair (Outremont) are calling on the federal government to assist Canada’s forestry industry by negotiating an end to, or matching, the U.S. Biomass Crop Assistance Program subsidy. “With more than 275,000 jobs at stake, the […]
Staff A free seminar to prepare small businesses for the proposed implementation of the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) in July has been scheduled for next Wednesday evening (Feb. 10) at the Rainy River Future Development Corp. office (608 Scott St.) Because the HST will apply to all businesses, the seminar […]
Press Release Lakehead University president Dr. Fred Gilbert and Confederation College resident Patricia Lang have announced plans to explore the offering of a second collaborative community-based BScN nursing program this fall. The first one was offered back in 2005 in Fort Frances, Dryden, Kenora, and Sioux Lookout—and met with great […]
Press Release As of Monday (Feb. 1), police have begun issuing tickets for using hand-held cellphones and communications and entertainment devices while driving in Ontario. Drivers caught using a hand-held device will be issued a $155 ticket. Since the ban on hand-held devices became Ontario law on Oct. 26, 2009, […]
Press Release With continued cases of gastroenteritis at Rainycrest Long-Term Care here, the visitor restriction that began on Jan. 12 will remain in effect until further notice. Visiting is now restricted to one family member only and no children under the age of 18. Each family member is asked to […]
Dave Ogilvie Lions Club International is offering residents of Emo and the surrounding communities the opportunity to become members of a new Lions Club. An organizational meeting of the new club was held Monday (Feb. 1) at the Emo Inn. Response was very positive and several new members joined the group. […]
Dave Ogilvie Family Literacy Day, created in 1999 by the ABC CANADA Literacy Foundation and Honda Canada, takes place across Canada every Jan. 27. The theme for this year’s celebration was “Sing for Literacy.” Thousands of Canadians in schools, libraries, and reading organizations across the country took part in activities […]
Robin McCormick Local curlers Tim Nordin (skip), Mitch Seguin (third), Mike Badiuk (second), and Travis Showalter (lead) are heading to Sudbury to compete in the provincial men’s playdowns with a trip to the Brier at stake. Our district offers them congratulations and best wishes for good luck as they continue […]
Dave Ogilvie Last Wednesday (Jan. 27), Sturgeon Creek School in Barwick held a soup and bun lunch for students, their parents, and interested members of the community. The purpose of the event was to draw attention to the plight of children in Haiti following the earthquake that struck there on […]
