By Gary Sliworsky Ag rep, Emo The Farm Property Class Tax Rate Program allows eligible properties to be taxed at the Farm Property Class tax rate of 25 percent of the municipal residential tax rate. The farm residence, and one acre (0.4 ha) of land surrounding it, will continue to […]
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I went to Kenora to a bio-energy seminar. Wow! There are some really neat things going on in this business. Now, as farmers, we need to figure out how we can be a part of this industry. We need to find a crop we can grow, turn into a pellet […]
I hope this column finds you and your family well. This week, I would like to provide a brief update on the town hall meetings I recently held throughout the riding—and what I’m doing to address the issues and concerns raised in those meetings. First off, I would like to […]
?In every family of living things, there are always oddballs. In this one, the jumping mice, they are almost all oddballs. These mice are small—some of the smallest mammals we have, except for the shrews. Now all jumping mice have a few things in common. For one, they have elongated […]
The cool thing about fishing is anybody can do it. Kids can start at an early age—and you surely can’t get too old to spend time on the water. Fishing is a sport that is practised all around world by all types of people. We’re spoiled here in Sunset Country […]
Staff After almost two months of public input and deliberation, the Atikokan Crisis Centre finally has a new name: the Rainy River District Women’s Shelter of Hope. The centre’s board announced its decision yesterday after collecting name and logo suggestions from people across the district in September and October. Credit […]
Staff Work on Phase II of the Heritage Tourism Project will be done for the year by the end of this week, with only a few finishing touches to go in the spring. Reconstruction of the refurbished lookout tower is now complete, with the final sections of railing put in […]
Staff Down the road they go, looking for 4-0. That’s the story for the Muskie boys’ hockey team, which will try to make it four-straight wins to open the NorWOSSA regular season when they head up Highway 502 to take on the Dryden Eagles tonight. This is the first road […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers have been more than charitable to their opponents most nights this season. But the SIJHL squad is hoping the local community is full of those in the giving spirit prior to their game tonight against the Wisconsin Mustangs. The Lakers will host a Christmas bake […]
the OPP OPP officers and emergency crews responded to an accident involving a school bus and pickup truck around 3:40 p.m. yesterday. The pickup truck was southbound on Minnie Avenue when it failed to stop for a stop sign at the intersection with Second Street East. The collision occurred as […]
the OPP Pickle Lake OPP are investigating the discovery of human remains located just off the Nord Road, north of the Town of Pickle Lake. The discovery of the remains was made by a hunter in the area Saturday afternoon. A post-mortem was scheduled in Toronto yesterday in an attempt […]
Heather Latter Jillian Cousineau, left, playing “Vixen” and Peter Fedoruk as “Rudolph” helped the actors of Dufflebag Theatre tell the story of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” yesterday evening at the Townshend Theatre. Staged as part of the “Kids and Co.” entertainment series, the performance seemed to be a big hit […]
