Heather Latter Ed Haglund may never know the whole story, but he has a piece of his heritage to pass on to younger generations in the form of a letter written by his uncle, Eddie Haglund, to his sister, Frede, back in 1941. Framed along with the letter is a […]
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Dave Ogilvie The Rainy River Federation of Agriculture’s annual meeting was held Saturday (Nov. 7) in the Chapple community hall in Barwick. The evening began with an excellent meal of ham, perogies, and salads. RRFA president Rick Neilson then thanked everyone for coming before launching into the business section of […]
Press Release Millions of tree seedlings will be planted to create jobs and support the renewal of Ontario’s forests. Under a one-year supplemental forest renewal program, Ontario will purchase up to 13.5 million tree seedlings from greenhouse producers this winter and the seedlings will be planted on roughly 6,700 hectares […]
Press Release The OPP launched a re-designed and interactive website yesterday as part of its ongoing commitment to providing public access to OPP information, investigations, and events. To be inclusive of people with disabilities, the website was designed to meet current accessibility standards. Increasingly, websites are the first point of […]
Press Release Canada’s largest provincial public sector union has embarked on a project no other union has attempted. On Nov. 1, the Ontario Public Service Employees Union began a census of all its members and staff to collect demographics and statistics of OPSEU members and to assess any barriers in […]
Press Release Starting in September, 2011, Grade 4-12 students in Ontario will be learning to make informed choices and effective decisions about the use and management of money. The global economic challenges of the past year have highlighted the need to ensure a financially-literate population. To determine how to introduce […]
Robin McCormick Treat yourself to the “Sounds of Holiday Cheer” as the Borderland Children’s Choir performs this Saturday (Nov. 14) at 7 p.m. at Knox United Church in Emo. Admission is $10/person and $25/family. • • • Another sure sign that the Christmas season is upon us is the annual […]
Press Release Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP has tabled a motion that would cancel a planned $4.3-billion federal incentive payment to the Ontario government, and prevent the HST from being implemented in that province. Rafferty also is calling on the general public to rise up against new tax scheme by pressuring […]
the MNR The Ministry of Natural Resources’ Aviation and Forest Fire Management Branch reports that provincially, the 2009 forest fire season had the second-lowest recorded number of forest fires in Ontario in the past 50 years. 2008 was the lowest on record. The total number of fires this past season […]
Press Release Starting Nov. 1, illegal private career colleges in Ontario will face financial penalties of up to $250,000 for taking advantage of students. The fines will be levied on businesses that misrepresent themselves as colleges, and on private colleges that offer unapproved programs and fail to comply with the […]
Press Release Pegamigaabo School at Big Grassy River First Nation concluded its fourth season of cross-country running Oct. 29 with a race on their home course. Leading the 18 boys in the field was CJ Kelly from Onigaming School in a time of 24:39. The top girl was Karma Andy, […]
the MNR An Ohio man must pay $4,400 for a range of fishing offences. John W. Andrix Jr., of Galena, was convicted under the Ontario Fishery Regulations and the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act. His fines include $2,400 for possessing 12 walleye over the legal daily possession limit of four, […]
