Eight weary hockey fans from Atikokan began the long bus ride home from Kingston last night after hitting a wee pothole on the road to becoming Kraft Hockeyville 2006. The judges felt we had a very strong entry but had “lost a little bit on the video” and a a […]
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In 2005 the park developed two 30-person group campsites in accordance with the Voyageurs National Park General Management Plan. One site is on Rainy Lake and the other site is on Kabetogama Lake. The park built these sites to accommodate large groups who visit the park and want to camp […]
Around 3:30 p.m. on Easter Sunday, officers from the Atikokan detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police stopped a speeding vehicle on Highway 11 near Price Creek. Investigation revealed that the vehicle had earlier been reported stolen by the North Bay Police Service. The driver of the vehicle, a 25-year-old Chisholm […]
Someone, somewhere, must have a logical explanation as to why it would be better to route U.S.-bound traffic down Mowat Avenue instead of Central Avenue, as is currently the case. It clearly must be more logical than having U.S. traffic—particularly on those summer weekends when the line-up stretches to McDonald’s—inching […]
Dear Mr. Editor: The volition of this writer (witness) is to show the contradicting use of the word “democracy” by the leaders and politicians. Thinking, observing, and a little research will reveal to anyone that “things are not as they appear.” Not a day goes by without the leaders and […]
Dear editor: Double-dipping has just “risen” to a new low. The secondary school occasional teachers, who are all in receipt of generous pensions, feel that $197.22 is not enough for a day of glorified babysitting. If they like the classroom so much, why did they retire early as soon as […]
Dear editor: A lot of people can’t understand how we came to have an oil shortage in Canada. Well, there’s a simple answer. Nobody bothered to check the oil. We just didn’t know we were getting low. And the reason for that is purely geographical. You see, our oil is […]
Hi Mike: You’re absolutely right (re “We cannot waver,” April 12). In for a penny or in for a pound. Being a little bit at war is like being a little bit pregnant. The rules of engagement were laid down nearly five years ago when a bunch of fanatics used […]
Dear editor: Probably very few of the general public are aware of the fact that the Rainy River secondary school occasional teachers (supply teachers) are on strike against the local public school board. Probably even fewer care that they have been working without a contract since August, 2004. They are […]
It seems spring is here and the Township of Emo is celebrating the season with its annual Spring Fever Days on April 20-22. “There’s a lot going on,” stressed Chamber of Commerce president Colleen Vennechenko, adding the majority of events will take place on Saturday. “Thursday and Friday will be […]
Alberton council ultimately decided to support the Rainy River Future Development Corp. at its regular meeting last Wednesday after revisiting the discussion tabled since mid-February. The RRFDC had asked Alberton for $7 per capita for the 2006-07 fiscal year to help fund its services, meaning Alberton would contribute $6,692. “After […]
Representatives from Manitou Forest Products and the Ainsworth OSB mill in Barwick jointly will accept an award next week at the eighth-annual Global Traders Awards in North Bay recognizing their strong partnership. “We were a bit surprised,” Manitou Forest Products manager Dale Kaemingh admitted yesterday. “We weren’t expecting it, but […]
