The federal government announced Friday it’s chipping in $75,000 for the World Health Organization conference being held here next week. Local MP Robert Nault, also the minister of Indian and Northern Affairs, announced this morning that the money would be given to the Rainy River Valley Safety Coalition to help […]
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Ontario public servants could be back to work Monday if they vote to accept the province’s latest contract offer. About 45,000 members of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union, including 4,500 in Northwestern Ontario, will be voting on the offer this weekend. Local OPSEU members will vote tomorrow afternoon at […]
Citing poor weather, the local Business Improvement Area cancelled its “Clean Sweep” event planned for Thursday and rescheduled it for next Thursday. “Cloudy skies, snow in Kenora and Dryden and here. And you know what bugs me, I can look outside today and I see the sun is out,” BIA […]
In conjunction with the World Health Organization’s conference coming here next week, the local Lions Club will get into the spirit of things with a meet-and-greet luncheon Monday at the Lions Millennium Park on Second Street East. “We thought we could maybe make contact with other Lions from across the […]
District residents truly were in the spirit of giving the “gift of life” this week, donating more blood to the Canadian Blood Services’ clinic here than organizers had sought. Some 412 pints of blood were donated—exceeding the two-day quota of 385 by 27. “That’s the first time we broke the […]
For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat. I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink. I was a stranger and you invited me in. –Matthew 25:35 The Joy of Life Fellowship Church here is trying to see that no one goes hungry for at […]
There’s still some number-crunching to do yet but the “Ice for Kids” committee put a cap on its five-year fundraising drive yesterday—exceeding the targeted amount of $500,000. “We’ve had a surplus of over and above the amount that we’ve committed,” committee co-chair Les Baker said Thursday morning. “We had a […]
Alberton parents’ pleas didn’t save their school as the Rainy River District School board voted Wednesday night to close three local schools. At its regular monthly meeting, which was held at Donald Young School in Emo, trustees voted unanimously to close Alexander MacKenzie and Sixth Street schools here no earlier […]
Public Works crews will be keeping busy this summer as the town gears up to undertake nearly $2 million in street repairs. “We have an engineering consultant right now surveying the sites for our 2002 roads project,” Operations and Facilities manager Pat Hickerson said this morning. While the project still […]
The eight-week strike by tens of thousands of public servants could be over soon after a tentative deal was reached between the province and the Ontario Public Service Employees Union. “I’m relieved we’re at this stage,” said Bob Dakin, president of OPSEU Local #711 here. “On the surface, it looks […]
Is the water at local schools safe? That’s what the Rainy River District School Board is trying to determine following the discovery of high levels of lead at a Thunder Bay school. Murray Quinn, superintendent of plant and maintenance, said Tuesday the board has been keeping a close eye on […]
The Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau recognized the work of 13 local volunteers with certificates of appreciation at its sixth-annual dinner last week, which was attended by about 100 people at the Legion. Here is a synopsis of what each contributed this past year, mainly off the strength of the annual […]
