An official notice issued by the Northwestern Health Unit last week declaring second-hand smoke a “health hazard” has received mixed responses—or even outright defiance—from some municipalities in the Rainy River and Kenora districts. “At this point in time, we don’t plan on responding before the May 31 deadline,” Fort Frances […]
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Should we stay or should we go? That’s the question area municipalities are pondering once again now that the Northwest Ontario Recycle Association is asking them who wants to stay on board in the search for another operator. Mayor Glenn Witherspoon said that while the town has said it would […]
Dear editor: On Feb. 21, I was taking pictures as part of a presentation to parents concerning the possible amalgamation of four of our elementary schools. My journey took me to the Sixth Street School, and I stood on Sixth Street taking photos of the school building. After taking a […]
Dear editor: Your community can be proud of a great club in its midst. On Feb. 22, we travelled to your town to participate in the Special Olympics regional winter games hosted by the Fort Frances Special Olympics Club. This club hosted a great weekend, and we had a blast! […]
The 2001-02 edition of the Muskie senior boys’ basketball team was supposed to be rebuilding. But even after adapting to the lost of four starters from last season, the black-and-gold still found themselves on the brink of returning to the all-Ontarios at season’s end. “I couldn’t be prouder of these […]
Concerns from Alberton Central parents were at the forefront of Tuesday night’s Rainy River District School Board meeting in Atikokan, but it appears trustees still will go ahead with plans to close it and two others here. “We must have spent a good 20 minutes of discussion about the Alberton […]
The local Heart Health Coalition and reps from the Northwestern Health Unit last Wednesday presented Emo council with 163 postcards from households there (out of a possible 762) regarding a proposed bylaw to ban smoking in enclosed public places. They also touted the benefits of the bylaw, but were met […]
Dear sir: On Oct. 11, 2001, the local Sunset Country Ford Mustangs paid their entry fee for a tournament to be held March 1-3 in International Falls. The Mustangs are an Atom ‘AA’ team equivalent to U.S. Squirt ‘A.’ Back on Nov. 17, 2001, the Mustangs played the International Falls […]
Dear editor: I think we should consider the reasoning behind the proposed ban for smoking in public places. Picture putting a lighted cigarette into the mouth of a two-year-old and making her inhale. Disgusting you say? Have you ever brought a young one into a restaurant or a coffee shop […]
Worthy goal Dear editor: Thank you for the opportunity to respond to an article in the Daily Bulletin dated Feb. 28. Apparently, a Winnipeg medical doctor is declining to continue to have smokers as his patients. The main reason is that he sees it as a situation with no future. […]
Dear editor: We, the residents of Golden Age Manor in Emo, would like to thank three volunteer firemen—Mark Loney, J.P. Winik, and Will Hay—who answered so promptly the fire alarm on Saturday at 4 a.m. They were here so quickly and stayed to help clean up the mess. All this […]
Dr. Pete Sarsfield has taken the Northwestern Health Unit’s anti-smoking crusade a big step further by notifying municipalities in the Rainy River and Kenora districts that second-hand smoke is a “health hazard.” This, in turn, opens the door to possible legal action down the road if municipalities don’t voluntarily pass […]
