Mayor Glenn Witherspoon confirmed Thursday he is considering seeking the local Progressive Conservative nomination in the next provincial election that could come later this year. “I haven’t made any solid commitment,” he said. “But I do know that we need to have better representation as a riding.” Mayor Witherspoon, who […]
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Although the flow of postcards has trickled down to two or three a day, the Northwestern Health Unit has a much clearer picture of whether people in the Kenora-Rainy River districts support its push to ban smoking in enclosed public places. “In total, we’ve gotten about 20 percent of the […]
Alberton, Crossroads, and Sturgeon Creek schools all remain under boil-water advisories this week but officials are wondering whether the sampling process was flawed—not the water. The boil-water advisory that had been in effect at Nestor Falls School since Feb. 8 was lifted Monday. “Nestor Falls was pulled off after two […]
First Nations students have been scoring lower on provincial test scores than their classmates across Ontario. But a joint venture between the Seven Generations Education Institute here and Northwestern Ontario school boards announced last week hopes to change that in this region. The Ontario Ministry of Education and Department of […]
More cold than hot. More bad than good. That was the theme for local skip Lorne Jackson’s first appearance at the Northern Ontario men’s playdowns in Kapuskasing last week, where his rink finished with a 3-5 record in the round-robin to fall short of a playoff berth. “Yes and no,” […]
Amazing, isn’t it, just what a politician will do, say, or promise in their desperate quest for your vote—whether it’s during a general election, or a leadership campaign like the Ontario P.C. party is going through these days. Most, if not all, of the five candidates vying to succeed Mike […]
Concerns over where their children would be sent, traffic issues, and the transition year during construction were discussed as parents at Sixth Street and Alexander MacKenzie schools met with the Rainy River District School Board last week. Parents at Alberton Central will have their chance to discuss the fate of […]
Dear sir: Hi, this is Bob, the old guy with the plaid tam, attempting to share an experience with fellow Canadians, and more specifically, my district and Emo friends. Now, normally, I wouldn’t tell everyone this, but I feel that I should—despite the outcome and knowing that there will be […]
Dear editor: I have followed with interest the smoking bylaw debate, and I am saddened by the stand the majority of our local politicians are taking on this issue. The most common response seems to be that even if passed, a smoking bylaw will lack the teeth to enforce it. […]
Dear editor: We certainly live in changing times! Of course, time has always brought change. With change, we are faced with new opportunities. What the present generation decides will set the course for the generations to come. On behalf of the Alberton Central School, I’d like to express some views. […]
Dear editor: I am dismayed the Rainy River District School Board has decided to go ahead with its school closure process and is still including Alberton Central School. They are doing this even though the Alberton school closure sub-committee recommended the school stay open. It’s nice to see the RRDSB […]
Dear editor: At the very beginning, Olympic sports were for amateurs only and it stayed that way for a very long time until political measures crept into the system allowing professionals to participate, thus making it a mixture of amateurs competing against the pros. This surely degrades what the Olympics […]
