The Northwestern Ontario Recycling Association will be increasing its per capita levies by $2 in 2001. After running into increased costs, funding shortages, and less revenue, NORA has been forced to turn to area municipalities–and their residents–for more money. “There was an increase in cost in the maintenance of the […]
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The “Giving Tree” at the CIBC in Emo is surrounded by gifts that were bought for less fortunate children in the district–and in complete confidentiality.
Lloyd Hodges was honoured last Thursday by the new mayor and council of Dawson township. Hodges, who did not run for re-election this fall, was reeve of Dawson from 1997-2000 and before that served as reeve of Atwood from 1961-1996. After that, Atwood was amalgamated with other neighbouring townships to […]
For the third time in 15 years, The Beauty Chalet in Rainy River has expanded to a new and bigger location. A grand opening will be held at a later date. Proprietor Robin Jenson started the business at the base of the international bridge in 1985 when she opened a […]
Have you ever been to Santa’s Village at the North Pole? Well, in case you don’t have enough Air Miles saved up to get there, Ben and Millie Lindal are the caretakers of the next best thing in Arbor Vitae. By Santa’s sleigh, it sits about 15 minutes northeast of […]
Dear sir: The Fort Frances Sportsmen’s Club sincerely appreciates the tremendous support Fort Frances and the district gave to our conservation efforts. Everyone certainly was behind our major fundraiser, the OFAH Conservation Dinner, which generates money to enable us to carry out our projects. Because of the generous donations and […]
Thanks to a $4,000 donation from Elks Lodge 313 here, four-year-old Kendra Duffy has new hearing aids and an FM system that will help her communicate with her parents and teachers more easily. “This is just one example of our Elks charity assisting children and adults across Canada in the […]
When Attila Ambrus came through Fort Frances last May, he saw an opportunity. Managing a band that played a gig at the Rainy Lake Hotel, Ambrus woke up to look across Scott Street and see a future in something many residents may have long forgotten–the old Royal Theatre. But movies […]
With the Red Apple store here closing at month’s end, Pharmasave owner Kim Metke has got his sights set on moving across the block into the larger location in March. “We’ve been looking at a bigger area for a while,” Metke said yesterday. “But in the last year, it’s become […]
An increase in enrolment likely will mean the Northwest Catholic District School Board ends up with a budget surplus, the board announced at its regular meeting here Saturday morning. According to a report of revised estimates for the 2000-01 school year from Controller of Finance Chris Howarth, the board is […]
The “Care Close to Home” fundraising campaign is closing in fast on its $3.5-million goal after town council, area First Nations, and phone-in pledges raised $570,000 in pledges in less than 24 hours. The campaign total now stands at more than $3.3 million. During a pancake breakfast at La Verendrye […]
A shortage of pharmacists is being blamed for the delay in opening the pharmacy at the Canada Safeway store here but the company’s public affairs manager is optimistic it will be up and running by the end of January. “It has been going a bit slow for us,” admitted John […]
