The townships of Alberton and Morley will begin work to upgrade local infrastructure and community facilities thanks to two investments of $100,000 each from the provincial government. MPP Steve Gilchrist was in Alberton on Monday afternoon to make the announcement on behalf of Northern Development and Mines minister Jim Wilson, […]
District News
District municipal leaders were all smiles yesterday morning at the Civic Centre in Fort Frances as they accepted cheques that totalled $1.5 million from Municipal Affairs and Housing minister Chris Hodgson. But NDP leader and local MPP Howard Hampton also was on hand to ensure everyone in the district was […]
Rainy River District soon could be surfing the “information highway” at a more rapid speed as part of a $105-million broadband access project launched by the federal government last week. Industry minister Allan Rock and Andy Mitchell, secretary of state for FedNor and Rural Development, announced Thursday that Ottawa would […]
Fort Frances Mayor Glenn Witherspoon has been named to a nuisance bear committee the province has launched, Natural Resources minister Jerry Ouellette announced Friday. The committee, which will begin meeting immediately, will be chaired by Royal Poulin, former general manager of the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund and current chair of […]
While the town’s animal control department and OPP have been responding to a steady stream of nuisance bear calls here, bylaw/animal control officer Dave Egan said he expects the activity to slow down in the next couple of weeks. “It’s been bearable. Most recently, we’ve had about five reports a […]
Emo council has decided to begin the search for a new councillor by sending letters to the runners-up from the last municipal election inviting them to seek Doug Hodge’s recently-vacated seat. Council could have held a by-election but decided against it, citing the high expense as the reason. It also […]
The women at Scrap-A-Bit on Front Street in Emo say they had a busy summer of activities, and were quite excited about entries in their card contest. Tyra Hammond took first place, followed by Tara Morrison and Jana Morris (tied for second), Susan Moody in third, and Melanie Mathieson in […]
Chapple council discussed the problem arising from the locking of the Richardson Dump at its regular meeting in August. It was decided that a new road be built along the west side of the municipal property to join up with the unopened road allowance going north. In other news, Chapple […]
Activities at the Emo Toy Library and Resource Centre are going ahead full-team, said assistant co-ordinator April Siemens. “It’s that time of year again—time to pack school lunches,” she noted. “If you have a creative, fun idea to make brown bag lunches cool, let [us] know and [we] will include […]
While Rainy River OPP moved into its new station back in June, a grand opening will be held Sept. 19 when OPP Commissioner Gwen Boniface comes to visit. Commissioner Boniface, along with OPP Supt. Al Dawson, North West regional commander, and members of other district detachments will do the ribbon-cutting […]
The 20th-annual “Sharathon” at KBHW Radio in International Falls was its most successful yet, station manager Bruce Christopherson enthused. During the three-day event held last month, KBHW fielded telephone calls and letters from 525 supporters, who made “Faith Promises” in the amount of $171,746 over the next 12 months. Owned […]
Congratulations to Dave and Rose Sharp on their 25th wedding anniversary. The family actively participated at the service at Our Lady of the Way Church in Pinewood to celebrate the occasion this past Sunday (Sept 1). The couple renewed their vows during the service. Music was by Bernie Schulzki and […]
