After a break in service from Dec. 24-Jan. 2, the Northwest Ontario Recycle Association is getting back on track with local pickups, said Pat Hickerson, the town’s manager of operations and facilities. “They’ve been working to get caught up on the pickups,” he noted Friday afternoon after getting an update […]
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Nuinsco Resources Ltd. is set to resume drilling tests this month once temperatures return to normal. Winter conditions are needed to permit drill crews to access swampy areas. “Everyone’s waiting for the mother lode,” said Doug Hume, Nuinsco’s chief investor. “People in the area have been very supportive. “We’re planning […]
Local hunting and fishing advocate Jack Hedman has become the first Northwestern Ontario member of the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters to be elected as a provincial director-at-large. Hedman, a retired school teacher, was one of seven OFAH members vying for the five director-at-large seats. He got a phone […]
School closures, improving literacy levels, recruiting staff, and keeping under-funded programs afloat are just some of the issues local school boards will have to grapple with in 2002. But both education directors with the Rainy River District School Board and the Northwest Catholic School Board say they’re prepared to tackle […]
About 60 people were on hand at the Barwick Community Church last month for its annual Christmas supper and concert, featuring Willie and Rodi Longenecker Pastor Les Abbott said grace and welcomed everyone to this special occasion. The Longeneckers always present Gospel music for whatever occasion they’re asked perform at […]
While the year-end report isn’t due until early February, all indicators show Normiska is on track to have had another record sales year for 2001. The company also is on track to surpass its forward-looking projection in 2000 of $8 million in sales and an EBIDTA (earnings before interest, taxes, […]
Given the low water levels on Rainy River in recent summers, Emo is planning to remedy the situation in accordance with the requirements of a class environmental assessment for municipal water and wastewater projects. Council there then will proceed with the recommendations of this study and begin designing a proposed […]
Couchiching has a full slate of candidates running for chief and council after nominations closed Thursday night. Chief Chuck McPherson is seeking re-election, with eight others vying for the post, including current Coun. David Bruyere and former chief Rudy Morrisseau. Rounding out the slate of nominees for chief are Christopher […]
Barwick council held a special meeting Wednesday night to regretfully accept longtime Reeve Cecil Wilson’s resignation. He resigned for health reasons, but is leaving with a stellar reputation intact. In fact, many people are saying Wilson was the best reeve Chapple ever had. Coun. Bill Clink will take over as […]
An Atikokan man wants people across the district to grab their snowmachines and support children with special needs. Dave Beauregard is organizing the 24th-annual “Snow-A-Rama,” a 120-km ride slated for Saturday, Jan. 26 in support of the Easter Seal Society. The event always has been a huge success in Atikokan […]
Emcee Kaleb Firth gave a warm welcome to family and friends as he welcomed everyone to the sounds of Christmas music praising and celebrating the birth of Jesus at the Sturgeon Creek Alternative Program. The opening carol sung was “Angels from the Realms of Glory” by the audience. The musical […]
Christmas season is upon us. It is a reminder of how quickly time passes. It also is an opportunity to stop and reflect on what has happened this past year—and to look ahead with a positive attitude. For livestock producers and all farmers, 2001 has been challenging. The first cut […]
