Council agreed to lend their support to a resolution passed by the Township of Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls, and agree that the Northwestern Health Unit not increase its levy in 2005 by more than three percent. Last year, the health unit was increased to $50 per capita—36 percent more than the […]
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The Shaw family have bought an additional 750,000 class-B non-voting shares in Shaw Communications Inc., the cable television provider said yesterday. The shares, worth about $16 million, were picked up last week and raises the Shaw family’s stake in the company through stock it either owns or controls to 20,759,556 […]
There is a potential tempest brewing over the provincial government’s ongoing review of the current provincial parks and conservation reserve legislation that is gradually reaching a boil in some quarters. According to representatives from the provincial environment ministry, it’s all much ado about nothing, while some members of the angling […]
The North Western Ontario Tourism Association is not alone in its efforts to maintain a thriving industry in the face of increasing costs and government regulations, it learned at its annual meeting last Thursday in Emo. Guest speaker Jim Ticknor, president of the Manitoba Lodges and Outfitters Association, made it […]
A long-awaited abattoir for Rainy River District is one step closer to becoming a reality now that a formal plan is in the final stages of preparation. Geoff Gillon, economic developer for the Rainy River Future Development Corp., said last week the revised plans for the processing plant are almost […]
The Fort Frances OPP were advised that motor vehicle had been stolen sometime between 11 p.m. Wednesday, and 6 a.m. yesterday from a residence on Third Street West in Fort Frances. Suspects stole a 1999 Chevrolet Cavalier from 643 Third St. West. The vehicle is described as brown or tan […]
While it’s still early in the game, negotiations are going well between the public school board and the local secondary school teachers’ union. “We’re very pleased with how things are going,” said Andrew Hallikas, chief negotiator for the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation local District 5B. “We’re definitely off to […]
Emo residents are going to have to dig a little deeper to take care of their departed loved ones from now on. At its regular meeting last Thursday night, Emo council decided to raise the rates for interment and grave maintenance at the township’s cemetery in order to address increased […]
The North Western Ontario Tourism Association is not alone in its efforts to maintain a thriving industry in the face of increasing costs and government regulations, it learned at its annual meeting last Thursday in Emo. Guest speaker Jim Ticknor, president of the Manitoba Lodges and Outfitters Association, made it […]
With the introduction of “bag tags” earlier this year, and then the increase of acceptable recyclables in “blue boxes” since late September, town residents are recycling a total of 66 percent more materials each month than they did at the start of the year. “For the period running January to […]
Tourist outfitters in Northwestern Ontario go to great lengths to make sure their American clients have the hunting or fishing adventure of a lifetime when they visit here. Every effort is made to show these clients what a wonderful area this is so they not only will come back, but […]
Members of the Rainy River District Athletic Association will outline the group’s goals and responsibilities at tonight’s regular monthly meeting of the public school board. Established in 2001, the RRDAA’s mission is to manage elementary athletic opportunities as well as promote a healthy lifestyle through sports. The association is run […]
