The Ministry of Finance released its annual list of public sector employees who earned more than $100,000 in 2003. Locally, the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Report contained some familiar names as well as some new ones. Warren Hoshizaki, director of education for the Rainy River District School Board, earned a […]
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It’s been said the true test of character is how one bears up under adversity. If that is as true of institutions as it is of individuals, then Mine Centre School deserves a lot of respect. Last year, the school—which has a student body of less than 100—was flagged by […]
Council passed a bylaw Monday night to hire Mark McCaig as the new CAO of the Town of Fort Frances. McCaig, who also is CEO and president of the Fort Frances Power Corp., has been acting CAO since Bill Naturkach retired Sept. 30. McCaig will resign from his position with […]
Fire destroyed a home on Highway 602, about eight km south of Emo, around 2:30 p.m. on Friday. No one was home at the time of the fire, Emo OPP said. The fire is not considered suspicious, added police, noting the cause of blaze remains under investigation by the Emo […]
Due to construction at La Verendrye hospital, parking there will be limited. Please adhere to the following: •Front Street parking lot—patient and visitor parking only; and •Sinclair Street parking lot—staff parking only Unauthorized vehicles will be towed at the owner’s expense. Riverside thanks the public and staff in advance for […]
As you probably know, members of the Fort Frances Aquanaut Swim Team spend upwards of 16 hours a week training, both in and out of the pool. But what you might not know is that when they’re not training, many of these athletes love to spend time in the kitchen—trying […]
The Ministry of Natural Resources is finding the 2004 fire season, which runs April 1 through Oct. 31, is off to a slow start here. “There’s no fires to report at this time,” MNR fire information officer Deb McLean said Thursday morning. “We are looking at some nice weather. Fort […]
It was a night of firsts at the Emo Legion on Friday night as members of the new Conservative Party of Canada welcomed their inaugural candidate in the new riding of Thunder Bay-Rainy River. David Leskowski, a Thunder Bay insurance broker, was acclaimed after Christine Hogarth withdrew her name just […]
The Nor-West Animal Clinic’s equine information seminar struck a serious chord with local horse enthusiasts last weekend. Nearly 60 people from across the district—both breeders and private owners—packed the Emo Legion on Saturday to learn and share information on breeding and maintaining healthy horses. Dr. Wayne Etherington, of the Nor-West […]
It was a night of firsts at the Emo Legion on Friday night as members of the new Conservative Party of Canada welcomed their inaugural candidate in the new riding of Thunder Bay-Rainy River. David Leskowski, a Thunder Bay insurance broker, was acclaimed after Christine Hogarth withdrew her name just […]
The Township of Emo is off to an early start to make sure its bills are paid on time even though a formal budget for 2004 has yet to be finalized. At its regular meeting last Thursday, Emo council passed resolutions to make the first quarterly payments to the two […]
After seeing the commodity price for hydro capped at 4.3 cents per kilowatt hour last year, Fort Frances Power Corp. customers, as well as other hydro users across Ontario, will see their electricity prices go up starting Thursday. The rate for residential, small business, and designated consumers who are currently […]
