The Associated Press ATLANTA—Watch out for Fluffy and Fido! Cats and dogs are a factor in more than 86,000 serious falls each year, according to the first U.S. government study of pet-related tumbles. Such incidents are relatively rare, accounting for just about one percent of injuries from falls. And the […]
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Duane Hicks With the 99-year lease for Pither’s Point Park due to expire just a month from now, the public is welcome to attend a forum scheduled for tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. at the East End Hall. Concerned citizen Andrew George, who first announced he was planning a public forum […]
Staff A second condominium development may be in the cards for Fort Frances after town council passed a bylaw to accept an offer to sell riverfront property just east of the Riverwalk Condominiums during a special meeting yesterday afternoon. A Thunder Bay developer—1621623 Ontario Ltd.—is eyeing the property at 625 […]
Staff With Borderland seemingly beset by a spring weather cycle of rain, snow, and sunshine to melt that snow, only for it to freeze overnight, walking through puddles comes with the territory. But one area where pedestrians have little choice where to walk in order to reach the north end […]
Duane Hicks With the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s 21st-annual TBayTel home and leisure show coming here in just over a month, more and more exhibitors are signing up. But for those undecided about getting involved, Chamber office manager Dawn Booth said there’s still time to book space for the […]
Staff Extending the previously-announced plan to have scheduled shutdowns at the AbitibiBowater mill here due to poor market conditions, the start-up date for paper machines #5 and #7 and the kraft mill has been delayed until Monday, April 13. The two paper machines and the kraft mill were idled March […]
Staff The Northwest Catholic District School Board will discuss the proposal to name the two soccer pitches at the St. Francis Sportsfield after the late Struchan Gilson during its regular monthly meeting tomorrow. Gilson, a former town councillor, was active in promoting soccer locally over the years, including helping to […]
Duane Hicks The Rainy River District Substance Abuse Prevention Team, and other groups under the Ministry of Health Promotion’s FOCUS program, have been told they’ll receive funding for 2009-10, with local SAPT co-ordinator Hugh Dennis saying he’s going forward with programming for the next year. Dennis said there’s been a […]
Duane Hicks FORT FRANCES—While most people think to tidy up their garages, basements, and closets as part of their spring cleaning routine, the local seniors’ coalition is encouraging district residents to also take a look inside their medicine cabinets. The coalition, sponsored by the Rainy River District Substance Abuse Prevention […]
Press Release Students looking for summer jobs will benefit from an additional $31,964 in funding for the riding’s Canada Summer Jobs program, Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP John Rafferty announced today. “This is positive news for our riding,” said Rafferty. “In these tough economic times, it’s vital that good-paying summer jobs […]
Staff Patience is a virtue, and those waiting patiently for the official public launch and book-signing of Frank Maraj’s memoirs, “Snapshots,” will be happy to hear it’s now scheduled for this Saturday (March 28) from 12-6 p.m. at Moss Yoga Studio on Scott Street. “A lot of people have been […]
Press Release Applications for the Muriel Ross Memorial Scholarship and the Festival Arts Workshop or Camp Scholarships must be submitted by next Wednesday (April 1). This year, the Muriel Ross Memorial Scholarship ($200) will be awarded to an entrant in the Piano division of the festival. There are five Festival […]
