Press Release “Comics & Fantasy: Featuring the Art of Kari-Ann Anderson” is the new exhibit on the main floor of the Fort Frances Museum, which also will tie into March Break activities planned there for next week. Local artist Kari-Ann Anderson has gained recognition for the beauty and magnitude of […]
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Staff Anyone who thought spring was just around the corner had their bubble burst as a major winter storm dumped 32 cm (13.1 inches) of snow on Borderland yesterday. More than a few people reported late for work this morning as residents faced the arduous task of digging out. And […]
Press Release Two well-known Liberal MPs will be visiting the Thunder Bay-Rainy River riding on the weekend of March 27-28. Justin Trudeau first will host a mix-and-mingle at the Airlane Travelodge on Friday, March 27 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. (EDT). This event also is a membership drive as part of a […]
Staff A dozen local non-profit organizations looking for funds to benefit children, families, and the less-advantaged submitted applications to the Moffat Family Fund by Friday’s 2 p.m. deadline. Administrative assistant Lori Pattison said late Friday that the local selection committee now will meet next Wednesday (March 18) to look over […]
Press Release Canada Border Services Agency officers at the Pigeon River border crossing have made their largest seizure of contraband cigarettes in the past year. On Feb. 23, a 53-year-old man from Stony Plain, Alta., on his way to Alberta, had his vehicle examined while attempting to re-enter Canada at […]
Press Release Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP John Rafferty, the NDP’s forestry critic, has called upon federal Natural Resources minister Lisa Raitt to convene a national forestry summit to help the industry, communities, and families that have been hurt by the prolonged six-year crisis. “It’s time for the federal government to […]
Press Release Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is the help provided to a person developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. Just as physical first aid is administrated to an injured person before medical treatment can be obtained, MHFA is given until appropriate treatment is found […]
Press Release The National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO) once again is searching for Canada’s best and brightest First Nations, Inuit, and Métis youth for nomination to the 2009-10 National Aboriginal Role Model Program (NARMP). The program, which has been organized by NAHO for the past five years, aims to highlight […]
Press Release As part of Fraud Prevention Month, the OPP’s Anti-Rackets Section is stressing to everyone the importance of protecting all of their identity documents, particularly Ontario health cards. The Ontario health card contains important information about the cardholder and only should be used when the cardholder is accessing a […]
Duane Hicks With the clock ticking down until the Pither’s Point Park lease expires come May, Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP John Rafferty said he’s willing to step in and help the parties involved come to an agreement regarding the future of the land. “The park is very important for all […]
Duane Hicks While the potential property sale still is being discussed behind closed doors, the town may have a buyer for the riverfront property just east of the Riverwalk Condominiums. At Monday night’s regular meeting, council received an offer to purchase property at 625 Nelson St. from 1621623 Ontario Ltd. […]
Duane Hicks “It is only a test.” That’s the answer in advance to questions Borderland residents may ask themselves this Saturday when they see a half-dozen or so personal aircraft circling the skies. Weather permitting, the Civil Air Search and Rescue Association (CASARA) teams out of Thunder Bay and Winnipeg […]
