Press Release Have you talked to your kids lately about the “birds and the bees?” In celebration of this year’s seventh-annual Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Day (Feb. 12), the Northwestern Health Unit encourages parents, caregivers, and family members to talk about sexual health information with their children and youths. […]
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Press Release Tobacco users in Northwestern Ontario can join thousands across Ontario in entering the “Driven to Quit Challenge.” Entrants who quit smoking for the month of March not only will gain a healthier lifestyle, but will be entered to win a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu hybrid, one of two $5,000 […]
Duane Hicks With the new AbitibiBowater biomass boiler here to be burning more and more wood waste in coming months, Rainy Lake Logistics has begun transporting “hog fuel” to the site—dropping off its first load there Monday morning. Rainy Lake Logistics, a partnership between Northern Bulk (part of the Gardewine […]
Duane Hicks Area businesses have until next Friday (Feb. 20) to sign up for the Rainy River Future Development Corp.’s sixth-annual customer service challenge, but organizers are seeing an excellent response to the program so far. “We have 18 already, so that’s pretty good. And we have new people, people […]
Peggy Revell Praise for the combined effort of communities and the Northern Ontario Medical School to train doctors, with hopes these graduating students will remain in northern and remote communities, was the focus during a dinner hosted by the NOSM here last Tuesday evening. “It really is wonderful for us […]
Duane Hicks More than 30 local businesses already have signed up for the “Power Savings Blitz”—double the Fort Frances Power Corp.’s initial goal of 15. “We’re really happy about it, but we’re going to push to get as many businesses on board as we can,” said Lori Cain, cost and […]
Duane Hicks Town council has awarded the contract for the design, fabrication, and installation of signage and interpretive panels for Phase II of the Heritage Tourism Project to Dutka Signs of Atikokan. The proposal came in at an estimate of $251,600.08—which was below the current sign budget of $278,297. Dutka […]
Peggy Revell Despite the fact federal funding given to provinces for the “Best Start” program is coming to an end in little over a year, Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board staff are hopeful that access to day care services will remain the same across the district. “At the […]
Staff The community services team at Family and Children’s Services here is inviting the public to attend its open house March 5 from 4-6 p.m. “We have a new space in the basement, the community services team, so it’s a newly-furnished renovated space,” FACS staffer Becky McClain explained as to […]
Peggy Revell It was a busy afternoon yesterday for parents, teachers, and school administrators as some school buses were cancelled due to icy road conditions after students already were in class. “I’ve been involved with education for 30 years and I’ve never seen anything like that, where the buses actually […]
Duane Hicks Giving the town a helping hand with one of the 2009 budget items, the Fort Frances Power Corp. has agreed to buy a new back-up generator for the Civic Centre. Mayor Roy Avis, who also sits on the FFPC’s board of directors, said last night he brought the […]
The Canadian Press CALGARY—In the 20 years Jagir and Ranjit Hayer have lived in Calgary, one thing has always been missing from their home. The sound of their children’s footsteps. But that changed last Tuesday when Ranjit, 60, gave birth to twin boys. Using nephew Tony Hayer as a translator, […]
