Duane Hicks As the town continues to work on its 2009 budget, council agreed last night to institute an interim tax levy. Just as in previous years, the interim levy is equal to about half of the total amount of taxes property owners paid in 2008. Interim tax levies are […]
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Duane Hicks A change in Greyhound bus service between Winnipeg and Thunder Bay for the winter months will leave district passengers trying to get to Winnipeg either very inconvenienced or looking at other travel options. Effective today, Greyhound no longer will offer a 10:15 a.m. bus from Winnipeg to Thunder […]
The Associated PressLisa A. Flam The story was chilling: An intruder fatally shot an Ohio woman in her home and fled with her four-year-old son, abandoning him at a highway rest stop where he was found wandering. But aided by a pair of good Samaritans earlier this month, the boy […]
The Canadian Press EDMONTON—When Susan Fyfe took 100 emaciated Arabian horses into her care last spring, all she wanted was to see them nursed back to health. “I wasn’t doing it for my breeding program, I did it to heal the horses,” said Fyfe, who spearheaded efforts to save the […]
Duane Hicks After holding a public meeting Dec. 22 regarding a proposed zoning bylaw amendment to accommodate the development of a solid wood waste recycle operation on property in the industrial park, town council will hold another public meeting tonight to accept input on a proposed bylaw to close part […]
Duane Hicks After seeing support from the Ministry of Culture, as well as numerous individual, group, and corporate donors to its “Building for the Future” fundraising campaign, the new Fort Frances Public Library and Technology Centre is expected to get a boost from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp. tomorrow. […]
Duane Hicks While it won’t be coming up until spring, plans for the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s 21st-annual home and leisure show already are afoot—and exhibitor packages should be sent out by month’s end. Chamber manager Dawn Booth said the trade show planning committee met yesterday and set May […]
Peggy Revell Only two people showed up here last night for the fourth of a series of pre-budget consultations being hosted by local MP John Rafferty’s across the riding. A handful attended the sessions in Rainy River on Monday and Stratton on Wednesday, with roughly 20 showing up for the […]
Staff The Rainy River District School Board held its monthly meeting Tuesday night at Robert Moore School. On the agenda, trustees looked at the meaning of “optimism” via a video presentation from Sturgeon Creek School, as well as one by students from the Sturgeon Creek Alternative Program on their trip […]
Press Release In December, Sharon Greshuk received a sweet Christmas surprise–she was presented with a $1,000 scholarship for winning the 2008 Shinerama Shinerific Draw. The Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s Thunder Bay Chapter and Mac’s Convenience Stores Inc. (Ontario Division) presented the cheque to Greshuk, who won the prize in the […]
Press Release “Are we there yet?” With the launch of the Ontario Lung Association’s “Campaign for a Smoke-free Ride,” a program that urges parents not to smoke in their car when children are passengers, the ride will be so much better. The campaign is intended to protect children by providing […]
Peggy Revell After its inaugural run this past fall, the “In Search of Your Warrior” program will be returning to the district in February. Primarily aimed at men from First Nations communities across the area, the program is designed for those interested in exploring their acts of violence and understanding […]
