Sets of the highly-acclaimed “Eagle Books” will be making their way into 73 schools in the region this fall, thanks to the Northwestern Health Unit. Told from an aboriginal perspective, the Eagle Books were created to teach healthy living, proper nutrition and staying active. “The important thing about the books […]
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Since the beloved Hockey Night in Canada theme song was dropped due to copyright issues and infringements, many hockey fans and Canadians alike have been wondering what could replace the epic song, and more importantly, how this could possibly happen? After what I’m sure was a mountain of hate mail […]
How often dog owners have to get a licence for their dogs is being looked at after council approved several recommendations regarding the animal control bylaw at Thursday night’s meeting. As it stands right now, dog owners are supposed to get a licence for each of their dogs each year. […]
A tentative agreement reached on Sunday has averted a possible province-wide strike by college support staff. As members of OPSEU, college support staff have been negotiating with colleges for several months over such things as job security, benefits and yearly rates for wage increases. Earlier in the summer, they voted […]
The water restriction put in place so renovations could be done on the town’s water tower has been lifted, reported Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown this morning. “As of Monday, Sept. 1, the water tower went back on line,” said Brown. “As a result, the modified water restriction has […]
Wal-Mart Canada announced this week the winners of the 2008 Wal-Mart Canada Associate Scholarship. Across the country, a total of $112,000 was awarded to 75 students entering their first year of post-secondary education. Each applicant was evaluated based on academic achievement, community involvement, extracurricular activities and financial need. The Wal-Mart […]
Barb Easton of Fort Frances was one of the $30 winners in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s cash calendar draw for the week of Aug. 17-23. Ed Gunderson (Fort Frances), Mike Clark (Devlin), David Cryderman (Atikokan), Deane Bodnar (Atikokan), Velma Jardine (Thunder Bay) and Richard Vandenbroeke (Thunder Bay) […]
The North West Region Ontario Provincial Police will use all available manpower on the roads, waterways and trails of Ontario to make sure Ontario motorists, boaters and ATV riders are safe over the Labour Day weekend, the last long weekend of the summer. “Many families will be returning home from […]
After being delayed for the past few weeks, construction on the Portage Avenue underpass is scheduled to start up again Tuesday (Sept. 2), council learned at last night’s regular meeting. Environmental and facilities superintendent Doug Herr reported that there has been delays due to shoring modifications and modifications to the […]
The Northwestern Health Unit declared Pither’s Point beach open for swimming yesterday, after receiving recreational water sample results indicating it is safe to do so. The no-swimming advisory was put into place last Wednesday after tests showed high levels of E. coli in the water. The health unit samples all […]
Following last Wednesday’s accident at Abitibi-Bowater in which three employees were injured by an electrical arc, 10 orders have been issued to the company by the Ministry of Labour. The 10 orders, issued last Thursday. include two stop work orders. The first to ensure no work is conducted in the […]
After referring the matter back to the Planning and Development executive committee for further study earlier this month, a report regarding Bylaw 12/79 (the Animal Control Bylaw) will come back before council at tonight’s meeting. The agenda also includes a presentation by local resident Randy Thoms regarding’s the recent review […]
