The Northwestern and Thunder Bay District health units have been delivering information to all tobacco vendors in the region to assist them in meeting the sale and promotion requirements of the Smoke-Free Ontario Act. Tobacco enforcement officers have been making personal visits to stores and gas bars where tobacco products […]
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On Nov. 14, Albert Jamieson, accompanied by loving family members, crawled (yes, crawled) from Ochiichagwebabigoining to the Grand Council Treaty #3 administrative office located on Round Lake—a distance of 30 km. Jamieson’s “Crawl for Hope” was meant to raise awareness of the substance abuses happening to the people of our […]
One of the recurring phrases in the workforce and in our personal lives is “multi-tasking.” We all want to do many things at once. Unfortunately, our brains cannot handle the overload. The same thing happens when we are driving. Talking on cell phones, drinking coffee, eating, switching CDs, or searching […]
One of the recurring phrases in the workforce and in our personal lives is “multi-tasking.” We all want to do many things at once. Unfortunately, our brains cannot handle the overload. The same thing happens when we are driving. Talking on cell phones, drinking coffee, eating, switching CDs, or searching […]
On Monday, Santa himself endorsed the Christmas appeal efforts of the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Foundation. “At the top of the wish list for cardiac patients in Northwestern Ontario is access to angioplasty services close to home,” said the jolly elf. “Unfortunately, this is a wish we can’t fulfill […]
The Ministry of Natural Resources is reminding anglers to check ice conditions before heading out to do some ice-fishing this season. Ice conditions can be deceptive and variable. Please remember: •Ice does not freeze at a uniform thickness across most lakes and rivers. This can be particularly evident at the […]
Monique Gagné, of St. Pierre, Man., was the winner of the Kiwanis “Trip of the Month” draw for December. Gagné won a Hawaiian cruise, valued at $5,500. Tickets for the 2008 “Trip of the Month” draw, which cost $120 each, still are available from local Kiwanians.
As the National Day of Action and Remembrance on Violence Against Women approaches (Dec. 6), the Northwestern Health Unit is preparing to launch a program that will help protect women from emotional, physical, and sexual abuse. Beginning early next year, public health nurses working in the Northwestern Health Unit’s sexual […]
Northwest Catholic District School Board trustees reviewed the 2007-08 Strategic Plan, which underwent revision in September, at its regular meeting Saturday in Dryden. “It was the first time I was bringing the results of our fall sessions back to the table,” Education Director Mary-Catherine Kelly noted Monday. She explained there […]
Following their annual general meeting last Tuesday (Nov. 27), members of the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce are in the process of voting to decide who sits on its board of directors for the coming year. Chamber manager Dawn Booth said Monday a total of 15 people stepped up to […]
FORT FRANCES—Made up of parents, staff, community representatives, and members of the Rainy River District School Board, the Accommodation Review Committee for F.H. Huffman School hosted a public meeting Monday night to garner feedback on its possible closure. But a lack of parent attendance had the committee wondering whether there […]
FORT FRANCES—With the “Building for the Future” fundraising campaign moving full-steam ahead, plans for the new Fort Frances Public Library are on track for a ground-breaking this coming spring. Last week, town council passed a bylaw to approve an agreement with Chamberlain Architect Services Ltd. for architectural services for the […]
