The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario will be donating $900 to the Atikokan Crisis Centre at the ACC board’s monthly meeting this week. “An objective of the members of the ETFO is to foster a climate of social justice in Ontario and continue a leadership role in such areas as […]
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Ontario Labour minister Steve Peters announced last week the province is raising the minimum wage on Feb. 1, and again on Feb. 1, 2007, and that likely will have an impact to both employers and consumers in Fort Frances, Chamber of Commerce president Gary Rogozinski warned. “There’s always an impact […]
Representatives from both sides of the border will get a better idea of what kind of shape the international bridge here is in after a meeting slated Jan. 31 in International Falls. “We’ve got a joint letter from the province and the state who have honoured our request to analyze […]
Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. last night held an information meeting with representatives from district municipalities to ask for their support in allowing the organization to continue running Rainycrest Home for the Aged—with a view to an eventual amalgamation. “We’re trying to convince you that Riverside is doing a good […]
No knock-out punches were delivered during Wednesday afternoon’s debate among the local candidates in the upcoming federal election. But four of the five men seeking the Thunder Bay-Kenora riding took the opportunity to deliver their party’s message to voters, and to highlight the differences—and some similarities—between them. “We all want […]
Gather those pennies! The Kenora-Rainy River branch of the Alzheimer Society will be holding its “Penny for your thoughts” weigh-in on Jan. 20-21 at Canadian Tire here. Executive director Margaret Schonewille said yesterday that everybody is welcome to drop by to have their pennies weighed—and then donated to the Alzheimer […]
Emo Reeve Russ Fortier isn’t sure yet whether he will run again in the municipal election coming up in November, but he hopes many others will show some interest. “At the last election, we all got acclaimed,” he said, referring to the position of reeve and the four councillors in […]
Those who run, jog, and bike soon may have paths apart from roads and sidewalks to get from one end of town to the other. At Monday night’s regular meeting, council agreed to the formation of a community trail network steering committee—with the aim to investigate the possibility of developing […]
While it’s not known yet if the Kiwanis skate park committee will get everything it asked for from the town, a report approved by council Monday night shows the Civic Centre certainly is willing to help out. In the report, the Administration and Finance executive committee made three recommendations in […]
With the federal election coming up Jan. 23, the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada is calling for candidates to answer some questions about the forestry industry crisis prior to voters going to the polls. “This industry is the second-largest industry in Ontario, and it’s the largest provider of […]
Abitibi-Consolidated has applied to the town to re-zone some of its property, amend the official plan, and stop up portions of two streets in preparation for a new waste fuel boiler the mill is trying to get here to produce electricity and reduce its operating costs. Mayor Dan Onichuk told […]
The Rainy River District School Board’s monthly Recognition of Excellence award will go to J.W. Walker School for its “Lunch with an Author” event held last May. Each student in the school wrote a short story for the event, then parents and caregivers were invited to come and listen to […]
