The local Chamber of Commerce’s home and leisure show committee has been meeting since September, but the clock is now ticking to get everything lined up for this year’s event slated for April 28-29 at the Memorial Sports Centre. “We’re really starting to get excited about it,” Chamber manager Dawn […]
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The second-annual VALA variety show, this year entitled “Hollywood North: A Gala of Entertainment and Family Fun,” will take the stage Feb. 11 to raise both literacy awareness and funds for the program. And with the entertainment all set to go, organizers now are hoping to sell more tickets in […]
Town council forwarded a zoning bylaw amendment application from Loblaw Properties West Inc. to municipal planner Faye Flatt for processing during Monday night’s regular meeting here. And if everything goes ahead without any problems, work on the site for a new grocery store could begin this spring, Flatt said Wednesday. […]
Icebox Radio Theater in International Falls is proud to announce the cast for its first show of the 2006 season, “Have You Anything to Declare” by local author Jeffrey Adams. The play features Russ Crowthers as “Pete,” Alea Nordrum as the female guard, Beckie Aitken as both “Barb” the secretary […]
While four councillors voted in favour of implementing a two percent increase in sewer and water rates for all classes Monday night, Mayor Dan Onichuk stood dead against the hikes. “The residents are subsidizing the large commercial, and a lot of the small businesses that don’t use a lot of […]
After being downloaded to the municipality in September, 2000, the Provincial Offences Administration (POA) office has proven to be one of the most effective in the province, POA co-ordinator Donna Anderson told council Monday night. “59.6 percent of our cases are settled prior to trial, so they’re paid prior to […]
About 75 people were treated to a gourmet meal during the “Chef’s Charitable Dinner and Auction,” a fundraiser for the local Alzheimer Society held Sunday night at the Adventure Inn here. “It was fantastic,” Margaret Schonewille, executive director of the Alzheimer Society for the Kenora/Rainy River districts, enthused Monday. Being […]
In a concentrated effort to get district residents to know what phone number they’re supposed to call in an emergency, Riverside Ambulance Services and the Rainy River Valley Safety Coalition kicked off its “We’ve Got Your Number” campaign on Monday. “What we have noticed is that throughout our district, there […]
Fort High students had the chance to set an example for local adults on Friday when the school held a mock election to teach students about the electoral process and encourage civic participation among youth. Voter turnout had been declining steadily in Canada over the last four federal elections since […]
It was a night of anxiety for two local candidates on Monday night as Liberal incumbent Ken Boshcoff and NDP hopeful John Rafferty watched the numbers come in from polls across Thunder Bay-Rainy River riding. “It was a bit of a nail-biter,” Rafferty said. “Naturally, it would have been nice […]
A bylaw to implement a two percent increase in sewer and water rates for all classes will be drawn up after council voted 4-1 in favour of it Monday night. While Couns. John Albanese, Roy Avis, Tannis Drysdale, and Neil Kabel voted in favour of the hike, Mayor Dan Onichuk […]
Liberal incumbent Ken Boshcoff won Thunder Bay-Rainy River last night for the second time, but with a far narrower margin of victory than he did 18 months ago. “I’m never one to be presumptive. In this life, you always have to have two speeches,” Boshcoff told supporters gathered at the […]
