The NDP substantially increased its support across the country Monday night, and the new electoral district of Thunder Bay-Rainy River was no exception. Preliminary results put candidate John Rafferty second here with 10,602 votes, or about 30 percent of the popular vote. That’s a substantial increase from the 2000 election, […]
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In a race that was expected to be very tight, Liberal candidate Ken Boshcoff was able to walk away with a comfortable victory Monday night as the first MP for the new riding of Thunder Bay-Rainy River. According to preliminary results, Boshcoff garnered 13,769 votes, or 39.4 percent of the […]
Whether or not councillors once again will get their health benefits package paid for, in addition to their total salary, will be determined when council votes on the amended bylaw at its July 26 meeting. But if Monday night’s council meeting was any indication, council seems to be divided as […]
While the federal election is over, the Ontario Progressive Conservative party is preparing for another one: that of its leader on Sept. 18. Former Premier Ernie Eves announced he would step down as party leader shortly after Dalton McGuinty’s Liberals swept to power in last October’s provincial election. The three […]
The Town of Fort Frances is asking motorists who have to wait more than five minutes at the McIrvine Road train crossing to speak up so the town can lobby the Canadian National Railway to eliminate the delays. “Over the last couple of months, I have received several complaints from […]
Once again, the local “Relay for Life” held overnight Friday at Pither’s Point was a huge success, collecting $50,120 to help fight cancer and bringing the total amount raised here over the last four years to more than a quarter-of-a-million dollars. “Everything came off without a hitch,” said event co-ordinator […]
Early poll results Monday night were on par with recent media predictions, with the hopeful Conservatives just barely trailing the Liberals in the new Thunder Bay-Rainy River riding. But the tide quickly turned, and the mood in David Leskowski’s campaign headquarters in Thunder Bay turned from hopeful to defeated in […]
Voters in Thunder Bay-Rainy River had more choice when casting their ballots Monday than in the last federal election in 2000, but the bulk of the popular vote still went to the three mainstream parties. In addition to the traditional options of Liberal, Conservative, and NDP, the Green Party, Marijuana […]
Ontario Environmental Commissioner Gord Miller made his first visit to the Fort Frances area last week in an effort to familiarize himself with the unique ecology here and to learn from several initiatives by local groups. Among these initiatives are the Rainy River First Nations’ environmental and stewardship programs, such […]
Town councillors once again may get their health benefits package paid for in addition to their total salary after agreeing last night to amend the remuneration bylaw with the intention to vote on the revised version at their July 26 meeting. But whether councillors will be getting what they rightly […]
Liberal candidate Ken Boshcoff was elected as the first MP for the new Thunder Bay-Rainy River riding last night with a healthy margin of more than 3,000 votes. According to preliminary counts, Boshcoff took 14,003 votes of the 35,537 cast across the riding, or 39.4 percent of the popular vote. […]
After passing a bylaw early last year that saw councillors who chose to participate in the town’s benefits package have to pay for it out of their salaries, the new council may bring that remuneration policy back to the table for discussion at today’s committee of the whole meeting. The […]
