While the Northwestern Health Unit had hoped it would find out by mid-January if the provincial Health Services Review Appeal Board had decided in favour of its stance on banning smoking in all enclosed public places, it looks like it will have to wait a little longer. “The last thing […]
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It wasn’t quite a wake, but the atmosphere at the Little Beaver Snow Park definitely was not upbeat when the Sunset Country Snowmobile Club met there last week. Apart from the board of directors and about a dozen club members, virtually no one from the public attended the meeting, which […]
With word the Kiwanis skate park committee has begun making the big push for its new brick fundraiser campaign, in hopes of seeing a shovel in the ground this spring, Fort Frances Mayor Dan Onichuk said he’s definitely in favour of the project. “I think it’s already off the ground. […]
The latest survey by the Ministry of Natural Resources indicates a decline in the moose population in the eastern end of Rainy River District by roughly 40 percent since the last one in 2000. Between Jan. 3-8, the MNR conducted an aerial survey of Wildlife Management Unit 11A, which extends […]
Are you ever really going to roll all those pennies in the change dish on your dresser? Or from that ever-filling jar on top of the fridge? Well, the local Alzheimer Society is hoping families find a better use for those copper coins than just taking up space when its […]
Pilots of Mesaba Airlines will begin voting this Friday on the tentative contract agreement they reached with their employers earlier this moth, with the final results expected at the end of the month. “It is an informational period right now,” said Kris Pierson, spokesperson for the Air Line Pilots Association […]
Marjory Boileau considers herself very lucky. The Fort Frances resident was diagnosed with a brain tumour back in September, but she was to undergo a procedure Wednesday that should get rid of the tumour without doctors having to make a single incision. “I’m excited because it’s new, and I’m very, […]
A report to the Northwestern Health Unit on compliance rates for ’flu shots among staff and residents at area rest homes and hospitals showed a wide gap of participation across the Kenora-Rainy River districts. For instance, as of Dec. 23, 86.4 percent of staff and 97.8 percent of residents at […]
After living here for a little over 10 years, Mark and Miriam Jones and their children will be moving back to Winnipeg come the end of the school year. Mark Jones, most recently a financial planner at Holmlund Financial Services here, has accepted a job with Vantis Credit Union in […]
At its first meeting of 2004, the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board approved funding through two initiatives to help children and the homeless in the district. The National Child Benefit Reinvestment Strategy assists low-income families and their children. “This assistance can be used to help cover fees associated […]
The Northwest Catholic District School Board appears to be on budget so far this year, according to a variance report for the period from September to Dec. 31, 2003. “I feel we’re on track for a balanced budget,” said Chris Howarth, the board’s superintendent of business, who prepared the report. […]
As the process of hiring a new CAO for the Town of Fort Frances continues, council likely will be presented with a shortlist of three applicants at its next regular meeting this Monday (Jan. 26). “We’re hopeful we can present our recommended shortlist of applicants. This will likely be in-camera,” […]
