A recent study by Lakehead University in Thunder Bay shows an aging workforce in Northwestern Ontario could lead to skill shortages and economic problems for the region within the next 12 years. The study—prepared for FedNor and the two local training and adjustment boards—is based on 2001 census data and […]
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Eager shoppers braved the bone-chilling cold this morning as Wal-Mart opened its doors to customers at 8 a.m. About 50 people were on hand as the door was unlocked and greeter Jim Pole and members of the Wal-Mart Thrashers minor hockey team immediately got jumping. “We’re delighted to be in […]
Visitors entering Canada via the international bridge here soon will see a new spiffed-up look as they arrive, the Rainy River District Municipal Association was told Saturday. Geoff Gillon, with the Rainy River Future Development Corp., presented an ambitious plan at the RRDMA’s annual general meeting in Devlin to convert […]
Lost in the rhetoric of campaign promises prior to last fall’s provincial election was a pledge from Liberal leader Dalton McGuinty to enable Ontario’s war veterans to purchase special vehicle licence plates recognizing their contributions. It now seems at least one commitment has been met. Beginning last month, eligible veterans […]
Anyone who’s noticed that their child has been involved in fire play, and has seen signs such as matches or lighters missing or burns on clothes, should be aware The Arson Prevention Program for Children (TAPP-C) is here to help. And while children starting fires is by no means rampant […]
A penny may not mean much to some these days, but Margaret Schonewille of the local Alzheimer Society was happy to be up to her ears in them after a series of “Family Pennies for Your Thoughts” weigh-ins around the region over the past few weekends. “It was fantastic,” the […]
Irene MacKenzie loves libraries. So it’s only fitting the Fort Frances native, who now lives in Niagara-on-the-Lake, had her first limited edition print reproduced from her watercolour painting of the now closed Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library—the first public library in Canada. And even moreso that one of those 500 prints is […]
The passing of the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act—expected to happen as early as this spring—will mean people living in Rainy River District will have to acquaint themselves with a whole new set of political players on the federal stage. Robert Nault, the current MP for Kenora-Rainy River, has said he […]
While Mayor Dan Onichuk’s suggestion to start council meetings at a standard time for the benefit of the public was approved back on Jan. 12, council held off on passing a bylaw to put that policy into place Monday night after Coun. Roy Avis voiced a concern over the in-camera […]
As Fort Frances struggles with its 2004 budget, the Northwestern Health Unit is asking the town to foot a 36 percent hike in its per capita levy this year. Council received notice at its regular meeting Monday night that at the Jan. 15 meeting of the health unit’s board, it […]
Local MP Robert Nault said he’s pleased with the direction in which Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) is moving despite the new minister’s announcement to scrap the controversial First Nations Governance Act that was introduced when Nault held that portfolio. “I think that the announcement was a very positive […]
Town council agreed Monday night to extend the existing garbage collection contract with Asselin Transportation and Storage Ltd. for an additional nine-month period. This contract is at a rate of $14,025.36 (plus GST) per month. The previous rate was $12,800/month. Council also agreed to a recommendation by Operations and Facilities […]
