With the deadline coming up this Friday (Oct. 31), only a handful of nominations for “Citizen of the Year” for 2003 have come in so far. “I have some so far, maybe a half-dozen or so,” town administrative assistant Loreen Holt said yesterday. “But in the next couple days, they’ll […]
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The “Books for Breakfast” pilot project moved into its second year at F.H. Huffman School here this fall—and the benefits of the program already are evident. “It helps her. It really encourages her to read,” said Josephine Potson, who came to “Books for Breakfast” last Friday with her two foster […]
With fright night, a.k.a. Hallowe’en, only five days away, the local Leo Club has cooked up its own way of collecting treats for the spooky holiday. “Sight Night” is a program, sponsored by Lions Club International and Lenscrafters, that will see the collection of prescription and nonprescription glasses for distribution […]
Some 1,800 mail-in votes for next month’s municipal election already have been received at the Civic Centre, town clerk Glenn Treftlin reported this morning. “As of yesterday, we’ve received 1,462. But this morning’s mail just came in and it looks like there’s between 300-400,” he noted. “Today is the largest […]
A request from the Northern Action Group (NAG) to tighten security around the mail-in ballots that have come in for the Nov. 10 municipal election was shot down last night. Clerk Glenn Treftlin said he’s been doing everything by the book. “I would like to set the issue straight as […]
A potentially-disastrous situation at the Abitibi-Consolidated mill here Saturday afternoon was kept in check by some quick-thinking employees who teamed up to contain a fire that had broken out in the basement under the No. 7 paper machine. Acting Fire Chief Hugh McKinnon said the call came into the Fort […]
With the municipal election coming up Nov. 10, the Northern Action Group (NAG) is asking town council to take security measures for the mail-in ballots. In a letter to council, the local group has requested that all mailed-in ballots be held for security purposes either at the post office, the […]
Though the process has been less than speedy, high-speed Internet finally is coming to this area. The federal government announced Friday that Pwi-di-goozing Ne-yaa-zhing Advisory Services’ application for broadband infrastructure funding has been approved, along with 32 other projects across the country, including another three in Ontario. The local group […]
“Operation Pumpkin” will be out in full force again this year to keep an eye out for mischievous ghouls and goblins the night before Hallowe’en, known as “Gate Night.” “It’s a crime prevention initiative that started approximately 15 years ago to address mischief and thefts that typically occurred ‘Gate Night’ […]
The Northwest Catholic District School Board passed its first annual board accessibility plan Tuesday night, which outlines policies for and identifies barriers to full accessibility to school buildings for people with disabilities. The plan establishes yearly goals for the removal of barriers to accessibility, in accordance with the Ontarians with […]
The sweet sounds of rhythm and blues and rock and roll, along with traditional blue grass stylings will be filling the vaulted ceiling of the Backus Auditorium in the Falls this weekend as two concerts are planned. The partying begins on Friday night as the band See-Thru Radio is scheduled […]
The long-awaited report regarding the status of nuisance bears in Ontario is now in the hands of the Ministry of Natural Resources awaiting a response from the new administration in Queen’s Park. The highlight of the report is a strong recommendation the province reinstate the spring bear hunt, which was […]
