April 1 is the deadline for people to register to have their say on the smoking bylaw issue during a public meeting slated next Tuesday (April 2) at 7 p.m. at the Civic Centre. And this meeting may be your only chance to do so if public interest doesn’t pick […]
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With an increase in personnel and some changes in procedure over the past several years, the OPP office here needs renovations, S/Sgt. Hugh Dennis said. The request for such renovations will be officially received by council at tonight’s regular meeting at 7:15 p.m. at the Civic Centre. “Over the past […]
Picket signs were propped up against trees, shoved into lawn chairs, and sticking out of car windows in front of the courthouse here today as local Ontario Public Service Employees Union members took part in a provincial “day of action.” The day of action served to highlight concerns of the […]
The garage sale season will kick off tomorrow with a monster garage sale for the local community youth centre. “We have computers that are older but cool, old hockey memorabilia like a Gordie Howe helmet, leather gloves, hockey jersey,” centre co-ordinator Darcy Neufeld said. “People have brought in snowshoes, video […]
Coping with—and reducing—workplace stress is the topic of a keynote address and workshop to be held next Wednesday and Thursday at the Red Dog Inn. Geri McKeown, an advisor to the National Quality Institute, first will speak at a mix-and-mingle Wednesday at 7 p.m., which anyone still is welcome to […]
With Easter coming up next weekend, the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market is hoping to get a jump on things by opening its doors earlier than usual. “The weather was so nice, we wanted to give it a try. And with Easter coming up, we knew we had to be open […]
With the annual Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts only three weeks away, people can get their first hint of the talent to be included in this year’s event with the release of the program. Programs, which cost $2 each, are now available at Tammi’s Flower Garden, public […]
Whether the Town of Fort Frances will find a use for old Fort High is still up in the air, but the planning committee is one step closer to finding out after receiving an early draft of an engineering report late Tuesday afternoon. “The ball is in our court as […]
The future looks bright through the custom-made PVC windows made by the Little Fork Ojibway Company now that the recently re-opened operation, owned by Rainy River First Nations, is selling its product to major hardware stores across the district. “The window factory’s sales are up,” said Rainy River Chief Gary […]
An information session, entitled “Exploring Partnerships, Business Development and Financing,” has been postponed until April 17-18 due to a death at Couchiching. The session, organized by the Rainy River Future Development Corp. and Couchiching First Nations Economic Development Commission, was supposed to run today and tomorrow at the Couchiching Bingo […]
When it comes to his many hockey travels, Eddie Shack can’t help but unintentionally borrow a line from Stompin’ Tom Connors. “I’ve been everywhere,” Shack said from his Toronto home last week during some rare down time. Shack will be a special referee here Friday night for the “Battle of […]
The Ministry of Education announced Friday that new measures have come into effect to allow parents and senior high school students input into their teachers’ performance appraisals. “Parents and students can provide valuable input into a teacher’s appraisal,” Education minister Janet Ecker said in a press release. “Their feedback will […]
