There are seven people running for chief and 24 candidates seeking a seat on council for next month’s band election at Couchching. Yesterday was the final day for people to withdraw their names from the nomination list. Incumbent chief Chuck McPherson is running again in the Feb. 14 election. He’s […]
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Rainy River District School Board trustees discussed Tuesday night where students would go if J.W. Walker was expanded, as well as possible renovation costs at Alberton Central at a committee of the whole meeting. But in the end, they recommended the school closure process continue. The board officially received reports […]
With this week’s weather definitely not very winter-like, especially for early January, the owner of the Little Beaver Snow Park here hopes it will open in some capacity before long. “We’re looking at doing something at a marginal level very soon,” Bob Hamilton noted Monday, referring to possibly opening the […]
The so-called “practice firm” project at Confederation College here, which will see local participants running a virtual company, still is looking for the last few participants to get it off the ground. “We’re still trying to get enough interest to launch the project,” campus manager Don Lovisa said Monday. “We […]
The Northwest Recycling Association is awaiting a finalized request for proposals in hopes of finding a company to take over its recycling services before the end of the month. “We’re hopeful we can have something to look at by the end of the week,” said NORA chair Dennis Brown, who […]
Following an operational review report released in November, and a dwindling budget, the Northwestern Health Unit is being forced to look at reducing programs in 2002, CEO and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Pete Sarsfield said Monday. “We have to keep on doing many things within our budget. And as a […]
Added interest in the River Walk Condominium project here caused the deadline for construction bids to be pushed back a week, but owners still can expect to be able to move into their new homes Oct. 1. “We’ve had a good response from the construction industry,” Fort Frances CAO Bill […]
Talks between the Ontario Public Service Employees Union and the province resumed Monday but there’s been no word yet about a new contract. “They went back to the table yesterday and so far they’ve said nothing publicly,” Bob Dakin, president of OPSEU Local #711, said Tuesday. “The negotiations are now […]
After adopting the local “Community Chest” as their charity for 2002 back in November, Canada Safeway employees here are starting their fundraising for the cause with a raffle. With a grand prize being $100 in groceries every week for a year from Canada Safeway, assistant manager Cory Delbridge said Tuesday […]
Following recommendations to close Alexander MacKenzie and Sixth Street Schools here, and pleas not to shut down Alberton Central, the committee of the whole of the Rainy River District School Board will meet tonight to further discuss the issue. The board officially received reports from various sub-committees at its Dec. […]
Chuck Arpin had a bad feeling when he parked on the ice at Big Detroit Lake near Detroit Lakes, Mn. on Friday night. And sure enough, when he returned Saturday morning, 12 trailers and four pickup trucks, including his own, were sinking into the water. A pond-sized section of ice […]
The Fort Frances Fire Department is warning parents to be aware of the potential danger of sliding on the hill near the sewage treatment plant. Firefighters were called there around 1:50 p.m. on Saturday, responding to a report of a young boy having fallen into the river after sliding out […]
