As town council continues to work on the 2002 municipal budget, some details on any tax hikes are becoming clear, CAO Bill Naturkach said Monday. “We’re looking at a 1.1 percent levy increase in total,” he noted. “At this point, there’s no tax increases in the industrial or commercial sectors, […]
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La Verendrye hospital here is among 38 health facilities in Northwestern Ontario that will share more than $2 million in provincial funding through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp. La Verendrye will get $200,000 to purchase medical equipment such as an anaesthetic machine, a sterilizer, and a vital signs monitor, […]
The band “Tanglefoot” is set to return here on Tuesday for a concert at the Townshend Theatre. “They were well-received last time. People seemed to like them,” said Sig Mosley of the Rainy Lake Multicultural Association, which is sponsoring the performance. As of this morning, almost half of the 430 […]
While there isn’t any snow on the ground yet, it will start to look a lot like the holiday season at the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market when “The Christmas Store” opens there tomorrow morning. Donna Lowey, who runs the store with her husband, Blair, said it’s now in its 10th […]
As the countdown to the 2003 centennial continues, let’s take a look at a variety of the happenings in 1977. The year proved to be an active one with the development of recreation, medical services, and the loss of some business and gain of others. In early January, the Acres […]
The senior men’s zone playdowns get underway tomorrow at the Fort Frances Curling Club. Four rinks will square off in a round-robin, two-loss clause format. John McLeod, who is filling in for Ron Bridgeman’s rink that dropped out, will meet Don DeBenedet at 4:30 p.m. while Nevin Bonot will take […]
Joseph Francis Therriault was sentenced to six years in jail yesterday after pleading guilty to manslaughter at the Thunder Bay Courthouse in connection with the stabbing death of a local teen here July 31. Therriault, 22, now will be transferred from the Thunder Bay District Jail to a federal penitentiary. […]
Fort Frances Little Theatre’s production of “The Gin Game” is cancelled for this evening and instead likely will open at the Townshend Theatre tomorrow night. “We apologize,” Cathy Richards, a long-time actress and director with the local theatre group, said this morning. “It’s due to circumstances beyond our control. It […]
Grade three and six Education Quality and Accountability Office test scores increased, in some cases dramatically, here this year as the Rainy River District School Board found out at its regular meeting last night. “These are outstanding results,” Education Director Warren Hoshizaki had said yesterday before the meeting at Rainy […]
A second person has been charged in connection with the stabbing death of a 16-year-old male here July 31. Tara George, 20, of Thunder Bay was taken into police custody Sunday on a charge of manslaughter, Fort Frances OPP reported. She was escorted here from Thunder Bay yesterday and briefly […]
What is acceptable behavior and what is not is the basis for the provincial “Code of Conduct” introduced last year. Tonight, the Rainy River District School Board will vote to approve its mandated “code” at its regular meeting, which is being held at Rainy River High School this month. “This […]
Police charged a pair of men with drinking and driving over the weekend. A 25-year-old man was stopped on the 200 block of Scott Street on Saturday evening and charged with operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol level over 80 mg. He is slated to appear in court […]
