About 50 people, representing 23 district businesses which deal in propane-related goods, are that much wiser as to its safe use after taking a four-hour training course at Confederation College here last week. The businesses are team members of the Safe Communities Incentive Program (SCIP), which sponsored the course in […]
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At least a dozen local sub-contractors hired by Malcom Construction Ltd. of Winnipeg to work on Safeway’s $6.8-million expansion project may get some answers at a meeting here next week as to when they will get paid. The sub-contractors haven’t seen any money from the the Winnipeg-based company since before […]
The town is keeping a tight lid on the new single ice surface set to be built adjacent to Memorial Arena and the Sportsplex in order to keep the price tag as low as possible, Mayor Glenn Witherspoon said yesterday afternoon. The final stamp of approval was given to the […]
Grade three students here scored within two or three percent of the provincial average during the standardized testing conducted last May, teacher Sylvia Parker told public school board trustees during their regular meeting last night. Parker, who works with curriculum services in Atikokan, said 79 percent of the board’s students […]
Preliminary results tallied from the fourth-annual “Spirit of Christmas” fundraiser here Sunday night indicate at least $16,000 was raised–a jump of nearly $4,000 over last year. And that has organizers from the Fort Frances unit of the Canadian Cancer Society, which hosted the popular event, sporting big grins. “Last year’s […]
If you’ve ever wanted to clown around in church, then you can’t miss this. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church is opening its doors for a Christmas service Sunday, Dec. 13 at 6:30 p.m. conducted by a team of clowns. That’s right–clowns. Rev. Mary Whitson said the clown team, from the Evangelical […]
More than 100 shoppers waited for their chance to get a hold of some bargains Sunday morning as Safeway staff and dignitaries cut the ribbon to officially re-open the expanded store here. The turnout for the brief ceremony came as a pleasant surprise to store manager Paul Miller, whose staff […]
At least 150 invited guests were on hand for the town’s annual appreciation dinner Friday night at La Place Rendez-Vous, including 1998 “Citizen of the Year” Walter Horban. Horban, a retired high school teacher, officially was presented with his award at the dinner. He noted in a brief acceptance speech […]
Frank Miclash isn’t concerned about running against NDP leader Howard Hampton in the new Kenora-Rainy River riding in the next election. Neither is Hampton. He said yesterday he doesn’t see the Liberal party posing a huge threat to his chances of getting re-elected here. “The problem the Liberals have is […]
At least 25 organizations across the district have banded together under the Substance Abuse Prevention program to help communities reduce problems, including injuries, associated with alcohol and drug abuse. Core team members include Riverside Community Counselling, the Riverside ambulance service, Family and Children’s Service, Voyageur Panel, the OPP, and the […]
Although just 50 people attended a benefit dinner/dance Saturday night in support of local cancer patient Christina Stoessinger, organizer Linda Thorpe considered it a success. Thorpe, who lives in North Dakota, said she wasn’t overly surprised at the low turnout given the event fell on the same night as the […]
Although he doesn’t start his job until Jan. 4, the new chief executive officer for Riverside Health Care Facilities Inc. already seems excited about coming here. “I’m definitely looking forward to it . . . it will be a challenge,” Wayne Woods noted Monday. Woods was born in Pembroke, Ont. […]
