The federal Liberals have taken a lot of flack over it and now they’re gearing up to decide what to do with the $19-billion Employment Insurance surplus when MPs return to work Sept. 21. Local MP Robert Nault said he believed the surplus would be dealt with this fall but […]
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The Northwestern Health Unit said there’s no cause for alarm here after Winnipeg health officials last week asked parents to watch for viral meningitis in children as they return to the classroom. More than 20 cases of the disease–an inflammation of the brain and spinal cord–were reported in Winnipeg in […]
It was a grand occasion for the staff of Assabaska-Ojibway Heritage Park last Wednesday as they celebrated “Recognition Day” to commemorate its first year of operation. Formerly known as Lake of the Woods Provincial Park, the past year has been a transitional one, with the Ministry of Natural Resources and […]
An increase of almost $700,000 in the cost of the “multi-use” project at Westfort was accepted by trustees at their regular public school board meeting last night but not without some trepidation. About $401,573 of the hike were separate price items, things which trustee Dennis Brunn said were listed as […]
The strike may be costing Abitibi-Consolidated and its workers but the rest of the industry is reaping the benefits of the two-and-a-half months of downtime. At a time when the market is weak, analysts are predicting the price of newsprint and groundwood specialty paper will drop once the Abitibi mills […]
After enduring a water shortage for more than a month now, Atikokan finally may see an end to their woes in the form of Plateau Lake. Originally proposed in the 1970s, the plan to tap into Plateau Lake as a new water source was considered by the town two weeks […]
The outflow from Rainy Lake was reduced again Monday because the water level was still declining. “Although it received a brief respite due to the rain from last week, the lake is continuing to go down so the outflow has been reduced from 85 cubic metres per second to 75 […]
Although low water levels can lead to a higher concentration of bacteria and parasites in swimming areas, public health inspector Brian Norris said this was not the case at Pither’s Point. “We monitor the point and Sunny Cove weekly,” he said. “It’s been clean though, surprisingly. Our testing for bacteriological […]
It’s time to bring the creative light out from under a bushel. That’s the message the Northwestern Ontario Writers’ Workshop is sending out as it looks beyond Thunder Bay to encourage and support a strong writing voice throughout the northwest. And it’s bringing that voice to Fort Frances for the […]
Labour Day will be packed with activities here this year thanks to the Fort Frances and District Labour Council, which has been planning for the Sept. 7 event for almost a month. The long weekend will kick off with a free pancake breakfast Saturday from 8-10:30 a.m. at Sister Kennedy […]
The local Terry Fox Run is set to take off Sunday, Sept. 20 from La Place Rendez-Vous, giving people a little less than three weeks to gather their pledges. Run organizer Steve Maki is hoping to break $13,000 in pledges this year, beating last year’s total (just over $9,000) by […]
Two local moms may have made a bit of history on St. Andrew’s Ward at La Verendrye hospital after giving birth to twins there on the same day. The maternity unit welcomed its newest twosomes–identical twin brothers, Tanner and Austin, born to Lisa and John Angus, and twin brother and […]
