Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. and the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada were set to go before the Ontario Labour Relations Board in Toronto this morning after the company filed a complaint Friday that the union was bargaining in bad faith. Arguing the union couldn’t strike over “process,” the company has […]
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Two U.S. senators are trying to push through legislation before an October deadline so that Canadians will be allowed into the States without needing a visa. Sen. Rod Grams (R-Mn) and Sen. Spence Abraham (R-Mi), who chairs the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, have 31 co-sponsors on legislation that would […]
It’s been two years in the making but Northwestern Ontario now has an alternate payment plan for surgeons. Dr. J.A. Spencer announced here Monday that as of July 1, surgeons at Fort Frances, Kenora, Dryden, Sioux Lookout, Red Lake, and Atikokan will receive an annual salary from the Ministry of […]
Gasoline pricing is becoming a political hot potato as the federal and provincial governments banter over who should do something about the high cost of gas in Northern Ontario. In a report released to caucus last week, the federal Liberal Committee on Gasoline Pricing in Canada recommended the province consider […]
You’ve heard of hair-raising experiences. Well, you could say what the OPP have planned for the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship next month is a “hair-shaving” one. The stage under the big tent will be knee-deep in hair on Saturday, July 25 when local OPP officers go bald in hopes […]
Tonight will mark the first high school graduation Lt. Col. Clifford Christian has attended in 51 years. Christian was a grade 13 honours graduate from Fort Frances High School in 1947. He then left town after signing up with the RCMP when he was 21, and served for more than […]
The “Friends of Animals” board is looking to build a shelter here by January that could house unwanted animals until they are placed into homes. The board is just waiting to hear back from the Civic Centre as to how it can proceed. The Planning and Development executive committee will […]
Negotiations between teachers and the local public school board are still ongoing but Education Director Wayne McAndrew said yesterday there shouldn’t be any major changes in next year’s staffing level. McAndrew said the board is looking to maintain about the same number of teachers for 1998-99 as this past school […]
They’re in high demand in the States but the rage for Beanie Babies is swelling over the border into Rainy River District–and it’s bringing in big bucks for the two Fort Frances businesses who sell the stuffed toys. In just 30 minutes Monday afternoon at Tammi’s Flower Garden on Scott […]
If this year’s strawberries are any indication, it looks like there could be a bumper crop of berries here this year–and an early one at that. Blair Lowey of Lowey’s Greenhouse said his U-pick berry patch, which normally isn’t ready until July, has a good couple of weeks on the […]
Learn. Grow. Achieve. That’s the aim of the Rainy River District Business Women’s Network, which formed at the beginning of the year with a goal to provide a forum for business women to share ideas and information, develop and use contacts for moral support and advice, and provide assistance whenever […]
The town’s bylaw department will be keeping a close eye on roller-bladers and skateboarders after a local resident raised concerns over pedestrian safety in the downtown area. It will bring a report back to council at the end of July to see if the wheeled-action on town streets and property […]
