Abitibi-Consolidated here was fined $5,000 in provincial court Friday after pleading guilty to one count of discharging a contaminant into the natural environment that caused or was likely to cause an adverse effect. A joint submission between prosecutor Marlene Wilson and Abitibi counsel Dennis Mahony also agreed the mill would […]
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The district’s welfare office is warning it may have to close because it doesn’t have the money to pay its March bills–much less make payments to social assistance recipients. That could leave some 40 individuals and families without cheques this month. And the Rainy River District Ontario Works said the […]
Members of the local chapter of the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters are worried designating land in Northwestern Ontario as parks will directly affect those people who fish and hunt in this area. “The government was getting flak on how they were managing their resources so they set up […]
To audit or not to audit–that is still the question. District councils are taking yet another look at their request for an programmatic audit of the Northwest Health Unit as the Rainy River District Municipal Association contemplates its next move. And at another meeting later this month, it’s hoping the […]
Peter Spuzak and Rudolph Coran certainly aren’t new to the local arts and crafts scene here but that didn’t stop them from trying something different when the two got together for a private showing of their works at the Red Dog Inn last weekend. And despite a rather low turnout, […]
Municipalities across the province are being told to team up and submit proposals for District Social Services Administration Boards to administer Ontario Works, child care, and social housing in their geographic areas by March 31. Public health and land ambulance are optional services the DSSAB can administer. Aime Dimatteo, director […]
Opening up communication lines between the band council and community is the number-one mandate for Chuck McPherson, who was elected chief of Couchiching last Wednesday. McPherson, 45, who beat out former chief Rudy Morrisseau by about 20 votes, said he knew it was going to be a close race. “Mr. […]
Mayor Glenn Witherspoon said no decision has been made yet on whether the town will build a new double-rink facility or simply a second ice surface next to the existing Memorial Arena. He said they have received four new inquiries from companies interested in taking over the construction of the […]
Abitibi-Consolidated could know as early as the end of March if its $3-billion takeover bid on Avenor’s six mills and three sawmills is accepted by shareholders. If it is, Susan Rogers, vice-president of corporate communications, admitted it would give Abitibi a “significant fibre basket” in Northwestern Ontario. But she also […]
The launch of Riverside Foundation for Health Care here last week can be described in two words–big success. About 240 people raised more than $24,000 for local health care at the Foundation’s kickoff dinner/dance Friday night at La Place Rendez-Vous. The money raised stemmed from ticket sales, donations, lapel pin […]
Character acting is something I live for. No lines, no script. Just a beginning, an ending, and a basic plot to help you get from one to the other. How you get there is entirely up to your character. So when I was offered the chance to be “Hiroshi Tazahame” […]
No decision was made after a public meeting on parking meters didn’t generate much of what town council was looking for–public input. Only three people–Business Improvement Area chairman Dan Cousineau, Chamber of Commerce president Dr. Bruce Lidkea, and local business owner Julian Morelli–spoke out against the proposal to reinstall parking […]
