Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Don Rusnak will not be running in the fall federal election after all.Rusnak announced Sunday that he’s decided to withdraw his name as the Liberal candidate and instead will take more time to spend with his young family. “It’s been four years since I began one […]
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Duane Hicks
While the 2019 budget process is not over yet, the financial picture is looking clearer–and somewhat rosier–than two months ago. The operating budget deficit, which started out at $795,277 during the first committee of the whole budget meeting held back on Jan. 21, has been reduced substantially. At the March […]
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The 2019 federal budget is good news for Northwestern Ontario, according to Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Don Rusnak. He highlighted a $6-billion investment into a national plan to increase high-speed internet access to 100 percent of Canadians by 2030 as proof of this government’s commitment to the needs of rural […]
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Summer Company 2019 is now open and accepting applications! Summer Company is an Ontario government program delivered by the Northwest Business Centre. It helps youth aged 15-29 start and run their own summer business by providing funding, advice, and services. Students accepted into the program receive an award of up […]
Press Release The Riverside Foundation for Health Care is looking at revitalizing the “Garden of Life” located in front of La Verendrye General Hospital. The garden, a dream of liver recipient Patti-Jo Reid, had its sod-turning ceremony in 1999. It was developed to symbolize the chance of new life through […]
Sam Odrowski Fort Frances has been rallying over the past few months to get the idled paper mill here restarted. On Monday, many were upset to learn that Resolute Forest Products sent a letter to Mayor June Caul saying the company had rejected the bid from Rainy River Packaging Inc. […]
Ken Kellar The risk and cost of a flood outweigh the possible side effects of lower lake levels this summer. That’s the message that came out of a public meeting held last Tuesday night by the International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Board’s Water Levels Committee at the Rainy River […]
It will be partly cloudy tonight, with an overnight low of minus-four C (25 F) and west winds gusting up to 18 km/h. Tomorrow will be mostly sunny, with a high of five (41) and low around minus-six (21). Look for northwest winds gusting up to 24 km/h. Mainly sunny […]
Look for partly cloudy skies tonight, with an overnight low of minus-two C (28 F) and west winds gusting up to 18 km/h. Tomorrow will be cloudy, with a high of four (39) and low around minus-three (26). Expect north-northwest winds gusting up to 20 km/h. Plenty of sunshine is […]
Staff Resolute Forest Products has declined an offer from Repap to acquire the Fort Frances paper mill. In a letter sent to Mayor June Caul earlier today, Resolute president and CEO Yves Laflamme said the bid from Repap “fell short on multiple fronts.” “Over the past two months, Resolute made […]
Staff Resolute Forest Products has declined an offer from Repap to acquire the Fort Frances paper mill. In a letter sent to Mayor June Caul earlier today, Resolute president and CEO Yves Laflamme said the bid from Repap “fell short on multiple fronts.” “Over the past two months, Resolute made […]
Staff Local MP Don Rusnak has withdrawn his name as the Liberal candidate for Thunder Bay-Rainy River in the federal election set for this October. In a statement released yesterday, Rusnak said he wants to spend more time with his young family. Rusnak, who was elected handily in 2015, also […]
