Duane Hicks If the federal Liberal government wants electoral reform, not only must it put the change to a referendum, but Canadians are going to need to be broadly consulted and then educated in order to make a well-informed vote. That’s the takeaway from a town hall-style discussion on federal […]
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Staff Mine Centre School will receive the Rainy River District School Board’s Recognition of Excellence at tonight’s regular meeting for its “Connected North” program. Having officially launched in May, “Connected North” is an innovative, interactive virtual learning program that provides technology, collaboration, and opportunity for the students. Principal Barbe Dennis […]
Press Release Starting today (Sept. 2), customers in Western Canada will save on their purchases of thousands of lower everyday prices up and down the aisles in their local Safeway and Sobeys stores. This new initiative is the next step in Sobeys Inc.’s mission that launched in 2013 to provide […]
Press Release With the Labour Day weekend upon us, the Canada Border Services Agency reminds travellers to plan ahead. During this last holiday weekend of the summer, the CBSA is anticipating heavy traffic volumes at ports of entry in eastern and Northern Ontario. Beat the border rush by crossing at […]
Staff The countdown is on. This year’s Terry Fox Run in Fort Frances is fast-approaching but things are coming together quickly for the Sept. 18 event that starts and ends at the Sorting Gap Marina. Pledge sheets are available at the Fort Frances Times office, the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau, […]
Duane Hicks The Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s Special Events committee can’t wait to transport you back to the 1920s—when mobsters ruled the streets and (thanks to Prohibition) speakeasies were the “bee’s knees.” Tickets just have gone on sale for its annual fall gala, this year entitled “Mobsters and Dames,” […]
Duane Hicks Should lawyers, doctors, dentists, and other professionals need business licences from the town when they already are licensed by their respective governing bodies? Local lawyer Clare Brunetta doesn’t think so—and made that point clear during an open house on the draft business licence bylaw last Wednesday afternoon at […]
Duane Hicks Sales of the housing lots at the new Huffman Court subdivision here have achieved a newfound momentum, with only seven of the 16 still available. Lot sales had been slow over the past couple of years but that has turned around in recent months. “It’s exciting,” town clerk […]
Heather Latter After many months of intense negotiations, the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation District 5B and Rainy River District School Board reached a tentative agreement late last week. Both parties seem pleased with the outcome. “You can’t get everything you want—that’s bargaining,” noted local OSSTF president Kent Kowalski. “But […]
Press Release Local MP Don Rusnak is inviting residents to participate in a town-hall discussion here Thursday (Sept. 1) as part of the national public consultation on federal electoral reform. The discussion will take place from 2-3 p.m. at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. Federal electoral reform is […]
By John-Thor Dahlburg The Associated Press BRUSSELS — Apple will have to pay up to 13 billion euros ($14.5 billion) in back taxes, plus interest, to Ireland after the European Union found Tuesday that it received illegal tax benefits over 11 years. The ruling is the latest and biggest salvo […]
Press Release The Rainy River District School Board and the Ontario Secondary School Teachers have reached a negotiated tentative agreement. Ratification votes will be completed by Tuesday, Sept. 6. With this tentative agreement, all classes and extra-curricular activities will proceed uninterrupted when classes resume. Further details will be provided post-ratification.
