Duane Hicks Mayor Roy Avis has joined International Falls Mayor Shawn Mason in signing letters to ask Prime Minister Stephen Harper and U.S. President Barack Obama to declare July 2 as “Peaceful Borders Day.” At last night’s council meeting, International Falls city administrator Rod Otterness and Coun. Cynthia Jacksa said […]
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Duane Hicks Sewer and water will cost more for all customer classes if town council approves a new set of rates at its regular meeting tonight. After going through several scenarios at a meeting last Wednesday, the Operations and Facilities executive committee is recommending the following: •a one percent increase […]
Duane Hicks With just a few tickets left for the Fort Frances Community Chest benefit dinner set for this Sunday at La Place Rendez-Vous, you’d better act fast if plan to attend. Emcee Joelle Paull, who is spearheading the fundraiser along with Linda Hamilton, said the event is almost sold […]
Staff For the 10th-straight year, the Town of Fort Frances will be receiving money from the Moffat Family Fund to hand out to local groups and service clubs with the aim of helping youths and families. The town once again is eligible for $37,500 in funds to be redistributed to […]
Press Release The North West Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) took another major step Friday in strengthening and further integrating primary care into local health planning by announcing Dr. Richard Almond as its Primary Care Lead. Dr. Almond, who practices at the Fort William Family Health Team in Thunder Bay, […]
Staff The Joint Task Force (JTF) on Northwestern Ontario Economic Development Planning requested feedback from municipal leaders on its pilot project after providing an update during the Rainy River District Municipal Association annual meeting last month. Project manager Pat Forrest, on behalf of JTF chair Iain Angus, explained the task […]
Staff The “Leader In Me” program currently being implemented at Crossroads School in Devlin received recognition from the Rainy River District School Board at its regular meeting here last night. The program integrates the teaching of Stephen Covey’s “7 Habits of Highly-Effective People” into the culture of the school. The […]
Duane Hicks While town council has not yet decided on sewer and water rates for 2012, some customers will end up paying more. Coun. Rick Wiedenhoeft said during a budget meeting Monday that council wants to continue its plan to build sewer and water reserves to help pay for infrastructure […]
the OPP Rainy River District OPP would like the public to be aware of a computer scam that is appearing locally. The fraudster “cold calls” the customer and tells them about possible computer software problems and coding issues on their computer. He then invites them to download a piece of […]
Press Release Thunder Bay-Superior North MP Bruce Hyer has introduced legislation calling on the federal government to negotiate a joint reduction in passport fees with the United States in order to boost tourism between the two countries. “Cutting passport fees would encourage tourism in Canada from the United States, and […]
the NWU The Northwestern Health Unit is launching a new campaign to help raise awareness among parents and caregivers about the importance of tummy time for babies during play, as well as the importance of placing babies on their backs for sleep. Since 1999, the Canadian Pediatric Society has recommended […]
Press Release The Kenora-Rainy River Provincial Liberal Association held its annual general meeting on Jan. 17 in Dryden. Local members elected a new executive representing communities throughout the riding. The objectives of the Kenora-Rainy River Provincial Liberal Association include: •promoting Liberal principles and policies; •providing a means for forwarding the […]
