Press Release The Ministry of Transportation wishes to advise the motoring public that Highway 602 near Emo is now closed to through traffic between the Highway 11 junction and the intersection at Fisher Road. Now that the contractor has started work at the site, located about three km south of […]
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Press Release The province is resurfacing 24 km of Highway 11 with support from the Northern Highways Program. The work, slated to begin this month and be completed in September, will take place on a section stretching from 5.6 km west of the Highway 71 junction easterly to near the […]
Duane Hicks Uneven joints in local sidewalks are being made easier for pedestrians to spot now that the town’s engineering department is marking surface discontinuities with fluorescent orange paint. Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown said the town is doing this to meet minimum maintenance standards for municipal highways, as […]
the Ontario Stewardship Rangers Greetings from the new 2011 Stewardship Rangers! We are a group of young individuals working for the Ministry of Natural Resources who are passionate about sustaining the environment for future generations. Our team this year includes four Stewardship Rangers—Luc Desserre, Brandon Tupper, Zach Jolicoeur, and Kathryn […]
Staff Construction is underway at St. Michael’s School to expand two classrooms in anticipation of full-day junior kindergarten starting there this fall. “We’re hoping that the project will be complete by the time school starts in the last week of August,” said Chris Howarth, superintendent of business for the Northwest […]
the OPP The Rainy River District OPP responded to a tourist resort in Morson on Friday following the report of a break-and-enter. When police arrived, it was determined that over a two-day period, culprits entered the resort cabins but also broke into several homes in the same area. Damage to […]
Press Release Lisa Murphy will be coming to La Place Rendez-Vous here for a workshop on Saturday, Aug. 6. As the “Ooey Gooey” lady, Murphy presents more than 150 workshops each year to audiences across the country on various topics related to early childhood education, specifically how to be more […]
Peggy Revell Consumer caution is being urged as energy retailers continue to knock on doors across the district. “It is virtually impossible to save money with an energy retailer that sells you electricity,” stressed Sarah Campbell, who has been helping constituents of Kenora-Rainy River riding deal with energy retailers—both for […]
Heather Latter Caribou Coach Transportation Company is concerned about the impact a proposed medical transportation service, currently being previewed across Northern Ontario, will have on regional carriers. The “Health Connections” service, offered by Pacific Western Transportation, one of the largest privately-owned people transportation companies in Canada, would provide residents with […]
Duane Hicks Deer should be less of a nuisance at the Fort Frances Airport this fall after the town recently landed federal funding for wildlife control fencing there. Looking for a means to control deer getting on the runway, the town had applied for funding this spring under Transport Canada’s […]
Peggy Revell Eying an iPad? Needing a Nook? Being called to a Kobo or scoping out a Sony Reader? Then be sure to drop by the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre sometime next Tuesday (July 26) as it hosts an e-reader “petting zoo” to help newcomers navigate e-book technology. […]
Duane Hicks Due to unforeseen technical issues, the Fort Frances Power Corp. won’t be making the transition to time-of-use (TOU) rates until further notice. “There will be a delay with our time-of-use roll-out,” said FFPC president and CEO Joerg Ruppenstein, explaining there are information technology-related “system integration issues.” “If you […]
