Emily Gedde With the summer months winding down, the Borderland area is seeing less boats being pulled through town, motels aren’t as full, and there aren’t as many people coming in and going out on airplanes. Because the tourism season is coming to a close, Delta airlines—the flight provider to […]
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Staff With the municipal election slated next month, the Northwest Catholic District School Board will be making appointments to the compliance audit committee at its board meeting tomorrow morning in Dryden. As per the Municipal Election Act, school boards are required to appoint a compliance audit committee that will last […]
Press Release Canada’s largest forestry union welcomes this week’s announcement that AbitibiBowater creditors have approved the company’s restructuring plan, paving its way out of bankruptcy protection this fall. Communications, Energy and Paperworkers president Dave Coles stressed, however, that the sacrifices made by workers to put the company on a secure […]
From time immemorial, North American culture has maintained that “anything is possible”—that one can be whatever one wishes to be. This has been repeated almost mantra-like to each generation. In the 18th century, Alexis de Tocqueville wrote a brilliant book in which he stated that one characteristic of people on […]
Peggy Revell Local MP John Rafferty will be sticking to his campaign promise and voting to abolish the long gun registry when the House of Commons resumes sitting next week. “I will be voting to continue debate on the bill, and I will be voting for the [private member’s] bill […]
The Alzheimer Society of Kenora-Rainy River District’s cash calendar winners for September include Donna Harrison, Loretta Johnson, Sharon Shabaquay, Holly-David Toews, W. Bergen, Lorna Freund, Monique Bergman, Janet Dupasquier, Vicky and Davie Gillon, and Betty Maguire. They are joined by Chris Larsh, Barb Miller, Gordon Hughes, Lorne Silve, Ramona Koval, […]
Press Release Q-Gold Resources Ltd. announced Friday it has initiated the second phase of delineation drilling on the company’s 100 percent-owned Foley Gold Mine Complex near Mine Centre. A rig from Rainy Lake Tribal Contracting, which also provided the rig for Phase I, arrived on location Sept. 7. Phase II […]
Press Release Ontario has taken an important step towards creating a new, permanent Children’s Activity Tax Credit. The province introduced legislation Monday that would, if passed, establish the new tax credit, which would help parents with the cost of enrolling their children in activities that encourage them to be healthy […]
Press Release Ontario has taken an important step forward with Far North land use planning. Proposed amendments to Bill 191 (Far North Act) recently were submitted as a result of discussions with First Nations’ communities, development stakeholders, and environmental non-governmental organizations. Ontario also has committed $10 million in new funding […]
Press Release AbitibiBowater Inc. will be conducting the burning of residual branches and treetops that remain after logging operations. The objective of burning is to remove the material in order to permit reforestation of the land, to reduce forest fire risk, and to improve visual aesthetics in our forests. The […]
Irene Laing The general meeting of the La Verendrye Hospital Auxiliary was held Monday at Hallett Hall (Rainycrest), with Noreen Robertson presiding. Guest speaker Teresa Hazel spoke about the confusion over what foundations and auxiliaries do. Auxiliaries not only do fundraising, but provide services, as well. The La Verendrye General […]
Staff District residents will get a chance this Saturday (Sept. 18) to get rid of electronics they can’t normally throw away at the landfill. Ontario Electronic Stewardship will be holding a Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (WEEE) free collection day from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Public Works yard on […]
