Press Release Fort Frances OPP would like the public to be aware of recent complaints involving fraudulent phone calls. The incident occurred when a local resident received a phone call from a male suspect. The male suspect identified himself as a grandchild who was in jail in Montreal. The suspect […]
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A working paper written by three senior staff economists for the Swiss-based Bank of International Settlements warned there are several Western economies with hazard lights flashing. Named were Austria, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Japan, Britain, and the United States. It was argued that without “drastic measures,” […]
Press Release Ontario resources are scheduled to return from British Columbia this week. Fire containment and rain is bringing an end to the requirement for additional resources in BC. Eighty-one FireRangers and one Agency Representative were scheduled to return to Ontario yesterday evening. The remaining resources are scheduled to return […]
Press Release The board of directors is very pleased to announce the appointment Laura Kokocinski as the chief executive officer of the North West Local Health Integration Network (LHIN). She will assume the CEO position effective Sept. 1. Kokocinski was appointed following a rigorous and comprehensive national search process after […]
Staff The Rainy River District School Board has announced two new vice-principals as the 2010-11 school year gets underway. Beth Fairfield has been appointed as vice-principal for North Star Community School in Atikokan while Anne Carridice has been appointed vice-principal for both Donald Young School in Emo and Nestor Fall […]
Press Release TBayTel and Rogers Communications announced today that all current Rogers wireless customers with the Thunder Bay and district area code “807” will be serviced by TBayTel starting Nov. 1. As part of the strategic business relationship that TBayTel and Rogers announced in March of this year, and the […]
Press Release Ontario is turning off coal and switching on biomass at the Atikokan Generation Station—a move that supports jobs in the community and takes the province another step closer to eliminating all coal-fired generation by the end of 2014. The conversion will create up to 200 construction jobs and […]
Press Release It now only takes a few, simple steps for low- to middle-income residents in the Thunder Bay area to apply for the new, permanent Northern Ontario Energy Credit. The new energy credit provides up to $130 for eligible single people and up to $200 for eligible families, including […]
Press Release The Riverside Foundation for Health Care is pleased to announce this year’s bursary recipients. The James & Ena McAughren Bursary for the continuing education of nurses was awarded to Mical Collition, who currently is an RPN at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances. She is enrolled in the […]
the MNR An Ontario man has been fined $150, and ordered to pay $2,500 towards fire suppression costs, after his wood-burning furnace sparked a grass fire. Dean Kellar of Dance Township pleaded guilty to using a wood-burning furnace outdoors during a restricted fire zone when conditions were not safe to […]
the MNR An Ontario man has been fined $2,500 for a variety of offences, including obstruction of a conservation officer. Daniel Rea of Devlin was fined $1,500 for obstructing a conservation officer, $500 for having loaded firearm on a vehicle, and $500 for driving a snowmobile without insurance. His gun […]
the MNR The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters are asking the public to report any sightings of rusty crayfish—an invasive species recently found in a lake about 30 minutes southwest of Thunder Bay in Neebing Township. The species, native to Ohio, Kentucky, and […]
