Staff It takes a community to move a library, and the Fort Frances Public Library is asking the public to pitch in and help haul their collection over to new facility in May. Chief librarian Margaret Sedgwick said that since late last week, library staff have been asking library users […]
Local News
Press Release “Earth Hour” takes place this Saturday, and the Rainy River District School Board is encouraging its schools to participate in this global event organized by the World Wildlife Fund. Since “Earth Hour” falls on a weekend, many schools will participate this Friday (March 26) by shutting off all […]
Duane Hicks As more and more people get out and about this spring, the Town of Fort Frances is reminding dog owners to clean up after their canine companions. At Monday’s regular council meeting, Mayor Roy Avis said the issues comes up every year about this time, and he requested […]
Duane Hicks As more and more people get out and about this spring, the Town of Fort Frances is reminding dog owners to clean up after their canine companions. At Monday’s regular council meeting, Mayor Roy Avis said the issues comes up every year about this time, and he requested […]
the OPP The OPP, in co-operation with the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC), is notifying the public of a recent increase in the reported number of fraud attempts using the traditional “emergency scam.” It has operated for years as a telemarketing scam throughout North America. Fraudsters contact potential victims while posing […]
Press Release Ontario is reminding consumers of their rights to make sure their hard-earned travel investment is well spent. Under Ontario law, all travel agencies registered in this province are required to disclose certain information to consumers before and after selling travel services. For instance, agencies are required to give […]
Press Release A ban on recruitment fees is among a series of new protections for foreign live-in caregivers in Ontario that came into effect Monday. Under the Employment Protection for Foreign Nationals Act, the province is providing expanded protections for some of Ontario’s most vulnerable workers. New protections for workers […]
Press Release In March, 1981, Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. established a Quarter-Century Club to honour employees of the corporation and auxiliary members with 25 years or more of service. In 2001, physicians who have had 25 or more years with hospital privileges at Riverside were included in the Quarter-Century […]
Press Release The Ontario government will join the world in celebrating “Earth Hour” by turning off its lights. “Earth Hour” this year will occur on Saturday (March 27) from 8:30-9:30 p.m. The event was launched by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in Sydney, Australia back in 2007. Since then, “Earth […]
Press Release More Ontario high school students are graduating. Last year, 79 percent of Ontario students graduated with a high school diploma. Since 2003-04, increases in the graduation rate have resulted in some 52,500 more young Ontarians earning a high school diploma. The Ontario government has been working hard since […]
Press Release Carl Fontaine and Ashley Fontaine, both of Fort Alexander, Man., were each fined $59,780 for possession of 160,000 unmarked cigarettes. They were convicted March 10 in Marathon for possession of unmarked cigarettes for the purpose of sale. Carl Fontaine also was sentenced to six months in jail. The […]
Press Release Ontario Power Generation (OPG) last week issued a call to potential suppliers of wood-based biomass fuel for the Atikokan Generating Station. OPG will continue to use costs of fuels, required plant modifications, and construction of fuel storage and handling facilities to develop the business case for safe and […]
