Press Release The St. Mary’s Youth Group will host its annual “Development and Peace” soup and bun fundraiser on Saturday, March 6 at 6 p.m. and again Sunday, March 7 at noon. Bread baked by the youth group, under the watchful eye of Helen and Ray Cousineau, as well as […]
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Staff Chuck McPherson will be returning for another term as chief following Couchiching First Nation’s election Feb. 18. Also in the running for chief were Allan Yerxa and Bill Perrault. Meanwhile, out of the 20 candidates running for council, voters elected Dan Mainville, Christine Jourdain, Dick Bird, Eugene McPherson, Ed […]
Press Release Ladies of the Br. #29 Legion Ladies Auxiliary met on Wednesday, Feb 10 with 32 members present. Reports were heard from the committees. Sergeant-at-Arms Yvonne Chambers reported the colour party attended funerals for two members. Our local Legion auxiliary has been asked to march in the colours at […]
Press Release NDP energy critic Peter Tabuns is welcoming a new report from the Ontario Clean Air Alliance that shows the McGuinty government could shut down the province’s coal plants today without compromising electricity supply, thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions and preventing hundreds of pollution-related deaths a year. “This report […]
Staff The provincial government is touting the extension of municipal services to Emo’s industrial park, including more funding for the project. The $69,171 from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp. comes in addition to the previously-announced $121,900 for bringing municipal services to the industrial park. “It’s very crucial to the […]
Press Release New small businesses—run by young entrepreneurs—are up and running, creating seven private-sector jobs in three Northwestern Ontario communities. Ontario’s Young Entrepreneur Program is supporting TY-GR Construction, a construction and renovation business in Fort Frances focusing on residential, cottage, and commercial buildings. Also being supported are DC Productions and […]
Press Release On Friday, March 5, the women of Cameroon invite us to visit “Africa in miniature,” to join with them in the annual World Day of Prayer celebration as we affirm “Let everything that has breath praise God.” The Republic of Cameroon consists of more than 240 local languages […]
Press Release Dr. Bruce Meyer, accomplished author, poet, lecturer, and broadcaster, will give a public lecture on the topic, “What Makes Great Literature,” on Friday, March 5 at 7 p.m. at the ATAC Building at Lakehead University. Dr. Meyer also will give a writing workshop, entitled “Making Your Writing More […]
Press Release Kenora-Rainy River MPP Howard Hampton (NDP) is demanding pension fairness for AbitibiBowater workers and retirees. On Monday during Question Period at Queen’s Park, Hampton asked about the McGuinty government’s recent decision to bail out Nortel’s pension plan. “Just as a byelection was called in an Ottawa riding where […]
Jessica Smith Bending Lake Iron Group (BLIG) has secured $325 million to construct the first of two proposed iron processing facilities at the Steep Rock mine site, and president and CEO Henry Wetelainen is now calling for the province to speed up its land tenure approval process. “We will begin […]
Duane Hicks If tired feet are a sign of success, then a trip to Alabama last week by a trio of local delegates was a blockbuster. Doug Cain and Jim Cumming of the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, along with local Chamber of Commerce manager Anthony Mason, who also is […]
Peggy Revell Faced with million-dollar deficits, Children’s Aid Societies across the province have welcomed the Ontario government’s one-time mitigation funding of $26.9 million—but now are left wondering about the state of their budget next year. “We were quite pleased,” Debbie Leonard, director of administration for Weechi-it-te-win Family Services here, said […]
