Press Release Starting in September, 2011, Grade 4-12 students in Ontario will be learning to make informed choices and effective decisions about the use and management of money. The global economic challenges of the past year have highlighted the need to ensure a financially-literate population. To determine how to introduce […]
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Press Release Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP has tabled a motion that would cancel a planned $4.3-billion federal incentive payment to the Ontario government, and prevent the HST from being implemented in that province. Rafferty also is calling on the general public to rise up against new tax scheme by pressuring […]
Press Release Starting Nov. 1, illegal private career colleges in Ontario will face financial penalties of up to $250,000 for taking advantage of students. The fines will be levied on businesses that misrepresent themselves as colleges, and on private colleges that offer unapproved programs and fail to comply with the […]
Press Release Ontarians have voted for a new vehicle licence plate that will encourage consumers to switch to environmentally-friendly cars and trucks. The new plate will feature green lettering on a white background with the picture of a trillium in the middle. It was selected from among four choices in […]
Duane Hicks “When you live in deer country, you’re going to see deer.” While it may not be much consolation to local residents whose flowers, shrubs, and vegetables are being damaged by deer, the Ministry of Natural Resources says Fort Frances is a natural hotspot for white-tail activity and that […]
Peggy Revell Full-day junior kindergarten will be available at two yet-to-be determined schools within this region next fall as the province begins phasing in full-day learning for four- and five-year-olds across Ontario. The move towards full-day junior kindergarten is “good news, good direction, [and] good possibilities” said Mary-Catherine Kelly, director […]
Heather Latter After two weeks of offering the H1N1 vaccine solely to those at highest risk, the Northwestern Health Unit is now ready to vaccinate members of the general public. “The amount of people coming in for their H1N1 ’flu shot has significantly decreased over the past week, leading us […]
Duane Hicks Both honoured and humbled to be named as the town’s 22nd “Citizen of the Year,” Diane Maxey is taking the opportunity in the spotlight to encourage others to volunteer and help keep the community vital. “When I was first approached late last week and told my name had […]
Peggy Revell Sealing a $1 deal, the Rainy River District School Board officially handed over the keys for the Sixth Street School property on Friday to Community Living of Fort Frances and District. While the building has sat empty since its closure by the board back in 2004, Community Living […]
Heather Latter In conjunction with National Aboriginal Addictions Awareness Week (Nov. 15-21), film and television star Gordon Tootoosis will offer up a presentation about his own personal story of his struggle with addictions this coming Monday evening at Rainy River First Nations. “I’m deeply concerned about addictions, not only on […]
Duane Hicks Well-known as a leader in community music projects, Diane Maxey was announced as the town’s 22nd “Citizen of the Year” at last night’s council meeting. “I am both humbled and honoured members of this community deem me worthy of this title,” Maxey said this morning, adding that when […]
Press Release The Northwestern Health Unit is ready to offer H1N1 vaccinations to the general public. “Our experience from the H1N1 clinics in the region is that we have reached the priority groups who want the vaccine–it’s time to open it up,” said Dr. James Arthurs, acting medical officer of […]
