Staff Town council on Monday night authorized a report to establish a Sunny Cove Camp advisory committee. It will include Kiwanians Alan Zucchiatti, Robert Sletmoen, and Robert Lidkea, Couns. Ken Perry and Sharon Tibbs, as well two citizens. The town is advertising for citizens to apply for the committee. See […]
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Heather Latter There only are a few days left for those wanting to participate in “Operation Christmas Child” this year. Run by Samaritan’s Purse, the project allows people to provide gift-filled boxes to children in need. “The shoeboxes go to children overseas and to countries where there is war, famine, […]
Duane Hicks With the new parking lots behind St. Mary’s Church available for motorists to use, Fort Frances CAO Mark McCaig is reminding the public not to park on Victoria Avenue in front of the church. He noted Monday evening that council amended the traffic bylaw last month to do […]
Heather Latter Ed Haglund may never know the whole story, but he has a piece of his heritage to pass on to younger generations in the form of a letter written by his uncle, Eddie Haglund, to his sister, Frede, back in 1941. Framed along with the letter is a […]
Press Release Millions of tree seedlings will be planted to create jobs and support the renewal of Ontario’s forests. Under a one-year supplemental forest renewal program, Ontario will purchase up to 13.5 million tree seedlings from greenhouse producers this winter and the seedlings will be planted on roughly 6,700 hectares […]
Press Release The OPP launched a re-designed and interactive website yesterday as part of its ongoing commitment to providing public access to OPP information, investigations, and events. To be inclusive of people with disabilities, the website was designed to meet current accessibility standards. Increasingly, websites are the first point of […]
Press Release Canada’s largest provincial public sector union has embarked on a project no other union has attempted. On Nov. 1, the Ontario Public Service Employees Union began a census of all its members and staff to collect demographics and statistics of OPSEU members and to assess any barriers in […]
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 […]
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 […]
