Elisabeth Heslop Students at Fort Frances High School had a chance to discuss their co-op placements with the general public last Wednesday. Many of the students spoke of how grateful they were for the opportunity to experience the work world before graduating. “It gives you a realistic look at the […]
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Staff Residents wanting to water their lawns or wash their vehicles this summer should be aware the town’s bylaw regulating non-essential water use will take effect next Friday (May 15). Starting that day, odd-numbered addresses only can water on odd days and even-numbered addresses on even days (even-numbered houses are […]
Press Release The Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association and Thunder Bay MPs met with top CBC brass to reaffirm the importance of regional and local broadcasting as well as to state their opposition to recently-announced service and staffing cuts. The NOMA delegation, lead by Dryden Mayor Anne Krassilowsky, joined the two […]
Riverside May is National Physiotherapy Month and the Canadian Physiotherapy Association is putting the spotlight on four practice areas. Orthopaedic conditions like arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, and degenerative disc disease can cause pain and limit your activities. Women’s health conditions like breast cancer, pelvic floor pain, and urinary incontinence can […]
Duane Hicks Residents who have been eyeing the Boston Pizza sign in the west end of town, and wondering when they’ll have a new place to eat, won’t have to wait much longer. With site preparation having started Monday, construction will begin in the coming weeks—with a tentative opening date […]
Peggy Revell With “year one” calculations now in, the Rainy River District School Board is reporting success so far with the implementation of its $2.6-million Energy Retrofit and Renewal Program. The project, in partnership with Honeywell Inc., had the board investing to make school buildings more energy-efficient, with a 10-year […]
Duane Hicks The United Pentecostal Church property at 1345 Emo Rd. will be converted into a new apartment dwelling later this year after the Ontario Municipal Board last week denied an appeal of a zoning amendment made to allow the development to proceed, declaring the rezoning “in effect.” Local resident […]
Duane Hicks During an economic activities update to town council Monday evening, economic development advisor Geoff Gillon reminded the public a condominium development is in the works here—and that potential buyers had better act fast if they want to be a part of it. “We are actively pursuing a condominium […]
Elisabeth Heslop Sarah Van De Walker likes an adventure. In 2007, she and a friend dropped everything and spent three weeks backpacking across Europe. Her latest adventure, though, is perhaps one of her most important. Van De Walker left Oshawa, and the big-city life she had known, and moved to […]
Peggy Revell The Valley Adult Learning Association here is looking for members of the public to help test-run a workshop on improving workplace communications before presenting this pilot project at a provincial conference on literacy. “Our staff is presenters at the Lauback Literacy Ontario ‘Sharing Pearls of Wisdom’ conference and […]
The Associated Press DUBLIN—When Dublin university student Shane Fitzgerald posted a poetic but phoney quote on Wikipedia, he said he was testing how our globalized, increasingly Internet-dependent media was upholding accuracy and accountability in an age of instant news. His report card: Wikipedia passed. Journalism flunked. The sociology major’s made-up […]
Duane Hicks While there’s been little talk so far of levy increases, town council is moving along with the 2009 budget process—passing a bylaw yesterday evening to establish tax ratios for prescribed property classes. Council and administration also set a date for its next regular budget meeting, which will be […]
