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Press Release On Jan. 1, changes to Ontario’s civil justice system took effect. These changes will make it easier, faster, and more affordable for people and businesses to access justice and use Ontario’s civil courts to resolve disputes. These changes include: •increasing the monetary limit of the Small Claims Court […]
Peggy Revell With 2010 having arrived, the “Heart of the Continent Partnership” has its sights set on building co-operation and dialogue along the Ontario/Minnesota border, including establishing region-wide community-based training on balancing nature, commerce, and cross-border opportunities. “This is really about bringing people together for the common good,” said Doug […]
Press Release Starting Jan. 1, 93 percent of Ontario income tax payers will get a permanent tax cut as part of a comprehensive tax plan that will help create 591,000 jobs and make the province more attractive for new business investment. The province is cutting the first income bracket tax […]
Dave Ogilvie The Royal Canadian Legion Br. #99 in Emo is hosting the annual “Betty Kellar Memorial” card party this Saturday (Jan. 9) starting at 1 p.m. Everyone is welcome. Please register prior to the party by calling the Legion at 482-2250. In related news, the Emo Legion will host […]
Press Release In the ongoing effort to educate the motoring public about the dangers attributed to drinking and driving, OPP officers were out in full force in Rainy River District. Between Nov. 27 and Jan. 4, the OPP checked 7,443 vehicles during this year’s Festive R.I.D.E. initiative. In the process, […]
Robin McCormick The draw for a trip to Las Vegas will be held this Saturday (Jan. 9) at the Emo arena. Organized by the Friends of the Emo/La Vallee Community Centre, tickets cost $2 each, which can be purchased up to the draw time (4 p.m.) Hockey members are encouraged […]
Staff She has volunteered for decades, and helped raise thousands of dollars. Now Fort Frances resident Marjorie Katerick hopes her nomination for a national volunteer award will encourage others in the district to volunteer. “We are now in a new year and the beginning of a new decade,” noted Katerick, […]
Press Release Have you been newly-diagnosed with a chronic illness? Have you been coping with chronic illness for a long time? Do you provide care for someone living with a long-term illness? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, the Chronic Disease Management Network may be able to […]
Press Release Throughout January, LCBO shoppers can support the CNIB by making a donation at check-out counters throughout Northern Ontario. Donation boxes will be displayed at LCBO check-out counters in Fort Frances, Rainy River, Thunder Bay, Dryden, Kakabeka Falls, Keewatin, Kenora, and Nipigon until Jan. 31. Funds raised will remain […]
Duane Hicks With town council and administration poised to dig into the 2010 budget later this month, Mayor Roy Avis is confident they will find a way to minimize the impact on taxpayers. “I think the budget’s going to go quite smoothly this year. I see us not having a […]
