Press Release New legislation will help further protect workers from violence and harassment in workplaces. The new protections will require employers to: •develop and communicate workplace violence and harassment prevention policies and programs to workers; •assess the risks of workplace violence, and take reasonable precautions to protect workers from possible […]
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Staff With less than a year until students and staff walk through its doors, progress continues to be made at the site of the Rainy River District School Board’s newest school. “[Construction] is moving along quite well,” Raymond Roy, manager of plant operations for the board, said about the status […]
the OPP Yesterday around 1:45 p.m., police began receiving a number of calls from the public indicating they hear a loud explosion and felt their house shake. The calls were received from residents and business owners from the Nickel Lake area right through to Stanjikoming First Nation. A police investigation […]
Staff With the election of the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s new board of directors completed last week, the new executive was chosen during a meeting yesterday. Cathy Emes (Emes Financial-IPC Securities) is back as president while Leo Melanson (B93•FM) has returned as first vice-president. Robin Payeur (Causeway General Insurance) […]
Press Release With festivities getting underway in homes and workplaces across the province, drivers are reminded to plan ahead for a safe ride home: call a cab, ride with a designated driver, or stay overnight. About one-quarter of all fatalities on Ontario roads are alcohol-related. That’s why Ontario has some […]
Press Release Ontario is capping the cost of payday loans. Starting today, individuals getting payday loans may not be charged more than $21 for each $100 borrowed. This move will help further protect consumers who need access to this type of credit. New provincial legislation protecting borrowers came into effect […]
Staff The Muskie girls’ curling team faced down more than the other teams on the ice Sunday and Monday at the Fort Frances Curling Club. The ’flu also stared down the squad, which is skipped by Tirzah Keffer. Lead Taylor Hartlin was sidelined for the exhibition tournament because of the […]
Staff The local Boston Pizza Royals PeeWee ‘AA’ hockey team fell just a goal short of gold in Kenora last weekend. The Royals were nipped 2-1 by the Dryden Paper Kings in Sunday’s final. The win was sweet revenge for Dryden, who had fallen prey to the Royals by a […]
Staff Get ready for a double shot of cross-border rivalry. The Muskie boys’ hockey team is prepping to host the International Falls Broncos twice on Boxing Day. Well, sort of, since some of the players aren’t in high school anymore. At 3 p.m., the current Muskie and Bronco squads will […]
Staff Imagine if Santa brings Lyle Dolph some consistency for Christmas. The Fort Frances bowler, a member of the Sunset Country contingent, rolled a tournament-high 335 in his first game of the annual Youth Challenge provincial championships in Thunder Bay on Dec. 5. But Dolph also had games of 192 […]
Staff The Fort Frances men’s basketball league has yet to produce a clear front-runner, with three of the four teams tied for the lead at 2-1. In Monday night’s action, the Rendez-Vous handed Taggs its first loss with an 87-83 double-overtime thriller. Meanwhile, Boston Pizza prolonged the misery of the […]
Wayne Strachan This week saw us play two games. We started off last Wednesday in Dryden against the Ice Dogs and lost 7-4, including one empty-net goal. My overall thoughts on the game were pretty good considering the score. In the first two periods, we were down 5-2 but our […]
