Staff An 18-year-old Lake of the Woods Township man was sentenced here Tuesday for a fatal hunting accident that occurred in December, 2007 in Morson Township. Eric Olsen was sentenced to 80 hours of community services and six months’ probation at an Ontario Court of Justice hearing after pleading guilty […]
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Staff The Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) District 5B teacher bargaining unit has reached a four-year deal with the Rainy River District School Board. The agreement affects roughly 101 secondary contract teachers from Atikokan High School, Fort Frances High School, Rainy River High School, and the Sturgeon Creek Alternative […]
Dave Ogilvie The Catholic Women’s League at Our Lady of the Way is inviting all area seniors to an appreciation tea this Saturday (Feb. 14) beginning at 1 p.m. at the senior drop-in centre in Stratton. There will be games, readings, poems, food, door prize, and lots of small prizes. […]
Press Release NDP MPPs from Northern Ontario are renewing calls for the immediate creation of an Ontario industrial hydro rate after Xstrata announced 700 permanent layoffs in the Sudbury area. “An industrial hydro rate ensures reasonable, stable energy costs. It would allow Xstrata, and companies like it, to sustain jobs […]
Press Release Effective March 8, Caribou Coach will be changing its schedule for service between Fort Frances, Atikokan, and Thunder Bay. Every Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, the bus will depart from Thunder Bay at 9:30 a.m. (EST), arrive in Atikokan at 11 a.m. (CST), depart there at 11:20 a.m., […]
Press Release TORONTO, Feb. 10 /CNW/ – No one in Ontario wants labour disruption in our schools. Not teachers. Not students. Not parents. Not me. All of us want teachers teaching and students learning. That’s why I met with the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) and the Ontario Public […]
Press Release The Northern Ontario Sustainable Communities Partnership will host a workshop on “Community Forests: A Tenure Reform Option for Community Sustainability in Northern Ontario” on March 4-5 at the Prince Arthur Hotel in Thunder Bay. NOSCP was formed in November, 2006 in response to the forest industry crisis in […]
Press Release Kenora MP Greg Rickford yesterday announced, on behalf of Fisheries and Oceans minister Gail Shea, that the federal government will invest in the rehabilitation of the Five-Mile dock here. The dock, which fronts Couchiching First Nation, comprises 0.715 hectares of property consisting of an L-shaped stationary wharf, floating […]
Press Release Have you talked to your kids lately about the “birds and the bees?” In celebration of this year’s seventh-annual Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Day (Feb. 12), the Northwestern Health Unit encourages parents, caregivers, and family members to talk about sexual health information with their children and youths. […]
Press Release Tobacco users in Northwestern Ontario can join thousands across Ontario in entering the “Driven to Quit Challenge.” Entrants who quit smoking for the month of March not only will gain a healthier lifestyle, but will be entered to win a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu hybrid, one of two $5,000 […]
Mitch Calvert It was a weekend to remember for the local Pinewood Blades Bantam girls’ hockey team as they claimed top honours at last weekend’s tournament here. The squad opened play Friday with a 7-1 win over the Kenora Barbarians, getting six goals from Shae-lynn Smith and one from linemate […]
Staff In a condensed format, one loss can be the difference—and that’s exactly what happened to the Fort Frances Canadians Midget ‘AA’ hockey team in Duluth last weekend. The Canadians tied Minnetonka 1-1 in their first game at the 23rd-annual Junior Gold tournament, with Jeff Cridland netting their lone goal. […]
