Press Release The Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario (IBAO) is warning insurance customers to watch for fraudulent calls claiming to be from their insurance provider. The IBAO is urging all insurance policy-holders to call their broker before giving out any information if they receive suspicious calls. In increasing occurrences, policy-holders […]
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the MNR A Wisconsin man has been fined $1,500 for possessing 36 walleye over the legal limit. Steven J. Herbeck, of Mineral Point, Wis., pleaded guilty to the offence under Ontario fisheries regulations. The fish were donated to charity. On July 17, 2007, Ministry of Natural Resources conservation officers from […]
Dave Ogilvie The Emo Centennial Choir, conductor Renée Martin-Brown, and accompanist Lisa Vos will present an evening of Christmas music and readings, entitled “Hark, a Glad Sound,” on Monday, Dec. 8 starting at 7:30 p.m. at the Christian Reformed Church in Emo. A free-will offering will be taken, and everyone […]
Jack Elliott The rebuilding of the courtyard at Rainy River High School is a primary focus of the school council this year—the goal of which is to enhance the usability of this oasis. Since the construction of RRHS in the 1960s, very little has been done to update the courtyard. […]
Press Release A Dryden man has been fined $500 for leaving garbage on Crown land. Virgil Percy Ignace, 24, has been ordered by the court to clean up the garbage by June 30, 2009. Ignace, who did not attend his trial, was convicted under the Public Lands Act. After receiving […]
Staff At Monday night’s meeting, town council: •approved a request from the Police Services Board to amend By-Law 66/90-A (which prohibits the use of ATVs in town limits) to exempt police, fire and rescue, paramedic, and bylaw personnel while in the performance of their duties; •authorized administration to purchase 5,175 […]
Press Release Licensed commercial pilots who drive planes full of passengers and young soldiers who drive armoured tanks around Afghanistan won’t be able to drive their friends to hockey practice in Ontario under proposed Liberal legislation, Opposition leader Bob Runciman said Monday. “Legislators have no monopoly on good policy. That’s […]
Duane Hicks After being in existence for about a decade now, the Rainy River Valley Safety Coalition has changed its name to Safe Communities Rainy River District. “It better identifies the scope, and it’s in line with all the other safety movements in Canada,” administrative co-ordinator Grace Silander explained. “We’ve […]
Peggy Revell Social housing and provincial “uploading” were two of the many things on the agenda at the Rainy River District Social Services Association Board’s monthly meeting last Thursday. Board members were given a presentation by housing manager Dianne Faragher and maintenance worker Rick Bliss about how, following the departure […]
Press Release AbitibiBowater recently marked its one-year anniversary, celebrating the formation of one of the largest publicly-traded paper and forest products companies in the world. The merger has allowed the company to become a more dynamic, competitive, and sustainable organization in today’s challenging business reality. “AbitibiBowater has made significant financial […]
Duane Hicks Town council unanimously supported proceeding with the request for proposal (RFP) process for the Fort Frances Public Library and Technology Centre on Monday night, bringing a measure of relief to library board chair Joyce Cunningham. “It’s a good feeling. Each time we get to a new stage, it’s […]
Dave Ogilvie “We made it work,” Doris Dyson enthused at her retirement supper and roast Saturday evening in the Barwick Hall. Dyson began her municipal career in Barwick in 1972. Since then, she’s worked with seven reeves, various councillors, and many different people in the municipal office. The evening began […]
