The Colour Party of the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch #29, lowered their flags as students of Fort Frances High School sang “O Canada” this morning during the school’s Remembrance Day ceremony in the Townshend Theatre. The ceremony included a prayer by Pastor Dan Vos, a reading of “In Flander’s Fields,” […]
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BARWICK—The condemned meat at Sunrise Meat and Sausage in Barwick was set to be rendered Thursday, but the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Foods, and Rural Affairs instead has agreed to another hearing on the matter on Friday. “Late today we received a call saying we have another hearing,” Amos Brielmann […]
FORT FRANCES—With the town seeing an unusual amount of improperly-completed ballots turned in for the Nov. 13 municipal election, voters who have done so are getting a second chance. Election staff previously had allowed those who failed to include their signed declaration with their ballot to get a replacement one […]
Nearly 300 residents from across Rainy River District packed the Barwick Hall last night to support Paul and Susan Peters, owners of Sunrise Meat and Sausage there, and to hear an update about the condemned meat at their plant. Another hearing with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural […]
No matter what happens with Abitibi-Consolidated’s application to the Ontario Energy Board to transfer ownership of the hydro-electric generating facilities to a separate income trust, the 1905 historic power agreement is not in danger. That’s the message the town, Fort Frances Power Corp., and Abitibi is trying to get across […]
With five days to go before the votes are tallied, just over 2,700 ballots had been returned to the town as of late yesterday. But like other municipalities in the province using the mail-in ballot system, too many have come back without the signed declaration form and the town wants […]
The Township of La Vallee has not has a municipal election race like this one in a long time. Two candidates are running for the position of reeve on Nov. 13—incumbent Emily Watson and former reeve Ken McKinnon—while seven residents are vying for the four councillor seats: Jim Belluz, Freeda […]
In past years, the Township of Alberton has seen only about a 30 percent turnout for its municipal elections. So it was decided to try the mail-in ballot to increase that number. It seems to have worked. As of noon yesterday, the township already has had 37 percent of eligible […]
The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs has made regulatory changes to the Dead Animal Disposal Act that will provide some relief for producers facing livestock mortality disposal issues—and increase efficiency for deadstock collectors. Overall, the revised requirements are more outcome-based and provide more flexibility for operators. The […]
Prior to the season, the biggest concern for the coaching staff of the Muskie boys’ hockey team was whether or not the squad would be to able to generate enough offence to win games. But following last weekend’s slate of exhibition games at the Ice for Kids Arena here, it […]
How do local businesses maintain a healthy and resilient workforce while faced with the challenges of increased economic pressures? These and other issues will be confronted at the Northwestern Ontario Work and Wellness Conference, unveiled Monday by Family Services Thunder Bay. The theme of the conference is “Survive and Thrive: […]
The headline in the Sunday Winnipeg Free Press sports section said it all: “Krukoski’s hat trick lifts Muskies into final.” Having the opportunity to compete in the championship final of last weekend’s fifth-annual Silver Oak Invitational Winnipeg Women’s High School Hockey Tournament was a dream come true for the 21 […]
