Dr. Pete Sarsfield was surprised with word Tuesday that the Ministry of the Attorney General of Ontario has applied to dismiss a decision by the Health Services Appeal and Review Board in February which stated the medical officer of health overstepped his authority when he issued a smoking ban in […]
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The Fort Frances committee of Ducks Unlimited has announced its 22nd-annual banquet and auction, slated for May 7 at La Place Rendez-Vous, already is sold out. DU member Larry Cousineau contacted the Times yesterday afternoon to say all 200 tickets have been sold. “On occasion, we’ll have the odd cancellation,” […]
Kenora OPP charged a 13-year-old youth with uttering threats and mischief yesterday for writing threatening messages on the side of Our Lady of the Valley School there. The writing—located outside of the school—included threats of a bomb in the building. A search of the school by police and staff turned […]
The Muskie badminton teams attended the NorWOSSA qualifier in Dryden on Tuesday, with two singles and one team advancing to the league final in Atikokan next Wednesday. Junior Brittany Shine, senior Simone Desjardins, and the senior mixed team of Jason Pattison and Natalie Desjardins all will play in Atikokan for […]
Good food and good times were the order of the day as the Emo-Devlin-Barwick Minor Hockey Association held its annual awards banquet last Friday at the Emo-La Vallee Community Centre. Nearly 300 people were on hand to reflect on the highs and lows of the past season as well as […]
Michael Nelson said the most important thing he learned from his first competition was that he needs to add an axel to his routine. The 11-year-old returned from the Trillium Starskate Championships in Kitchener with this knowledge—and an eighth place standing in the pre-preliminary competition. “He came home knowing what […]
Some local people were given a sneak preview of the work being done at J.W. Walker School last night as the renovations near completion. Trustees, teachers, board staff, parents, and the press were invited to tour the new facility with Raymond Roy, the Rainy River District School Board’s superintendent of […]
At its regular monthly meeting here last night, the Rainy River District School Board recognized students and staff from Rainy River High School who spent three days winter camping under the board’s new Innovative Projects program. Sixty students in Grades 9 and 10 participated, spending two nights and three days […]
From cutting grass for the town 28 years ago as a summer student to working his way to CEO and president of the Fort Frances Power Corp., Mark McCaig officially was hired on as the new CAO by council Monday. “It’s nice to be selected, no doubt,” he said yesterday. […]
While it’s still a month away, time has been flying by for the organizers of the Chamber of Commerce’s annual home and leisure show. “‘Spring carnival’ is the theme, and we’re planning on utilizing that the best we can,” said Chamber co-ordinator Dawn Booth. “We’ve got lots and lots of […]
Consultant Roy Prevost will be in the district next week not only to deliver a workshop on “Creating Customer Loyalty” on Tuesday at the Rainy River Legion Hall, but to do individual sessions with businesses. Angela Halvorsen, business investment officer with the Rainy River Future Development Corp., said Monday that […]
The Ministry of Finance released its annual list of public sector employees who earned more than $100,000 in 2003. Locally, the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Report contained some familiar names as well as some new ones. Warren Hoshizaki, director of education for the Rainy River District School Board, earned a […]
