There are seven people running for chief and 24 candidates seeking a seat on council for next month’s band election at Couchching. Yesterday was the final day for people to withdraw their names from the nomination list. Incumbent chief Chuck McPherson is running again in the Feb. 14 election. He’s […]
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Nuinsco Resources Ltd. is set to resume drilling tests this month once temperatures return to normal. Winter conditions are needed to permit drill crews to access swampy areas. “Everyone’s waiting for the mother lode,” said Doug Hume, Nuinsco’s chief investor. “People in the area have been very supportive. “We’re planning […]
Fort Frances minor hockey had its chance to shine under the national spotlight Saturday. And while that spotlight barely lasted a minute, parents and coaches alike gave the afternoon a hearty thumbs up. “It’s a totally worthwhile event for the community,” said hockey parent Rick Chambers. “The kids will get […]
Rainy River District School Board trustees discussed Tuesday night where students would go if J.W. Walker was expanded, as well as possible renovation costs at Alberton Central at a committee of the whole meeting. But in the end, they recommended the school closure process continue. The board officially received reports […]
With this week’s weather definitely not very winter-like, especially for early January, the owner of the Little Beaver Snow Park here hopes it will open in some capacity before long. “We’re looking at doing something at a marginal level very soon,” Bob Hamilton noted Monday, referring to possibly opening the […]
The so-called “practice firm” project at Confederation College here, which will see local participants running a virtual company, still is looking for the last few participants to get it off the ground. “We’re still trying to get enough interest to launch the project,” campus manager Don Lovisa said Monday. “We […]
The Northwest Recycling Association is awaiting a finalized request for proposals in hopes of finding a company to take over its recycling services before the end of the month. “We’re hopeful we can have something to look at by the end of the week,” said NORA chair Dennis Brown, who […]
Following an operational review report released in November, and a dwindling budget, the Northwestern Health Unit is being forced to look at reducing programs in 2002, CEO and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Pete Sarsfield said Monday. “We have to keep on doing many things within our budget. And as a […]
Added interest in the River Walk Condominium project here caused the deadline for construction bids to be pushed back a week, but owners still can expect to be able to move into their new homes Oct. 1. “We’ve had a good response from the construction industry,” Fort Frances CAO Bill […]
Local hunting and fishing advocate Jack Hedman has become the first Northwestern Ontario member of the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters to be elected as a provincial director-at-large. Hedman, a retired school teacher, was one of seven OFAH members vying for the five director-at-large seats. He got a phone […]
School closures, improving literacy levels, recruiting staff, and keeping under-funded programs afloat are just some of the issues local school boards will have to grapple with in 2002. But both education directors with the Rainy River District School Board and the Northwest Catholic School Board say they’re prepared to tackle […]
Steven Boileau (boys’ under 13), Steve Krag and Megan Canfield (under 17), and Richard Allan and Sarah Noonan (under 19) all will represent Northwestern Ontario at the Games coming up March 14-15 in Guelph. Three of the five also are ranked provincially by Squash Ontario. Noonan is ninth, Richard Allan […]
