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School’s future looks bright

Ken Johnston

Rainy River High School received a big boost of confidence last week when the board of education voted to spend $1 million on the facility.

Natural gas bills going up again

News Release
O.E.B.

TORONTO, Jan. 4 /CNW/ - The Ontario Energy Board on Friday, December 31,

You have microclimates in your own yard

Melanie Mathieson
The Gardening Guru

Another robbery in Fort Frances

News Release
O.P.P.

(Fort Frances, Ontario) The Fort Frances OPP assisted by the Northwest Region Criminal Investigations Unit are investigating a robbery that occurred on January 3rd, 2005 just before 4:00 p.m. A male suspect entered Einar’s Food Store at 610 Scott Street, brandished a handgun and demanded money from the clerk.

Tax bills coming

Ken Johnston

Interim tax bills will be in the mail very soon.
Monday Rainy River town council passed a bylaw to levy an interim tax bill equal to 50% of last year’s bill. At the same time council passed another bylaw to borrow up to $300,000 to meet town expenses until taxes can be collected.

Have your I.D. ready

Ken Johnston

Did you do a double take last week when local customs officers began asking you for your identification?

MNR looking at regulating fish shacks in this area

Ken Johnston

One last bastion of life that has yet to be regulated in this area may soon be.

Local bus service may be cut

Ken Johnston

Grey Goose/Hound is proposing cutting several runs in Northwestern Ontario.

Nuinsco sells Rainy River property

News Release
Nuinsco

U.S. border to reopen for live cattle March 7th

News Release
Ontario Government

The McGuinty government hailed the recent U.S. decision that would re-open its border to exports of live cattle and other livestock from Canada as a vote of confidence in Ontario’s and the nation’s effective measures to detect and prevent Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE).

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