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Chapple council makes all town buildings smoke-free

Milt Guba

At the July Township of Chapple, Council defeated a bylaw on banning smoking in all enclosed public places in the township but council did adopt a policy as of September 15, 2002, that all municipal buildings and enclosed spaces will be smoke free.

Morson duo places 8th in Fort bass tourney

Ken Johnston
Editor

Morson’s own bass champions were among the elite finishers at the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship over the weekend.

Religious radio station to hold sharathon

Milt Guba

Preparations are underway for KBHW’s 2002 Sharathon. The dates set are Tuesday, August 13th through Thursday August 15th.

82 communities want spring bear hunt reinstated

The Canadian Outdoor Heritage Alliance (COHA) last week sent the Hon. Jerry Ouellette, Minister of Natural Resources letters from eighty two (82) Ontario municipalities supporting the effort to get Ontario’s spring bear hunt re-instated.

August 15th is the deadline for flood claims

The Northwestern Ontario Disaster Relief Committee announced that Thursday, August 15 is the deadline for submitting the official claim form for damages caused by the June flooding.

Flooding forces need for new sewer lines in parts of Rainy

Ken Johnston
Editor

The stress of the flooding in Rainy River has gone beyond what the people are feeling.

West Nile Virus all around area, but no sign of it here

Ken Johnston
Editor

There have still not been any confirmed cases of the West Nile Virus being in Northwestern Ontario.

No CN nod on Rainy River terminal, but it looks good

Ken Johnston
Editor

While there has been no definitive word on whether CNR will reopen the Rainy River terminal signs that it will happen were apparent yesterday.

Doe tag applications now being accepted by MNR

Ontario deer hunters are reminded that the deadline for applying to the antlerless deer validation tag draw is Wednesday, July 31.

Province urges public to "bear-proof" their property

The Ministry of Natural Resources is urging cottagers, campers and municipalities to be ‘bear aware’ and to work together to avoid attracting bears.

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