Beekeepers throughout the province are getting a sweet deal from the government for their honey producing businesses.
The governments of Canada and Ontario are supporting projects that will strengthen the health of managed honey bees and Ontario's beekeeping sector.
One third of the victims from the Ukrainian International Airlines Flight 752 that was shot down by Iran were Canadian and Coun. Douglas Judson provided his condolences during council's meeting on Monday.
He recognized the families and communities that the approximately 60 Canadian victims have left behind.
The Senior Centre's board of directors continue to meet on a daily basis to determine if the town's recently vacated daycare centre is a viable alternative location to where the centre is presently housed.
The town secured $65,000 to conduct consultant work at the Shelvin Wood Yard last Thursday and Mayor June Caul is thrilled to explore opportunities for the property.
The Fort Frances PeeWee 'AA' Canadians were unable to advance to the championship game of their annual home tournament and the Warroad Warriors took full advantage of it.
Damon Skappel and Devin McCormick both netted hat tricks to pace the Warriors to a 9-1 rout of the International Falls Broncos in the Gold-Medal game on Sunday afternoon at the Ice For Kids Arena.
They tried their best but a berth to the Ontario Winter Games just wasn't to be for the local Owen Riches and Grace George rinks over the weekend.
Riches came away with a 1-2 record while George went 0-2. They both failed to advance from the qualifying round held at the Fort Frances Curling Club on Friday and Saturday.
While some people collect antiques or vinyl records, a district woman has spent the last 20 years amassing an incredible collection of nutcrackers.
Deb Zimmerman of Chapple has collected close to 200 large size, stand alone nutcrackers and puts them on display throughout her home over the holidays.
A berth to the senior men's provincials just wasn't in the cards for the Lorne Jackson rink.
Team Jackson compiled a 1-3 record and fell short of advancing at the west qualifier held on Friday and Saturday in Terrace Bay.
In the wake of last week's Speech from the Throne by the newly-elected Liberal government, Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Marcus Powlowski said he looks forward to passing a federal tax cut for working and middle-class Canadians.
This government's throne speech placed special emphasis on working with Canada's different regions to improvet he economy, he noted.
Sewer and water rates are set to increase here in the new year.
There will be a 2.8 percent increase for residential users and a 3.22 percent increase for industrial, commercial, and institutional (ICI) users.
The 2.8 percent residential increase will cost an additional $27.79 per year, bringing the overall annual rate to just over $1,000.
