Friday, October 19, 2012

Baudette Incident Identified In Boy Scout Documents

Details of an alleged incident in Baudette involving a scout leader from International Falls is among thousands of pages of documents released by the Boy Scouts of America.

They show that for decades, scoutmasters and others accused of molesting children were shielded from prosecution -- by authorities who said they wanted to protect the image of Scouting.

The documents were ordered released by the Oregon Supreme Court.

The incident in Baudette occurred in 1978.

Kraft Mill Shutdown?

Resolute Forest Products isn't commenting on whether there will be a pending shut down of the kraft mill in Fort Frances.

A number of callers to CFOB-News claim the mill will be closed for an undetermined length of time later this month.

Boise in International Falls confirms a contract for pulp it's had with the Fort Frances mill has been stopped and is now receiving material from one of its mills in Washington State.

In a statement to CFOB-News, a Resolute spokesperson says they won't respond to speculation about the Fort mill.

More Causeway Work Announced

Details of the next section of work on the Noden Causeway, east of Fort Frances, has been announced.

The province has awarded contacts to George Armstrong Limited of Fort Frances and Toronto Zenith Contracting.

The work includes the installation of new concrete deck components at the east low level and west low level structures.

Construction will be done by 2014.

Business Women's Network Makes Changes

Some changes for the Fort Frances Business Women's Network.

Chair Inga Friesen says they're reaching out to other sectors as a way of expanding their membership.

Friesen says after being focused on business owners, they're now inviting women who operate a home-based business and professional women to the group.

Friesen says they're also considering a name change, becoming the Professional Women's Network.

MINNDOT Looking At Rumble Strips

The Minnesota Department of Transportation is giving some consideration to International Falls request for rumble strips down sections of some highways in their area.

Councillor Paul Eklund says MinnDOT has informed the city it's actually looking at where such safety features can be placed.

The city says the strips may help keep drivers alert and reduce head-on car crashes.

It made the request after two local residents were killed in a head on collision south of International Falls on Highway 53 last month.

Teachers Asked To Limit Report Card Comments

Parents shouldn't expect to see lots of feedback in the next batch of report cards for their children.

Ontario's Elementary Teacher Federation is telling its members to keep their report card comments short.

It's the latest move in the union's protest over the controversial law that freezes teachers wages, cuts benefits and stop strikes.

A source says elementary teachers have been advised to write only the bare minimum on upcoming report cards, such as a single sentence rather than a paragraph.

Crash Victims Identified

Four men aboard a plane that crashed Tuesday night near Pickle Lake have been identified as being from Quebec.

Provincial Police say 57-year-old Michel Nadeau, 54-year-old Bernard Mailloux and 27-year-old Yanick Fournier were killed after their Lake 250 aircraft went down in a wooded area while trying to land.

A fourth passenger remains in a Winnipeg hospital in stable condition.