Wood Report Coming

A report that hopes to identify sources of wood for the idled Atikokan Forest Products Mill is expected out soon.

The town of Atikokan commissioned a consultant to explore potential supplies in hopes of getting the mill reopened.

Mayor Dennis Brown believes some of that wood could come from private woodlot holders.

"We're hopeful that through her work in talking with these people that she can come up with letters of intent with an amount that will be acceptable to the potential purchasers of the Atikokan Forest Products Mill," says Brown.

Brown says they'll present the finding to Eacom Timber at a meeting planned for next month.

Former City Mayor Honoured

A long-time mayor of International Falls, who died earlier this year, has a seaplane base on the waterfront named in his honour.

A dedication ceremony was held yesterday.

Murray's daughter Patty Murray Christianson says her father was aware of the dedication before his passing.

"We are so happy that dad knew of the dedication and has seen the plaque is going up," says Murray-Christianson. "He was so proud and so looked forward to being here today to receive this honour."

The ceremony came on a day that Murray would have turned 90.

OPP Crackdown

It's another long weekend and OPP will be out in force to enforce traffic laws.

Sergeant Shelley Garr say they are trying to prevent serious accidents on the highway.

"This weekend the OPP will be targeting the big four causal factors in collisions," says Garr. "These have been identified as aggressive driving, impaired driving, lack of occupant restraint and distracted driving."

Police will be making sure drivers slow down when passing emergency vehicles on the shoulder of a road.

Firefighter Getting Upper Hand on Fires

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More than two-thousand firefighters continue the work to put out several fires still burning across northwestern Ontario.

Recent cool and wet weather is helping them get the upper hand on many of the 104 fires still active.

It's also allowed some First Nations residents evacuated to begin returning home.

Board Office Re-opens

Administrative staff with the Rainy River District School Board are in their new offices.

Renovations to the Fort Frances board office are complete and staff are continuing the move from their temporary surroundings in the old Robert Moore School.

The school itself is slated for demolition sometime in late August.

Greens Select Shadow Cabinet

The Ontario Green Party has released its "Shadow Cabinet" going into the fall provincial election.

Since the Greens don't have anyone elected to Queen's Park, the list includes candidates who will run in the upcoming election.

The party has yet to name its candidates for Kenora-Rainy River or Thunder Bay-Atikokan.

Vote for Area Golf Courses

Golf courses across the Rainy River district are in the running for the best golf course in Ontario.

An online poll is looking to name the top one-hundred courses in the province.

Click here to vote.