Town Report Being Reviewed

The company interested in acquiring the former Atikokan Forest Products mill is mulling over a report identified possible wood supplies to open the shuttered mill.

The report was commissioned by the town of Atikokan.

Mayor Dennis Brown says it's identifies wood coming from a number of private woodlot owners.

The mill is currently slated to be sold off for scrap.

CEP Adds AbitibiBowater Sawmill Workers

Maintenance and production workers at AbitibiBowater's sawmill in Thunder Bay have agreed to join the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers union.

The union conducted a six-month organizing drive that led up to Friday's vote.

NDP Final Vote

NDP bring their travelling ballot box to Fort Frances in their selection of a provincial candidate for Kenora-Rainy River.

Tonight's meeting at the Adventure Inn is the last of four nominations meetings for Sarah Campbell of Oxdrift and Robert Sinding of Kenora.

It begins at 6 p.m.

NDP Leader Andrea Horwath is expected to be in attendance.

Renewable Energy Program Debated

The McGuinty government's renewable energy program is shaping up to be an election issue this fall.

Progressive Conservative Energy Critic John Yakabuski says they'll scrap the program if elected.

NDP Leader Andrea Horwath says she'd look to making changes to the program before allowing any new contracts to proceed.

More Forest Fires

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The forest fire situation in northwestern Ontario doesn't seem to be letting up.

The Ministry of Natural Resources says there were 28 new starts on the weekend, bring the number of active fires back to over 110.

None of the new fires are in the Rainy River district, but the Ministry is watching to see if a storm the passed through Friday will result in any lightning fires.

Task Force Report Gets Public Review

The International Joint Commission kicks off a series of meetings tonight in Fort Frances to discuss the future management of the Lake of the Woods and Rainy Lake basins.

Nick Heisler, a senior advisor, says they want the public to provide input on recommendations made by a task force.

"These include a summit to be convened by the International Joint Commission to encourage the development of a water shed vision to look at common goals and objectives," says Heisler. "The second recommendation is to combine the two existing IJC boards, the Water Control Board and Pollution Control Board, into a single international water shed board."

The meeting takes place at the La Place Rendez-Vous beginning at 7 p.m.

Pawlenty Drops Out

Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty is dropping out of the race for the G-O-P presidential nomination.

His decision came after a disappointing 3rd place finish in the Iowa straw poll Saturday.