Dayton Talks Jobs

(Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton listens to International Falls Mayor Shawn Mason at economic development summit)

Education and transportation were among areas identified needing support to help generate jobs in Koochiching County.

Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton heard from a variety of individuals at his economic development summit on job creation.

International Falls Mayor Shawn Mason says promotion of its foreign trade zone would go along way to meeting that goal.

The input will be further discussed as a State-wide jobs summit planned for the end of next month.

Demo Project at Area Schools

Schools in the Rainy River District are being used as demonstration sites to find ways of integrating speech and language services for young children.

Ann Anderson, the public board's speech language coordinator, says they're focusing on the needs of students going from preschool to junior kindergarten.

Lonna Oster, a speech language pathologist with the Kenora – Rainy River District Preschool Speech and Language Program, has been seconded to head the project.

Support Workers Back on Job

Support workers with Confederation College are back on the job today.

They still have to vote on a tentative deal that ended a 16-day old strike at all of Ontario's 24 community colleges, but their union is recommending acceptance.

Voting is expected to take place within two weeks.

Rainfall Warning

Environment Canada has issued a rainfall warning for the Morson and Nestor Falls areas.

A system moving across the area over the next 24 hours is expected to bring up to five centimetres of rain in some areas.

Lesser amounts are expected around Fort Frances and Atikokan.

Ontario Election Day 14

Premier Dalton McGuinty says he can find health care savings without making cuts to hospitals.

Tory Leader Tim Hudak promises to end the mandatory smart meter program, call the meters a government cash-grab.

The NDP is promising to help municipalities with public transit costs if they commit to holding the line on fares for four years.

Debate in Kenora

Candidates in Kenora-Rainy River will debate regional issues in Kenora today.

This one is sponsored by the Kenora Chamber of Commerce.

Weather Aids Minnesota Fire Fight

Firefighters appear to be gaining ground on a forest fire that has blackened 147 square miles of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in northeastern Minnesota.

Fire information officer Doug Anderson says significant rainfall has resulted in the fire being 23 per cent contained.

Rainy River Resources Finds Nickel

There's gold - now there appears to be nickel at Rainy River Resources gold project north of Barwick.

The company says it recently found what it believes to be a new nickel deposit.

Further exploration is planned to better define the size of the discovery.

St. Mary's 60th

St. Mary's Church in Fort Frances has started celebrations towards its 60th anniversary.

Bishop Fredrick Colli says it's a significant milestone.

The church was originally constructed in 1951.