Lindberg Receives Conditional Sentence

There will be no jail time for a former school board employee charged four years ago with stealing funds from the Fort Frances High School.

45-year-old Fawn Lindberg was handed an 18-month conditional sentence to be served in her home after pleading guilty to a lone charge of theft in Superior Court yesterday.

She was also ordered to repay the over 312-thousand dollars taken.

Court was told Lindbergh cashed pre-signed blank cheques between June 2005 and October 2007 for on-line gambling.

It was noted she had not signed nor forged the signatures on the cheques.

Justice Erwin Stach noted Lindberg's ability to seek immediate treatment for her addiction, voluntarily starting up a Gamblers Anonymous chapter and willingness to pay back the money weighed heavily in his decision.

Thin Ice Warnings

Stay off the Ice.

That's the message from law enforcement agencies on both sides of the border as ice forms on area lakes and rivers.

OPP Constable Anne McCoy says children especially should be reminded ice conditions may not be safe right now.

Last weekend, an International Falls man managed to escape the icy waters after his ATV broke through at Rainy Lake's Birch Point.

Doctor Search Goes to High School

The search for more physicians for the Rainy River district has taken local officials to their own back yard.

The area's Physician Recruiter Jackie Lampi-Hughes says a Grow-a-Doctor seminar was held this week at Fort Frances High School for students thinking about a career in medicine.

Lampi-Hughes says they want to encourage those to consider returning to the community after completing their schooling.

The twenty-four students heard from Fort Frances Doctors Jason Shack and Cynthia Saliba about why they came to Fort Frances and what it takes to get into medical school.

Long-Gun Registry Still in Place

The long gun registry remains over the holiday season.

Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP John Rafferty says the federal Government hasn't had a chance to debate the bill to scrap the registry.

Rafferty suspects the federal government might want to use the bill as away of collecting more money from their fundraisers.

Court House Shooting

Three people, including a local prosecutor, were injured in a shooting incident yesterday inside a Grand Marais, Minnesota courthouse.

A suspect was quickly taken into custody.

No other details about the shootings have been released.

The prosecutor was involved in a trial this week involving a man accused of criminal sexual conduct.

Grand Marais is located 120 kilometres south of Thunder Bay

Band Takes Feds to Court

The gap between the Attawapiskat First Nation and the Harper government is growing wider.

Chief Theresa Spence says after a meeting with the Aboriginal Affairs Minister, the band is going to court to try and put an end to Third Party Management.

Spence says the independent manager is doing more harm than good for her community.

Question of the Day - December 16

91 per cent of respondents to our question on B93.ca support the federal government's decision of third-party management for Attiwapiskat.

Today's question, do have plans to attend a religious service on Christmas?

Tell us at B93.ca.

Riverside Reducing Energy Costs

Riverside Health Care Facilities is looking to reduce its energy costs at its Fort Frances facilities.

Senior Director of Facilities Ed Cousineau says recent energy audits of LaVerendrye Hospital and Rainycrest identified areas for improvement.

Cousineau say they're now reviewing those audits to determine what projects they'll focus on first.