Mayor Meets with Resolute CEO

The Mayor of Fort Frances will be among those meeting behind closed doors today with the CEO of Resolute Forest Products.

Roy Avis says he was asked to attend the meeting that will take place in Thunder Bay.

The meeting comes as the company goes through as assessment appeal of its Fort Frances operations and a lengthy shutdown of mill.

More Sidewalk Removal

Another section of sidewalk along Third Street East in Fort Frances is planned to be ripped up this summer.

Councillor Rick Wiedenhoeft says the south side walkway between Portage and Victoria Avenues will be removed as part of scheduled road improvements.

Attempts to remove a section between Portage and Mowat Avenues last year were abandoned because of residents' complaints.

Question of the Day - January 24

Do you think the town of Fort Frances is justified in its reasons for removing sidewalks in disrepair?

Let us know on our website 931The Border.ca.

CFOB goes FM in Atikokan

93.1 The Border makes the move to the FM dial in Atikokan later today.

Listeners in that community will lose our AM signal at about 7 a.m.,  allowing our technicians to make the switch-over.

It will return to the airwaves at 95.9 FM by 5 p.m.

You can still listen to 93.1 The Border streaming through our website.

Dog Saves Owners From Fire

The owners can give thanks to their dog for helping escape a house fire in International Falls.

The home was completely destroyed in Sunday morning's blaze which took firefighters nearly three hours to battle.

Fire officials say the owners were altered to the fire by their dog that had woken them up out of their sleep.

A man was taken to Rainy Lake Medical Centre as a precaution and released.

Cause of the fire is still not known.

Airport Survey

The Falls Airport Commission is gathering input on both sides of the border on air travel and usage of the Falls Airport.

Commission Chair Bob Anderson says the results will help them develop future marketing strategies.

The Commission is still awaiting word from the U-S federal transportation on whether Great Lakes Aviation will allowed to take over services being abandoned by Delta.

Results of the survey are now expected for several weeks.

Birth Centre Pilot Project Sought

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The Association of Ontario Midwives is leading a social media campaign urging the province to fund a birth centre pilot project.

The association says birthing centres could cut costs such as medical and surgical expenses.

Cost Cutting Plans Expected from Premier

Premier McGuinty is expected to lay out the bare bones of his government's cost-cutting plans today.

He'll make a speech in Toronto, an inside source says will be about how to slay Ontario's  $16-billion deficit.